Grand Bench
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The Grand Bench is the full, 15-justice sitting of the Supreme Court of Japan that handles constitutional and other most significant legal cases.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Bench canonical | 1 |
| Supreme Court en banc | 1 |
| grand bench of fifteen justices | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T106054 — 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: Grand Bench Context triple: [Supreme Court of Japan, hasDivision, Grand Bench]
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A.
Supreme Court Chamber
The Supreme Court Chamber is the historic room in Independence Hall where the early United States Supreme Court once convened.
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B.
People’s Supreme Court
The People’s Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Cuba, overseeing the administration of justice and interpreting national law within the country’s socialist legal system.
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C.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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D.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle and set of college buildings at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, known for its historic architecture and role in student life.
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E.
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies is one of the two legislative bodies of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, composed of elected clergy and lay representatives from each diocese.
- 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: Grand Bench Target entity description: The Grand Bench is the full, 15-justice sitting of the Supreme Court of Japan that handles constitutional and other most significant legal cases.
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A.
Supreme Court Chamber
The Supreme Court Chamber is the historic room in Independence Hall where the early United States Supreme Court once convened.
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B.
People’s Supreme Court
The People’s Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Cuba, overseeing the administration of justice and interpreting national law within the country’s socialist legal system.
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C.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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D.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle and set of college buildings at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, known for its historic architecture and role in student life.
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E.
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies is one of the two legislative bodies of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, composed of elected clergy and lay representatives from each diocese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court formation
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ |
| applies |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
laws of Japan ⓘ |
| buildingOverlooks | National Diet Building ⓘ |
| canDeclare | law unconstitutional ⓘ |
| canOverrule | precedents of Petty Benches ⓘ |
| convenesFrom | Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| decides |
final interpretation of national statutes in Japan
ⓘ
final interpretation of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| decisionRequirement | majority of justices present ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
Court Act of Japan ⓘ |
| handles |
cases of great legal significance
ⓘ
constitutional cases ⓘ impeachment-related cases involving judges ⓘ statute constitutionality review ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Petty Benches of the Supreme Court of Japan
|
| hasMember |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
ⓘ
Chief Justice of Japan ⓘ |
| hears |
appeals from high courts in Japan
ⓘ
certain original jurisdiction cases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | nationwide jurisdiction in Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | court of last resort ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Japan ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| location |
Supreme Court of Japan Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Japan building
|
| minimumQuorum | two-thirds of all justices ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 15 ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| partOfBranch | judicial branch of Japan ⓘ |
| role | guardian of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| seat | Tokyo ⓘ |
| typeOfProceedings | collegial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Bench Description of subject: The Grand Bench is the full, 15-justice sitting of the Supreme Court of Japan that handles constitutional and other most significant legal cases.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court en banc
this entity surface form:
grand bench of fifteen justices