Law of the United Nations
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Law of the United Nations is the body of international legal principles, rules, and institutions centered on the UN Charter and the organization’s activities in areas such as peace and security, human rights, and international cooperation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Law of the United Nations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8889320 — 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: Law of the United Nations Context triple: [Legal Committee, fieldOfWork, Law of the United Nations]
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A.
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations is an international treaty that defines the legal status, immunities, and protections granted to the UN, its officials, and its missions to ensure their independent functioning worldwide.
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B.
Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
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C.
Statute of the International Court of Justice
The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
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D.
Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice
The Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice was the foundational legal instrument establishing the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the League of Nations’ principal judicial body, the predecessor to today’s International Court of Justice.
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E.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
- 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: Law of the United Nations Target entity description: Law of the United Nations is the body of international legal principles, rules, and institutions centered on the UN Charter and the organization’s activities in areas such as peace and security, human rights, and international cooperation.
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A.
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations is an international treaty that defines the legal status, immunities, and protections granted to the UN, its officials, and its missions to ensure their independent functioning worldwide.
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B.
Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
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C.
Statute of the International Court of Justice
The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
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D.
Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice
The Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice was the foundational legal instrument establishing the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the League of Nations’ principal judicial body, the predecessor to today’s International Court of Justice.
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E.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of international law
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legal doctrine ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
achieve international cooperation in solving international problems
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maintain international peace and security ⓘ promote human rights and fundamental freedoms ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
UN sanctions regimes
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UN‑authorized use of force operations ⓘ activities of UN peacekeeping missions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
collective security
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decolonization ⓘ friendly relations among states ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ international criminal responsibility for core crimes ⓘ international development and economic cooperation ⓘ maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ peaceful settlement of disputes ⓘ promotion and protection of human rights ⓘ protection of the environment at the international level ⓘ sanctions and enforcement measures ⓘ self‑determination of peoples ⓘ use of force in international relations ⓘ |
| definesRoleOf |
International Court of Justice
NERFINISHED
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UN Economic and Social Council NERFINISHED ⓘ UN General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ UN Secretary‑General NERFINISHED ⓘ UN Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ UN specialized agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw | international law ⓘ |
| governs |
competences of UN organs
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legal effects of UN resolutions ⓘ procedures of UN organs ⓘ responsibility of the United Nations for internationally wrongful acts ⓘ |
| hasCoreInstrument | Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSource |
UN Charter provisions
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customary international law shaped by UN practice ⓘ decisions of the International Court of Justice ⓘ practice of UN organs and specialized agencies ⓘ resolutions of the UN General Assembly ⓘ resolutions of the UN Security Council ⓘ treaties adopted under UN auspices ⓘ |
| includesSubfield |
UN human rights law
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UN sanctions law ⓘ institutional law of the United Nations ⓘ law of UN collective security measures ⓘ law of UN peacebuilding and post‑conflict operations ⓘ law of UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ law of UN privileges and immunities ⓘ law of UN treaty‑making ⓘ |
| regulates | activities of the United Nations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
international institutional law
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law of international organizations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Law of the United Nations Description of subject: Law of the United Nations is the body of international legal principles, rules, and institutions centered on the UN Charter and the organization’s activities in areas such as peace and security, human rights, and international cooperation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.