Statute of the International Court of Justice

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constituent instrument of an international court founding statute international treaty source of international law

The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

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Label	Occurrences
Statute of the International Court of Justice canonical	12
Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice	2
Chapter XIV: The International Court of Justice	1
Permanent Court of International Justice Statute (in substance and structure)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T33841 — 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: Statute of the International Court of Justice
Context triple: [International Court of Justice, legalBasis, Statute of the International Court of Justice]

A. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
B. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
C. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
D. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense by states if an armed attack occurs, until the Security Council takes measures to maintain international peace and security.
E. Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.
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: Statute of the International Court of Justice
Target entity description: The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

A. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
B. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
C. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
D. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense by states if an armed attack occurs, until the Security Council takes measures to maintain international peace and security.
E. Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent instrument of an international court ⓘ founding statute ⓘ international treaty ⓘ source of international law ⓘ
adoptedWith	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
adoptionDate	26 June 1945 ⓘ
annexTo	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
appliesTo	all Members of the United Nations ⓘ
article	Article 2 ⓘ Article 36 ⓘ Article 38 ⓘ Article 59 ⓘ Article 65 ⓘ Article 68 ⓘ Article 69 ⓘ Article 70 ⓘ
authenticText	English ⓘ French ⓘ
basedOn	Statute of the International Court of Justice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice
bindingOn	all UN Member States ⓘ
chapter	Advisory Opinions ⓘ Amendment ⓘ Competence of the Court ⓘ Organization of the Court ⓘ Procedure ⓘ
custodian	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
defines	jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice ⓘ procedures of the International Court of Justice ⓘ structure of the International Court of Justice ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	24 October 1945 ⓘ
establishes	International Court of Justice ⓘ
governs	advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice ⓘ composition of the International Court of Justice ⓘ contentious jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice ⓘ election of judges of the International Court of Justice ⓘ procedure for advisory opinions ⓘ procedure in contentious cases ⓘ sources of law applied by the International Court of Justice ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	principal judicial organ of the United Nations ⓘ
numberOfArticles	70 ⓘ
numberOfChapters	5 ⓘ
openTo	non-member states under conditions laid down by the Security Council ⓘ
partOf	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
placeOfAdoption	San Francisco ⓘ
predecessorInstrumentOf	Statute of the International Court of Justice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Permanent Court of International Justice Statute (in substance and structure)
subjectMatter	international dispute settlement ⓘ public international law ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

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

International Court of Justice → legalBasis → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Charter of the United Nations → chapter → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapter XIV: The International Court of Justice

Statute of the International Court of Justice → predecessorInstrumentOf → Statute of the International Court of Justice self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Permanent Court of International Justice Statute (in substance and structure)

Statute of the International Court of Justice → basedOn → Statute of the International Court of Justice self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice

Vice-President of the International Court of Justice → legalBasis → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

United Nations system of international law → includesInstrument → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Permanent Court of International Justice → constitutionalDocument → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice

President of the International Court of Justice → establishedBy → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice → basedOn → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice → legalBasis → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice → subjectTo → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007) → relatedInstrument → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Registry of the International Court of Justice → establishedBy → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice → inspired → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice → successorInstrument → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice → predecessorOf → Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ

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