As the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provides a mechanism for the peaceful resolution of international disputes. In this context, throw light on the structure and challenges it faces in fulfilling its mandate.

Structure of ICJ: (1) 15 judges each with a fixed tenure. (2) Judges are appointed in round robin format with all unaltered vote of all the judges, unanimous. (3) Judges try the Law on basis of international council law. Mandate of ICJ: (1) Upheld the ideals of UN charter. (2) Proper justice is but manner to the litigants. Issues with ICJ: (1) Lack of authority capacity (it's not linked with UN security council).

Issues with ICJ: (1) Issue of blockage by other superpowers. (2) Issue of