The correct answer is: B. 15
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.
The ICJ is composed of 15 judges, who are elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. The judges are elected for nine-year terms and are eligible for re-election.
The current judges of the ICJ are:
- Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somalia)
- Joan E. Donoghue (United States)
- Peter Tomka (Slovakia)
- Dalveer Bhandari (India)
- Ronny Abraham (France)
- Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone)
- Julia Sebutinde (Uganda)
- Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade (Brazil)
- Christine Chanet (France)
- Mohamed Bennouna (Morocco)
- ad hoc judge Kenneth Keith (New Zealand)
- ad hoc judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somalia)
The ICJ is located in The Hague, Netherlands.