President of the International Court of Justice
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The President of the International Court of Justice is the chief judge and presiding officer of the UN’s principal judicial organ, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the Court in its external relations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President of the International Court of Justice canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T155263 — 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: President of the International Court of Justice Context triple: [Vice-President of the International Court of Justice, subordinateTo, President of the International Court of Justice]
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A.
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice is the judge elected by fellow ICJ judges to assist and, when necessary, act in place of the Court’s President in presiding over its judicial functions.
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B.
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the chief administrative officer and political representative who leads the OAS in promoting democracy, human rights, security, and development across the Americas.
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C.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe is the chief executive officer of the Council of Europe, responsible for its strategic direction, administration, and the implementation of its human rights, democracy, and rule-of-law initiatives across member states.
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D.
Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.
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E.
Chief Justice of Japan
The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
- 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: President of the International Court of Justice Target entity description: The President of the International Court of Justice is the chief judge and presiding officer of the UN’s principal judicial organ, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the Court in its external relations.
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A.
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice is the judge elected by fellow ICJ judges to assist and, when necessary, act in place of the Court’s President in presiding over its judicial functions.
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B.
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the chief administrative officer and political representative who leads the OAS in promoting democracy, human rights, security, and development across the Americas.
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C.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe is the chief executive officer of the Council of Europe, responsible for its strategic direction, administration, and the implementation of its human rights, democracy, and rule-of-law initiatives across member states.
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D.
Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.
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E.
Chief Justice of Japan
The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
leadership role ⓘ position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| appliesToOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| appointedFrom | members of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| currentOfficeHolder | Nawaf Salam ⓘ |
| currentOfficeHolderStartDate | 2024-02-06 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1946 ⓘ |
| electedBy | members of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| electionMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Charter of the United Nations
ⓘ
Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to convene the Court
ⓘ
to direct the work of the Registry in consultation with the Registrar ⓘ to exercise a casting vote in case of a tie ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
allocating cases to chambers when appropriate
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ensuring proper conduct of hearings ⓘ overseeing proceedings of the International Court of Justice ⓘ representing the Court in relations with international organizations ⓘ representing the Court in relations with states ⓘ representing the Court in relations with the United Nations ⓘ |
| hasSeatAt | Peace Palace ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Her Excellency
ⓘ
His Excellency ⓘ |
| hasSuccessionRule | Vice-President acts as President in case of absence or incapacity ⓘ |
| isChiefJudgeOf | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Nations system ⓘ |
| isPrincipalOfficerOf | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| isRelatedPosition | Vice-President of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Netherlands
ⓘ
Peace Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Peace Palace, The Hague
The Hague ⓘ |
| officeHoldersAre | judges of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| precededByOfficeHolder | Joan E. Donoghue ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
deliberations of the International Court of Justice
ⓘ
plenary sittings of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| rankedAs | highest judicial officer of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| reportsTo | International Court of Justice as a whole ⓘ |
| represents | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| representsInExternalRelations | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| requiresQualification | being an elected judge of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| termLength | 3 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: President of the International Court of Justice Description of subject: The President of the International Court of Justice is the chief judge and presiding officer of the UN’s principal judicial organ, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and representing the Court in its external relations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
→
subordinateTo
→
President of the International Court of Justice
ⓘ
Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice
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includes
→
President of the International Court of Justice
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subject surface form:
Hisashi Owada