Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

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organ of an international court organ of the International Criminal Court prosecutorial body

The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is the independent organ responsible for examining situations, conducting investigations, and prosecuting individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression before the ICC.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court canonical	34
Office of the Prosecutor	4
ICC Prosecutor	2
Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court	1
ICC Deputy Prosecutors	1
ICC Office of the Prosecutor	1
Office of the Prosecutor in jurisdiction and admissibility litigation	1
Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC	1
Prosecution Pillar of the Office of the Prosecutor	1
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T96386 — 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: Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Context triple: [Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, createsOrgan, Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court]

A. International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent international tribunal that prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
B. Presidency of the International Criminal Court
The Presidency of the International Criminal Court is the administrative and judicial leadership body of the ICC, composed of the President and two Vice-Presidents who oversee the court’s overall functioning and external relations.
C. Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court
The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court is a multilateral treaty that grants the ICC, its officials, staff, and certain participants the legal protections and immunities necessary for the Court to operate independently and effectively in member states.
D. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is the UN’s principal body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide through monitoring, advocacy, and support to states and international mechanisms.
E. Permanent Court of International Justice
The Permanent Court of International Justice was the first permanent international tribunal established under the League of Nations to adjudicate disputes between states and provide advisory opinions on international legal questions.
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: Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Target entity description: The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is the independent organ responsible for examining situations, conducting investigations, and prosecuting individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression before the ICC.

A. International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent international tribunal that prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
B. Presidency of the International Criminal Court
The Presidency of the International Criminal Court is the administrative and judicial leadership body of the ICC, composed of the President and two Vice-Presidents who oversee the court’s overall functioning and external relations.
C. Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court
The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court is a multilateral treaty that grants the ICC, its officials, staff, and certain participants the legal protections and immunities necessary for the Court to operate independently and effectively in member states.
D. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is the UN’s principal body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide through monitoring, advocacy, and support to states and international mechanisms.
E. Permanent Court of International Justice
The Permanent Court of International Justice was the first permanent international tribunal established under the League of Nations to adjudicate disputes between states and provide advisory opinions on international legal questions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	organ of an international court ⓘ organ of the International Criminal Court ⓘ prosecutorial body ⓘ
cooperatesWith	States Parties to the Rome Statute ⓘ United Nations ⓘ civil society organizations ⓘ regional organizations ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
dateFormed	2002 ⓘ
establishedBy	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
firstHolderOfOffice	Luis Moreno Ocampo ⓘ
function	conduct investigations ⓘ conduct preliminary examinations ⓘ cooperate with States and international organizations in investigations and prosecutions ⓘ determine whether to open preliminary examinations ⓘ participate in hearings before the ICC ⓘ prepare and litigate cases before ICC Chambers ⓘ present evidence against accused persons ⓘ receive referrals and communications on crimes within ICC jurisdiction ⓘ request authorization from ICC Pre-Trial Chamber to open investigations when required ⓘ seek arrest warrants and summonses to appear ⓘ
governingStatute	Rome Statute Article 42 ⓘ
hasPart	Deputy Prosecutor(s) ⓘ Investigation Division ⓘ Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division ⓘ Prosecution Division ⓘ Prosecutor ⓘ
hasProsecutor	Fatou Bensouda ⓘ Karim Ahmad Khan ⓘ Luis Moreno Ocampo ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Netherlands ⓘ The Hague ⓘ
inception	1 July 2002 ⓘ
independence	acts independently as a separate organ of the ICC ⓘ
isOrganOf	International Criminal Court ⓘ
jurisdiction	crime of aggression ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ crimes under the Rome Statute ⓘ genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
legalBasis	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
legalStatus	independent organ of the ICC not subject to external direction ⓘ
locatedIn	Peace Palace ⓘ surface form: Peace Palace neighborhood, The Hague Seat of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
mandate	conduct investigations into alleged core international crimes ⓘ examine situations under the Rome Statute ⓘ prosecute individuals before the ICC ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
parentOrganization	International Criminal Court ⓘ
partOf	International Criminal Court ⓘ
reportsTo	Assembly of States Parties ⓘ surface form: Assembly of States Parties (administrative and budgetary matters) ICC Chambers (in judicial proceedings) ⓘ
selectionMethod	Prosecutor elected by the Assembly of States Parties ⓘ
shortName	OTP ⓘ Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of the Prosecutor
structure	headed by the Prosecutor ⓘ
subjectTo	oversight by the Assembly of States Parties on non-prosecutorial matters ⓘ
termLength	nine years non-renewable for the Prosecutor ⓘ
website	https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/otp ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → createsOrgan → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Elements of Crimes → usedBy → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

International Criminal Court → hasOrgan → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court → shortName → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor

Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court → worksWith → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Registry of the International Criminal Court → supportsOrgan → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor

Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court → bindingOn → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

APIC → beneficiary → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

APIC → beneficiary → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court

Headquarters Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the Host State → appliesTo → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: ICC Prosecutor

Headquarters Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the Host State → appliesTo → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: ICC Deputy Prosecutors

First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court → relatedTo → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → usedBy → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

ICC → hasOrgan → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

subject surface form: International Criminal Court

Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo → prosecutor → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Karim Ahmad Khan → officeHeldAtOrganization → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

OTP → abbreviationOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division → partOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Investigation Division → partOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Investigation Division → parentOrganization → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor

Investigation Division → partOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prosecution Pillar of the Office of the Prosecutor

Prosecution Division → partOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

ICC Chambers (in judicial proceedings) → relatedTo → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

subject surface form: ICC Chambers

Luis Moreno Ocampo → memberOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Fatou Bensouda → memberOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Rome Statute Article 42 → regulates → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Registrar of the International Criminal Court → worksWith → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Division of Management Services → supports → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Victims and Witnesses Section → worksWith → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

ICC headquarters in The Hague → usedBy → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Detention Section → cooperatesWith → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC

International Criminal Court governance framework → includesBody → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Deputy Registrar of the International Criminal Court → worksWith → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Presidency of the Court → coordinatesWith → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Regulations of the Court → usedBy → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court → usedBy → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: ICC Prosecutor

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court → heads → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Rome Statute Article 54 → bindingOn → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Rome Statute Article 54 → usedBy → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

JCCD → hasParentOrganization → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

subject surface form: Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division

JCCD → supports → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

subject surface form: Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division

this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor in jurisdiction and admissibility litigation

Kenya post-election violence cases at the ICC → investigationOpenedBy → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: ICC Office of the Prosecutor

Libya situation at the ICC → prosecutorOffice → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Mali situation at the ICC → referredTo → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Mali situation at the ICC → investigatedBy → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Prosecutor

Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court → partOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Moreno Ocampo → memberOf → Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

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