American Law Institute
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The American Law Institute is an independent U.S. organization of judges, lawyers, and legal scholars that drafts and publishes influential restatements of the law, model statutes, and legal principles to clarify and improve the law.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T482178 — 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: American Law Institute Context triple: [Jane C. Ginsburg, memberOf, American Law Institute]
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A.
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association is a nationwide voluntary professional organization of lawyers and law students that sets academic and ethical standards for U.S. law schools and the legal profession.
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B.
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a nonprofit organization and learned society that serves as the principal association of law schools in the United States, promoting legal education standards, scholarship, and reform.
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C.
Pro Bono Institute
Pro Bono Institute is a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports pro bono legal services by working with law firms, in-house legal departments, and public interest organizations to expand access to justice.
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D.
International Bar Association
The International Bar Association is a global organization of legal professionals and bar associations that works to promote the rule of law, support the legal profession, and facilitate international cooperation in legal practice and reform.
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E.
Hague Academy of International Law
The Hague Academy of International Law is a prestigious educational and research institution in The Hague specializing in the study and teaching of public and private international law.
- 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: American Law Institute Target entity description: The American Law Institute is an independent U.S. organization of judges, lawyers, and legal scholars that drafts and publishes influential restatements of the law, model statutes, and legal principles to clarify and improve the law.
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A.
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association is a nationwide voluntary professional organization of lawyers and law students that sets academic and ethical standards for U.S. law schools and the legal profession.
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B.
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a nonprofit organization and learned society that serves as the principal association of law schools in the United States, promoting legal education standards, scholarship, and reform.
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C.
Pro Bono Institute
Pro Bono Institute is a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports pro bono legal services by working with law firms, in-house legal departments, and public interest organizations to expand access to justice.
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D.
International Bar Association
The International Bar Association is a global organization of legal professionals and bar associations that works to promote the rule of law, support the legal profession, and facilitate international cooperation in legal practice and reform.
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E.
Hague Academy of International Law
The Hague Academy of International Law is a prestigious educational and research institution in The Hague specializing in the study and teaching of public and private international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
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legal organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
law
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law reform ⓘ legal scholarship ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
George Wickersham
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Samuel Williston ⓘ William Draper Lewis ⓘ |
| hasMember |
judges
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law professors ⓘ lawyers ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Annual Meeting of the American Law Institute
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American Law Institute self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Council of the American Law Institute
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| headquarters |
American Law Institute
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The American Law Institute, 4025 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| influences |
courts in the United States
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federal courts ⓘ legal scholarship ⓘ state legislatures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | independent ⓘ |
| location |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| membershipType | elective membership ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Model Penal Code
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Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation ⓘ Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution ⓘ Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws ⓘ Restatement (Second) of Contracts ⓘ Restatement (Second) of Torts ⓘ Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law of the United States ⓘ Restatement (Third) of Torts ⓘ |
| produces |
Restatements of the Law
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model statutes ⓘ principles of law ⓘ |
| purpose |
clarification of the law
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improvement of the administration of justice ⓘ modernization of the law ⓘ simplification of the law ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| sector | private nonprofit sector ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ali.org/ ⓘ |
| workFocus |
administrative law
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common law ⓘ statutory law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Law Institute Description of subject: The American Law Institute is an independent U.S. organization of judges, lawyers, and legal scholars that drafts and publishes influential restatements of the law, model statutes, and legal principles to clarify and improve the law.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of the American Law Institute
this entity surface form:
The American Law Institute, 4025 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
American Law Institute reporters and advisers
Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law of the United States
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publisher
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American Law Institute
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Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law of the United States
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compiler
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American Law Institute
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this entity surface form:
American Law Institute reporters
this entity surface form:
ALI Council