Grand Justices
E376569
Grand Justices are the highest-ranking constitutional judges in Taiwan responsible for interpreting the Constitution and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and regulations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Grand Justices (when concurrently a Grand Justice) | 1 |
| Grand Justices canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3650711 — 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 Justices Context triple: [Judicial Yuan, appointingAuthorityOf, Grand Justices]
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A.
Lord Justice
Lord Justice is a senior judicial title used for appellate judges in certain UK jurisdictions, including Northern Ireland.
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B.
Mr Justice
Mr Justice is the traditional formal title used for male judges in certain higher courts, particularly in common law jurisdictions such as England and Wales.
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C.
Lord Judge
Lord Judge is a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
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D.
Lord Justice General
The Lord Justice General is the senior judge who serves as the head of Scotland’s criminal judiciary and presides over its supreme criminal court.
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E.
Suprema
Suprema was the powerful central governing body that oversaw and directed the activities of the Spanish Inquisition.
- 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 Justices Target entity description: Grand Justices are the highest-ranking constitutional judges in Taiwan responsible for interpreting the Constitution and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and regulations.
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A.
Lord Justice
Lord Justice is a senior judicial title used for appellate judges in certain UK jurisdictions, including Northern Ireland.
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B.
Mr Justice
Mr Justice is the traditional formal title used for male judges in certain higher courts, particularly in common law jurisdictions such as England and Wales.
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C.
Lord Judge
Lord Judge is a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
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D.
Lord Justice General
The Lord Justice General is the senior judge who serves as the head of Scotland’s criminal judiciary and presides over its supreme criminal court.
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E.
Suprema
Suprema was the powerful central governing body that oversaw and directed the activities of the Spanish Inquisition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional court judges
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ |
| aim |
maintain constitutional order
ⓘ
protect human rights ⓘ safeguard separation of powers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Justices of the Constitutional Court
ⓘ
Judicial Yuan ⓘ
surface form:
Justices of the Judicial Yuan
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Republic of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
| appointmentBy | President of the Republic of China ⓘ |
| bindingForce |
interpretations are binding on all state organs
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interpretations have erga omnes effect ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch ⓘ |
| canAnnul |
unconstitutional regulations
ⓘ
unconstitutional statutes ⓘ |
| canIssue |
constitutional interpretations
ⓘ
injunctions in constitutional cases ⓘ unconstitutionality rulings ⓘ |
| caseTypes |
abstract constitutional review
ⓘ
concrete constitutional review ⓘ constitutional complaints (fundamental rights cases) ⓘ disputes between constitutional organs ⓘ dissolution of unconstitutional political parties ⓘ impeachment of the President and Vice President ⓘ |
| confirmationBy | Legislative Yuan ⓘ |
| country |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| highestCourtType | constitutional court ⓘ |
| includesPosition |
President of the Judicial Yuan
ⓘ
Vice President of the Judicial Yuan ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
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Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ Constitutional Court Procedure Act ⓘ Organic Act of the Judicial Yuan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Taipei, Taiwan
ⓘ
surface form:
Taipei
|
| numberOfPositions | 15 ⓘ |
| partOf | Judicial Yuan ⓘ |
| predecessorBody | Council of Grand Justices ⓘ |
| role |
adjudicate constitutional disputes
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handle dissolution of unconstitutional political parties ⓘ handle impeachment cases of the President and Vice President ⓘ interpret laws and orders for constitutional conformity ⓘ interpret the Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ protect fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution ⓘ review constitutionality of laws ⓘ review constitutionality of regulations ⓘ |
| seat |
Judicial Yuan headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial Yuan Building
|
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | no ⓘ |
| termStaggering | partially renewed every 4 years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Justices Description of subject: Grand Justices are the highest-ranking constitutional judges in Taiwan responsible for interpreting the Constitution and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and regulations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of Grand Justices (when concurrently a Grand Justice)