UN Security Council Resolution 827

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United Nations Security Council resolution legal instrument

UN Security Council Resolution 827 is the 1993 measure by which the UN created the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the Yugoslav Wars.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827	7
UN Security Council Resolution 827 canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2079598 — 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: UN Security Council Resolution 827
Context triple: [International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, establishedByResolution, UN Security Council Resolution 827]

A. UN Security Council Resolution 883
UN Security Council Resolution 883 was a 1993 United Nations measure that imposed additional sanctions on Libya in response to its refusal to extradite suspects in the Lockerbie bombing.
B. UN Security Council Resolution 677
UN Security Council Resolution 677 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that, among other things, addressed the protection of Kuwait’s population records following Iraq’s invasion.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
D. UN Security Council Resolution 679
UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
E. UN Security Council Resolution 497
UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
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: UN Security Council Resolution 827
Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 827 is the 1993 measure by which the UN created the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the Yugoslav Wars.

A. UN Security Council Resolution 883
UN Security Council Resolution 883 was a 1993 United Nations measure that imposed additional sanctions on Libya in response to its refusal to extradite suspects in the Lockerbie bombing.
B. UN Security Council Resolution 677
UN Security Council Resolution 677 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that, among other things, addressed the protection of Kuwait’s population records following Iraq’s invasion.
C. UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
D. UN Security Council Resolution 679
UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
E. UN Security Council Resolution 497
UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ
abstentions	0 ⓘ
actingUnder	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptionDate	1993-05-25 ⓘ
adoptionMethod	vote ⓘ
category	International criminal law ⓘ United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the Yugoslav Wars ⓘ
concerns	Yugoslav Wars ⓘ serious violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ
concernsTerritory	territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ
creates	International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
decision	established the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
documentCode	S/RES/827(1993) ⓘ
establishes	Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent Security Council resolutions on the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
inForce	true ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
meetingNumber	3217 ⓘ
partOf	United Nations actions in response to the Yugoslav Wars ⓘ
precedes	establishment of later ad hoc international criminal tribunals ⓘ
purpose	to contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace in the former Yugoslavia ⓘ to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991 ⓘ
regionConcerned	Balkans ⓘ
relatedTo	UN Security Council Resolution 808 ⓘ
requests	Member States to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ Secretary-General of the United Nations to implement the resolution ⓘ linked to: Secretary-General of the United Nations
requires	States to comply with orders and requests for assistance from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
resolutionNumber	827 ⓘ
result	adopted unanimously ⓘ
subject	Establishment of an international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
timeScope	since 1991 ⓘ
tribunalName	International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
tribunalSeat	The Hague ⓘ
typeOfViolationsCovered	crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 ⓘ violations of the laws or customs of war ⓘ
votesAgainst	0 ⓘ
votesFor	15 ⓘ
year	1993 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia → establishedByResolution → UN Security Council Resolution 827 ⓘ

Trial Chambers (ICTY) → establishedUnder → United Nations Security Council Resolution 827 ⓘ

subject linked to: Trial Chambers