paragraph 29A in volume 1, chapter 3, The Political and the Institutional Role of the Court
Although the International Court is a principal organ of the United Nations on a par with the other principal organs, there is a difference in so far as concerns its relations with the Secretariat and the staff, the Secretariat also being a principal organ. By Article 97, the Secretariat consists of a Secretary-General and such staff as the Organization may require. By Article 98, the Secretary-General s…