International Commission of Jurists
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human rights organization
international organization
legal professional organization
non-governmental organization
The International Commission of Jurists is a global non-governmental organization of judges and lawyers dedicated to promoting human rights, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary worldwide.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517705 — 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: International Commission of Jurists Context triple: [Irene Khan, memberOf, International Commission of Jurists]
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A.
Human Rights Institute
The Human Rights Institute is a leading academic center at Columbia Law School dedicated to research, education, and advocacy on international human rights issues.
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B.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a regional human rights body that monitors, promotes, and protects fundamental rights across the Americas under the framework of the Inter-American human rights system.
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C.
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
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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: International Commission of Jurists Target entity description: The International Commission of Jurists is a global non-governmental organization of judges and lawyers dedicated to promoting human rights, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary worldwide.
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A.
Human Rights Institute
The Human Rights Institute is a leading academic center at Columbia Law School dedicated to research, education, and advocacy on international human rights issues.
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B.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a regional human rights body that monitors, promotes, and protects fundamental rights across the Americas under the framework of the Inter-American human rights system.
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C.
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights organization
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international organization ⓘ legal professional organization ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| aims |
to ensure the independence of judges and lawyers
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to promote and protect human rights ⓘ to secure effective remedies for human rights violations ⓘ to strengthen the rule of law ⓘ |
| composition |
judges
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lawyers ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
capacity building
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human rights advocacy ⓘ international standard-setting ⓘ legal research ⓘ monitoring of the judiciary ⓘ rule of law promotion ⓘ strategic litigation ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Henri Rolin
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Norman Marsh ⓘ Seán MacBride ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
access to justice
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business and human rights ⓘ counter-terrorism and human rights ⓘ economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ fair trial ⓘ human rights ⓘ independence of the judiciary ⓘ international law ⓘ rule of law ⓘ sexual orientation and gender identity rights ⓘ |
| hasPart |
International Commission of Jurists
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
International Commission of Jurists Commission
International Commission of Jurists self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
International Commission of Jurists Secretariat
International Commission of Jurists affiliates ⓘ International Commission of Jurists self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
International Commission of Jurists national sections
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| headquartersLocation |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| inception | 1952 ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| motto | Defending human rights through the rule of law ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | non-governmental ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| website | https://www.icj.org ⓘ |
| worksWith |
United Nations
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regional human rights mechanisms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: International Commission of Jurists Description of subject: The International Commission of Jurists is a global non-governmental organization of judges and lawyers dedicated to promoting human rights, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary worldwide.
Referenced by (10)
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International Commission of Jurists
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International Commission of Jurists
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this entity surface form:
International Commission of Jurists Commission
International Commission of Jurists
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International Commission of Jurists
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this entity surface form:
International Commission of Jurists Secretariat
International Commission of Jurists
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hasPart
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International Commission of Jurists
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International Commission of Jurists national sections
Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
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juryIncludes
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International Commission of Jurists
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Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists
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partOf
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International Commission of Jurists
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Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists
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employer
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International Commission of Jurists
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Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists
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International Commission of Jurists
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this entity surface form:
Commission of the International Commission of Jurists
Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists
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reportsTo
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International Commission of Jurists
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this entity surface form:
Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists