Triple
T16115454
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. |
E390990
|
entity |
| Predicate | areaOfLaw |
P2167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alien Tort Statute
The Alien Tort Statute is a U.S. federal law that allows non-U.S. citizens to bring civil lawsuits in U.S. courts for certain violations of international law.
|
E1194049
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Alien Tort Statute | Statement: [Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., areaOfLaw, Alien Tort Statute]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alien Tort Statute Context triple: [Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., areaOfLaw, Alien Tort Statute]
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A.
Bivens doctrine
The Bivens doctrine is a judicially created legal principle that allows individuals to seek damages in federal court against U.S. federal officials for certain constitutional rights violations, despite the general barrier of sovereign immunity.
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B.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 is a U.S. federal law that tightened standards for securities fraud lawsuits, aiming to curb frivolous shareholder litigation while enhancing protections for investors through improved disclosure and accountability requirements.
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C.
United States sovereign immunity law
United States sovereign immunity law is the body of legal principles and doctrines that limit when and how the federal government, states, and their agencies can be sued without their consent.
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D.
Federal Tort Claims Act
The Federal Tort Claims Act is a U.S. federal statute that allows private individuals to sue the United States government for certain torts committed by federal employees acting within the scope of their employment.
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E.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the extraterritorial application of the Alien Tort Statute in human rights lawsuits against corporations for conduct occurring abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Alien Tort Statute Triple: [Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., areaOfLaw, Alien Tort Statute]
Generated description
The Alien Tort Statute is a U.S. federal law that allows non-U.S. citizens to bring civil lawsuits in U.S. courts for certain violations of international law.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alien Tort Statute Target entity description: The Alien Tort Statute is a U.S. federal law that allows non-U.S. citizens to bring civil lawsuits in U.S. courts for certain violations of international law.
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A.
Bivens doctrine
The Bivens doctrine is a judicially created legal principle that allows individuals to seek damages in federal court against U.S. federal officials for certain constitutional rights violations, despite the general barrier of sovereign immunity.
-
B.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 is a U.S. federal law that tightened standards for securities fraud lawsuits, aiming to curb frivolous shareholder litigation while enhancing protections for investors through improved disclosure and accountability requirements.
-
C.
United States sovereign immunity law
United States sovereign immunity law is the body of legal principles and doctrines that limit when and how the federal government, states, and their agencies can be sued without their consent.
-
D.
Federal Tort Claims Act
The Federal Tort Claims Act is a U.S. federal statute that allows private individuals to sue the United States government for certain torts committed by federal employees acting within the scope of their employment.
-
E.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the extraterritorial application of the Alien Tort Statute in human rights lawsuits against corporations for conduct occurring abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d87f1a8dd881909f1de6ef78849874 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2016a9dd48190bca3f58778ed865f |
completed | April 17, 2026, 9:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffebab779c8190b466c26f4024aa31 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffec4898088190bed531e33418c7e5 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffecce96508190a53f100e3207ebac |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.