The International Court

International Court of Anteria
Flag Seal
Capital	Cartwright, Layfet
Type	judicial union
Leaders
• Chief Justice	Santiago M. Romero of Layfet
Establishment
• Charter of the International Court of Anteria	4 January 2015
Website ica.int

The International Court of Anteria (ICA), sometimes known as the World Court, the Supreme Court of the World, or more simply - the International Court is an international governmental organization that settles disputes between its member states in accordance with international law and gives advisory opinions on other various areas of international law. The court's decisions are only binding to its member states, however it is on its member states to collectively work together to enforce the courts decisions. The court will occasionally hear disputes on non-member states, however these decisions are only advisory and non-binding. The court will also take no action to ensure enforcement of advisory opinions. Currently, the ICA is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between countries, with its rulings and opinions serving as primary sources of international law.

The ICA was established on January 4th, 2015. The Charter of the ICA sets forth its purposes, rules, statues, format, and procedure. The ICA is a bench of 7 judges elected by delegates for twenty-year terms. The International Court is headquartered in Cartwright, Layfet

Members

Nation	Year Joined
Kentalis	2015
Template:Country data Layfet	2015
Nexalan	2015
Ngigukayo	2015
Kiyortza	2016
New Sebronia	2016
File:Halsuntrian Flag.png Halsuntria	2019
Amrelia	2020
Bakyern	2020
Gassasinia	2020
Gadorien	2020
Iwonia	2020
Neferheim	2020
Prybourne	2020
Sofrezia	2020
Speke	2020
Zhousheng	2020

Seven Justices of the Court

Justice	Nation	Term
Santiago M. Romero	Template:Country data Layfet	2015-2035
Tomas Jimæs Fijerbargen	New Sebronia	2016-2036
Yorik J. Nikafsha	Kiyortza	2016-2036
Friedrich A. Weidmann	Bakyern	2020-2040
Lucía de la Armenta	Prybourne	2020-2040
Mateo García Lopez	Nexalan	2015-2035
Edmund Garner	Amrelia	2020-2040

Selected Cases

Name:	Case:	Date of Trail:	Charge:	Ruling/Sentence:	Notes
Logan J. Tours of Template:Country data Layfet	International Community v. Tours	16 February 2016.	Terrorism (International)	Tours, the grandson of the former leader of the Template:Country data Stratocracy of Layfet had planted a bomb at the International Court of Anteria. The bomb went off and killed around 24 people working at the building. The court was not in session at the time. After his arrest, he was tried in the ICA under the Terrorism Clause. The Court ruled that Tours was guilty of Terrorism, concluding so after an investigation found particles relating to a bomb development site that Tours owned. The Court sentenced Tours to life in prison. He is current serving his Life-Sentence in Layfet.	Tours was the case that showed that developing international institutions needed security. As such, Layfet made efforts to increase security at all sites of international importance, including embassies. Defending these sites is now the primary duty of the Layfetian National Guard.
Lev Smirnov of Kentalis	International Community v. Smirnov	7 August 2020	Terrorism (Domestic)	Smirnov had committed a terrorist act in Kentalis which resulted in the death of 48 citizens. After his arrest, he was tried in the ICA under the Terrorism Clause. The Court ruled that Smirnov was guilty of Domestic Terrorism, reasoning that the overwhelming evidence was indisputable. The Court sentenced Smirnov to life in prison. He is current serving his Life-Sentence in Kentalis.	Smirnov was the case that solidified the Court's power to hear domestic terrorism cases. As during trial Smirnov objected to the court's jurisdiction arguing that his actions were an internal Kentalis mater. The court however unanimously defended its jurisdiction, holding that "parties to the charter intended all terrorism to be subject to this court's review" because "terrorism is such a grave act that concerns the international community as a whole, regardless of how localized it may be."
President Ander Starget of Neferheim	Member States v. Starget	13 October 2020	Torture and Violation of Human Rights	Starget had tortured 600 prisoners' of war and left them with inhumane conditions. These 600 prisoners' of war where members of the royalist faction of Neferheim during the civil war. When these facts reached the Court, they asked Starget to sumbit himself to the Court for a preliminary and investigation hearing. Starget did so and the Court order a joint Template:Country data Layfet-Kentalis-Bakyern team to investigate the POW camps. Before returning with their investigation report however, Starget returned to the Court with a plea deal. The Court allowed the plea deal and it was so ordered. The plea deal allowed Starget to continue as President and avoid incarceration, but made him release the 600 POWs and issue a formal apology as well as a formal memorandum expressing his guilt. In addition, he was required to pay reparations to the POWs as well as shut down all POW camps within the country, regardless of what prisoners they hold.	Starget is notable because of two different reasons. First, it was the first instance of the use of the plea deal in the international court. Secondly, it firmly established the court's power to order investigations. Though the Court previously could call for an investigation, it was up to independent parties to complete the investigation. In this case, the court assumed the power to order an investigation to commence because "the needs of many who suffer, especially in cases of torture, outweigh the interests of sovereignty when 'time is of the essence'".