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Get to know the ICJ, ICC, Genocide and Sanctions Facing Israel Serious VIOLATIONS of international humanitarian law and human rights committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, have been documented. All are contained in numerous reports by UN-affiliated organizations as well as independent human rights groups.  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), both headquartered in The Hague, are the competent bodies established to investigate possible crimes committed by Israel and requestresponsibility of the guilty parties.  As the two world courts seek to halt attacks targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip and punish those responsible, here is an overview of their roles, powers, differences and key characteristics, which will be magnified if the parties responsible are called to justicecourt for trial.  International Court of Justice (ICJ) The ICJ, the UN's principal judicial body, was founded in June 1945 and began its activi