International Law Commission

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expert body law commission subsidiary organ of the United Nations General Assembly

The International Law Commission is a United Nations body of legal experts tasked with developing and codifying international law.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
International Law Commission canonical	33
United Nations International Law Commission	3
Commission du droit international	1
International Law Commission of the United Nations	1
International Law Commission to encourage the progressive development of international law	1
International Law Commission to prepare draft conventions on subjects of international law	1
International Law Commission to undertake codification of international law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T958082 — 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 Law Commission
Context triple: [Nuremberg Principles, codifiedBy, International Law Commission]

A. Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs is a specialized body within the Organization of American States that addresses legal and political issues affecting democracy, human rights, and governance in the Americas.
B. International Commission of Jurists
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.
C. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Secretariat
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Secretariat is the administrative body that supports UNCITRAL’s work in harmonizing and modernizing international trade law through research, drafting of legal texts, and coordination with member states and organizations.
D. 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.
E. Committee on Legal Affairs
The Committee on Legal Affairs is a standing body of the German Bundestag responsible for scrutinizing legislation and matters related to civil, criminal, and constitutional 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 Law Commission
Target entity description: The International Law Commission is a United Nations body of legal experts tasked with developing and codifying international law.

A. Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs is a specialized body within the Organization of American States that addresses legal and political issues affecting democracy, human rights, and governance in the Americas.
B. International Commission of Jurists
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.
C. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Secretariat
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Secretariat is the administrative body that supports UNCITRAL’s work in harmonizing and modernizing international trade law through research, drafting of legal texts, and coordination with member states and organizations.
D. 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.
E. Committee on Legal Affairs
The Committee on Legal Affairs is a standing body of the German Bundestag responsible for scrutinizing legislation and matters related to civil, criminal, and constitutional law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	expert body ⓘ law commission ⓘ subsidiary organ of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
abbreviation	ILC ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Commission du droit international ⓘ linked to: International Law Commission
appliesToJurisdiction	international community ⓘ
composition	independent experts of recognized competence in international law ⓘ
country	United Nations ⓘ
fieldOfWork	international law ⓘ public international law ⓘ
foundedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
hasMainOrgan	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
inception	1947 ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 13 of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II) ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
meetingFrequency	annual ⓘ
meetsAt	United Nations Office at Geneva ⓘ linked to: Palais des Nations
memberSelectionMethod	elected by the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
notableWork	Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection ⓘ Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts ⓘ linked to: International Law Commission Articles on State Responsibility Draft Articles on the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties ⓘ Draft Articles on the Expulsion of Aliens ⓘ Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers ⓘ Draft Articles on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations ⓘ Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity ⓘ Draft Conclusions on Identification of Customary International Law ⓘ Draft Conclusions on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice in Relation to the Interpretation of Treaties ⓘ Draft Principles on the Allocation of Loss in the Case of Transboundary Harm Arising out of Hazardous Activities ⓘ Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations ⓘ Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (drafting work) ⓘ linked to: Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
numberOfMembers	34 ⓘ
officialLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
partOf	United Nations ⓘ
produces	commentaries ⓘ draft articles ⓘ draft conclusions ⓘ draft principles ⓘ
purpose	codification of international law ⓘ progressive development of international law ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee ⓘ linked to: Sixth Committee
website	https://legal.un.org/ilc/ ⓘ
worksOn	topics of international law selected by the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nuremberg Principles → codifiedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Sixth Committee → cooperatesWith → International Law Commission ⓘ

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations → basedOnDraftBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

International Law Commission → alsoKnownAs → Commission du droit international ⓘ

linked to: International Law Commission

Nabil Elaraby → memberOf → International Law Commission ⓘ

Legal Committee → worksWith → International Law Commission ⓘ

International Law Commission Articles on State Responsibility → draftedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

International Law Commission Articles on State Responsibility → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter → interpretedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II) → subject → International Law Commission ⓘ

United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II) → establishes → International Law Commission ⓘ

United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II) → mandates → International Law Commission to prepare draft conventions on subjects of international law ⓘ

linked to: International Law Commission

United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II) → mandates → International Law Commission to encourage the progressive development of international law ⓘ

linked to: International Law Commission

United Nations General Assembly resolution 174 (II) → mandates → International Law Commission to undertake codification of international law ⓘ

linked to: International Law Commission

Draft Articles on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations → preparedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity → hasDraftingBody → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers → draftedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection → hasAuthor → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on the Expulsion of Aliens → draftedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on the Expulsion of Aliens → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties → draftedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Articles on the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Principles on the Allocation of Loss in the Case of Transboundary Harm Arising out of Hazardous Activities → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations → hasAuthor → International Law Commission ⓘ

Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Conclusions on Identification of Customary International Law → hasAuthor → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Conclusions on Identification of Customary International Law → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Conclusions on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice in Relation to the Interpretation of Treaties → hasAuthor → International Law Commission ⓘ

Draft Conclusions on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice in Relation to the Interpretation of Treaties → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

public international law → codifiedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh → memberOf → United Nations International Law Commission ⓘ

linked to: International Law Commission

African Union Commission on International Law → cooperatesWith → United Nations International Law Commission ⓘ

linked to: International Law Commission

African Union Commission on International Law → basedOnModelOf → United Nations International Law Commission ⓘ

linked to: International Law Commission

Legal Committee of the General Assembly → cooperatesWith → International Law Commission ⓘ

Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations → draftedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations → adoptedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

Antonio Cassese → memberOf → International Law Commission of the United Nations ⓘ

linked to: International Law Commission

Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea → draftedBy → International Law Commission ⓘ

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