Dame Rosalyn Higgins
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Dame Rosalyn Higgins is a distinguished British jurist who served as the first female judge and later President of the International Court of Justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dame Rosalyn Higgins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8012354 — 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: Dame Rosalyn Higgins Context triple: [Faculty of Laws, University College London, hasNotableAlumni, Dame Rosalyn Higgins]
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A.
Baroness Hale of Richmond
Baroness Hale of Richmond is a British jurist who became the first woman to serve as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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B.
Baroness Hayman
Baroness Hayman is a British politician and life peer who became the first Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.
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C.
Baroness Jay of Paddington
Baroness Jay of Paddington is a British Labour politician and life peer who served as Leader of the House of Lords and has been prominent in public life and broadcasting.
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D.
Baroness Manningham-Buller
Baroness Manningham-Buller is a British life peer and former Director General of MI5, recognized for her leadership in national security and honored as a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter.
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E.
Dame Caroline Dean
Dame Caroline Dean is a British plant biologist renowned for her pioneering research on the genetic and molecular mechanisms controlling flowering time and plant development.
- 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: Dame Rosalyn Higgins Target entity description: Dame Rosalyn Higgins is a distinguished British jurist who served as the first female judge and later President of the International Court of Justice.
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A.
Baroness Hale of Richmond
Baroness Hale of Richmond is a British jurist who became the first woman to serve as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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B.
Baroness Hayman
Baroness Hayman is a British politician and life peer who became the first Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.
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C.
Baroness Jay of Paddington
Baroness Jay of Paddington is a British Labour politician and life peer who served as Leader of the House of Lords and has been prominent in public life and broadcasting.
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D.
Baroness Manningham-Buller
Baroness Manningham-Buller is a British life peer and former Director General of MI5, recognized for her leadership in national security and honored as a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter.
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E.
Dame Caroline Dean
Dame Caroline Dean is a British plant biologist renowned for her pioneering research on the genetic and molecular mechanisms controlling flowering time and plant development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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international lawyer ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
NERFINISHED
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United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Balzan Prize for International Law
NERFINISHED
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Hudson Medal of the American Society of International Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-06-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Girton College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Yale Law School ⓘ |
| familyName | Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
United Nations law
NERFINISHED
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human rights law ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| givenName | Rosalyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dame ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
DBE
NERFINISHED
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QC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first female President of the International Court of Justice
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being the first female judge of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Society of International Law
NERFINISHED
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British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ Institut de Droit International NERFINISHED ⓘ International Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Permanent Court of Arbitration NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Human Rights Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It
NERFINISHED
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The Development of International Law through the Political Organs of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ Themes and Theories: Selected Essays, Speeches and Writings in International Law NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Peacekeeping, 1946–1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Judge of the International Court of Justice
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Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee ⓘ President of the International Court of Justice ⓘ Professor of International Law at the London School of Economics ⓘ Vice-President of the International Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London School of Economics
NERFINISHED
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The Hague ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dame Rosalyn Higgins Description of subject: Dame Rosalyn Higgins is a distinguished British jurist who served as the first female judge and later President of the International Court of Justice.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Laws, University College London