French steamship Lotus
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The French steamship Lotus was the vessel involved in the 1926 high-seas collision that led to the landmark Permanent Court of International Justice decision in the Lotus case, shaping principles of international jurisdiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French steamship Lotus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2158432 — 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: French steamship Lotus Context triple: [Lotus case, originatingVessel, French steamship Lotus]
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A.
M/V LeConte
M/V LeConte is an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger and vehicle service to coastal communities in Southeast Alaska.
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B.
French flagship L’Orient
The French flagship L’Orient was a massive 120-gun ship of the line that famously exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile in 1798, becoming one of the most dramatic naval losses of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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C.
HMS Adventure
HMS Adventure was a Royal Navy research vessel that served as the consort ship on James Cook’s second voyage of exploration to the Pacific in the 1770s.
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D.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
- 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: French steamship Lotus Target entity description: The French steamship Lotus was the vessel involved in the 1926 high-seas collision that led to the landmark Permanent Court of International Justice decision in the Lotus case, shaping principles of international jurisdiction.
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A.
M/V LeConte
M/V LeConte is an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger and vehicle service to coastal communities in Southeast Alaska.
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B.
French flagship L’Orient
The French flagship L’Orient was a massive 120-gun ship of the line that famously exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile in 1798, becoming one of the most dramatic naval losses of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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C.
HMS Adventure
HMS Adventure was a Royal Navy research vessel that served as the consort ship on James Cook’s second voyage of exploration to the Pacific in the 1770s.
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D.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
merchant vessel
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steamship ⓘ |
| adjudicatedBy | Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrinciple | presumption of freedom of states to exercise jurisdiction unless prohibited by international law ⓘ |
| caseCitation |
S.S. Lotus v. Turkey
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surface form:
The Case of the S.S. Lotus (France v. Turkey), PCIJ Series A No. 10
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| collisionDate | 1926-08-02 ⓘ |
| collisionLocation | high seas ⓘ |
| collisionResult |
loss of life among persons on board Boz-Kourt
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sinking of the Turkish collier Boz-Kourt ⓘ |
| collisionWith | Boz-Kourt ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | France ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| flag | French flag ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Lotus case
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collision on the high seas on 2 August 1926 ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Lotus (France v. Turkey), P.C.I.J. Series A No. 10
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surface form:
Case of the S.S. Lotus (France v. Turkey)
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| legalConsequence |
criminal proceedings in Turkey against the French officer on watch
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dispute between France and Turkey over criminal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
associated with the Lotus principle in international law
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landmark decision on principles of international jurisdiction ⓘ |
| nationalityOfOfficerOnWatch | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being central factual element in the Lotus case before the PCIJ
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its role in shaping modern doctrines of territorial and extraterritorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| operator | French merchant marine ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam-powered ⓘ |
| relatedField |
criminal jurisdiction on the high seas
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international law ⓘ law of the sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French steamship Lotus Description of subject: The French steamship Lotus was the vessel involved in the 1926 high-seas collision that led to the landmark Permanent Court of International Justice decision in the Lotus case, shaping principles of international jurisdiction.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Boz-Kourt