Council of State of Belgium
E102665
The Council of State of Belgium is the country’s supreme administrative court and advisory body on legislative and regulatory matters.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of State of Belgium canonical | 8 |
| Belgian Council of State | 1 |
| Conseil d’État de Belgique | 1 |
| Raad van State van België | 1 |
| supreme administrative court of Belgium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T743746 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of State of Belgium Context triple: [Constitution of Belgium, definesInstitution, Council of State of Belgium]
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A.
Federal Parliament of Belgium
The Federal Parliament of Belgium is the bicameral national legislature of Belgium, composed of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the federal government.
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B.
National Congress of Belgium
The National Congress of Belgium was the constituent assembly that drafted Belgium’s first constitution and established it as an independent constitutional monarchy following the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
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C.
Senate of Belgium
The Senate of Belgium is the upper house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, serving primarily as a chamber of reflection and institutional representation of the federated entities.
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D.
Council of State of the Netherlands
The Council of State of the Netherlands is the kingdom’s highest advisory body to the government and parliament and also serves as the country’s supreme administrative court.
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E.
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament is the unicameral legislative body of the Flemish Community and Region in Belgium, responsible for making laws and overseeing the Flemish government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Council of State of Belgium Target entity description: The Council of State of Belgium is the country’s supreme administrative court and advisory body on legislative and regulatory matters.
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A.
Federal Parliament of Belgium
The Federal Parliament of Belgium is the bicameral national legislature of Belgium, composed of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the federal government.
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B.
National Congress of Belgium
The National Congress of Belgium was the constituent assembly that drafted Belgium’s first constitution and established it as an independent constitutional monarchy following the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
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C.
Senate of Belgium
The Senate of Belgium is the upper house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, serving primarily as a chamber of reflection and institutional representation of the federated entities.
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D.
Council of State of the Netherlands
The Council of State of the Netherlands is the kingdom’s highest advisory body to the government and parliament and also serves as the country’s supreme administrative court.
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E.
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament is the unicameral legislative body of the Flemish Community and Region in Belgium, responsible for making laws and overseeing the Flemish government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advisory body
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court of law ⓘ supreme administrative court ⓘ |
| advises |
communities and regions of Belgium
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Federal Government of Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Belgium
Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
federal parliament of Belgium
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| appointmentBy | King of the Belgians ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment |
executive branch
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judicial branch ⓘ |
| buildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| composition | councillors of state ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryCapital |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
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| decidesOn |
disputes concerning administrative authorities
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electoral disputes in certain cases ⓘ |
| deputyHead |
President of the Administrative Litigation Section
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President of the Legislative Section ⓘ |
| established | 1946 ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
administrative litigation section
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legislative section ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.raadvst-consetat.be ⓘ |
| headOfBody | First President of the Council of State ⓘ |
| highestCourtFor | administrative disputes in Belgium ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created after World War II ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Belgium ⓘ |
| languageRegime | bilingual French–Dutch ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Belgium
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surface form:
Belgian Constitution
laws on the Council of State ⓘ |
| legalRemedy |
action for damages in administrative matters
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annulment appeal ⓘ suspension appeal ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
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| memberOf |
European Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions
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surface form:
Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union
International Association of Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| officialName |
Conseil d’État
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Council of State of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Conseil d’État de Belgique
Raad van State ⓘ Council of State of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Raad van State van België
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| power |
annul administrative acts
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give advisory opinions on draft legislation ⓘ give advisory opinions on draft regulations ⓘ suspend administrative acts ⓘ |
| predecessor | administrative section of the Court of Cassation of Belgium ⓘ |
| role |
advisory body on legislative matters
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advisory body on regulatory matters ⓘ Council of State of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
supreme administrative court of Belgium
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| seat |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
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| typeOfCourt | administrative court ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Council of State of Belgium Description of subject: The Council of State of Belgium is the country’s supreme administrative court and advisory body on legislative and regulatory matters.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions
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hasMember
→
Council of State of Belgium
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Title VII – The Council of State and the administrative jurisdictions
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regulates
→
Council of State of Belgium
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this entity surface form:
Conseil d’État de Belgique
this entity surface form:
Raad van State van België
this entity surface form:
supreme administrative court of Belgium
this entity surface form:
Belgian Council of State
Title III – Powers of the State of the Belgian Constitution
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regulates
→
Council of State of Belgium
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