Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
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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.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T33868 — 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: Vice-President of the International Court of Justice Context triple: [International Court of Justice, hasVicePresident, Vice-President of the International Court of Justice]
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A.
United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
The United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly is a diplomatic official who leads and coordinates U.S. participation, negotiation, and voting in the UN’s main deliberative body.
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B.
United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was the chief U.S. delegate responsible for shaping and advocating American policy on global human rights issues within the UN’s principal human rights body.
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C.
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
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D.
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court, presiding over its proceedings and holding significant ceremonial and administrative responsibilities within the U.S. government.
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E.
Under Secretary for International Affairs
The Under Secretary for International Affairs is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for formulating and coordinating the United States’ international economic and financial policy, including engagement with foreign governments and global financial institutions.
- 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: Vice-President of the International Court of Justice Target entity description: 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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A.
United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
The United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly is a diplomatic official who leads and coordinates U.S. participation, negotiation, and voting in the UN’s main deliberative body.
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B.
United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was the chief U.S. delegate responsible for shaping and advocating American policy on global human rights issues within the UN’s principal human rights body.
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C.
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
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D.
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court, presiding over its proceedings and holding significant ceremonial and administrative responsibilities within the U.S. government.
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E.
Under Secretary for International Affairs
The Under Secretary for International Affairs is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for formulating and coordinating the United States’ international economic and financial policy, including engagement with foreign governments and global financial institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
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position in an international court ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| appointedFor | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| belongsTo | judicial branch of the United Nations ⓘ |
| country | United Nations ⓘ |
| domain | public international law ⓘ |
| electionMethod | elected by secret ballot by ICJ judges ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
acts in place of the President when the President is unable to perform duties
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assists the President of the International Court of Justice ⓘ participates in the administration of the Court ⓘ participates in the judicial work of the Court ⓘ presides over the Court in the absence of the President ⓘ |
| hasFunction | ensures continuity of the presidency of the Court ⓘ |
| hasPower |
may convene the Court in the absence of the President
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may exercise administrative functions delegated by the President ⓘ |
| hasRank | second-highest judicial officer of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| hasStyle | His Excellency or Her Excellency ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| isElectedBy | judges of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Nations system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
advisory proceedings requested by UN organs and specialized agencies
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disputes between states ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice
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Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | The Hague ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Peace Palace
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surface form:
Peace Palace, The Hague
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| memberOf | Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy |
Charter of the United Nations
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surface form:
Charter of the United Nations (through establishment of ICJ)
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| officeHolderOf | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| officeScope | global ⓘ |
| officeType | vice-presidential judicial office ⓘ |
| organization | principal judicial organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vice-President of the Permanent Court of International Justice
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| replaces | President of the International Court of Justice in case of absence or incapacity ⓘ |
| reportsTo | International Court of Justice in plenary ⓘ |
| requiresQualification | must be a member of the Court ⓘ |
| residence | The Hague ⓘ |
| seat | Peace Palace ⓘ |
| selectionConstraint | must be elected from among the sitting judges of the Court ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | President of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| termLength | three years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vice-President of the International Court of Justice Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Court of Justice
→
hasVicePresident
→
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
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Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
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precededBy
→
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Vice-President of the Permanent Court of International Justice
President of the International Court of Justice
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isRelatedPosition
→
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
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Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice
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includes
→
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
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this entity surface form:
Vice‑President of the International Court of Justice