paragraph 6 in volume 1, chapter 2, The Establishment and Constitution of the Court
For several years there was little overt interest in the future of the Court, for obvious reasons. However, even in the early stages of the War both official circles and unofficial groups began to consider the problems of the future political organization of the world.1 The Atlantic Charter of 11 August 1941 followed by the Washington Declaration of the United Nations of 1 January 19422 showed acceptance of the principle of some form of general international organization a…