Constitution of the Universal Postal Union

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constituent instrument of an international organization founding treaty multilateral treaty treaty under public international law

The Constitution of the Universal Postal Union is the foundational international treaty that establishes and governs the global framework for cooperation and regulation of postal services among member countries.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Universal Postal Union canonical	7
UPU Constitution	2
UPU Convention	2
Universal Postal Convention	2
Universal Postal Union Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T205191 — 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: Constitution of the Universal Postal Union
Context triple: [Universal Postal Union, legalInstrument, Constitution of the Universal Postal Union]

A. UPU Congress
The UPU Congress is the primary decision-making assembly of the Universal Postal Union, where member countries meet to set global postal policies and regulations.
B. Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union is a specialized United Nations agency that coordinates international postal policies and services among member countries to ensure a unified global mail system.
C. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.
D. Constitution of the World Health Organization
The Constitution of the World Health Organization is the foundational treaty that established the WHO, defining its objectives, governance structure, and powers in global public health.
E. 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.
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: Constitution of the Universal Postal Union
Target entity description: The Constitution of the Universal Postal Union is the foundational international treaty that establishes and governs the global framework for cooperation and regulation of postal services among member countries.

A. UPU Congress
The UPU Congress is the primary decision-making assembly of the Universal Postal Union, where member countries meet to set global postal policies and regulations.
B. Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union is a specialized United Nations agency that coordinates international postal policies and services among member countries to ensure a unified global mail system.
C. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.
D. Constitution of the World Health Organization
The Constitution of the World Health Organization is the foundational treaty that established the WHO, defining its objectives, governance structure, and powers in global public health.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent instrument of an international organization ⓘ founding treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ treaty under public international law ⓘ
adoptedAt	diplomatic conference of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure efficient international postal services ⓘ facilitate international cooperation in the postal sector ⓘ promote development of international postal services ⓘ
appliesTo	member countries of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ
basisFor	principles of freedom of transit for postal items ⓘ principles of single postal territory for exchange of mail ⓘ universal postal territory concept ⓘ
category	treaty establishing an intergovernmental organization ⓘ
defines	functions of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ objectives of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ obligations of member countries of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ powers of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ rights of member countries of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ structure of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ
establishes	Universal Postal Union ⓘ
forms	legal basis of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ
governs	cooperation among postal administrations ⓘ international postal services framework ⓘ regulation of international postal services ⓘ
hasLegalForceIn	territories of all member countries of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on all member countries of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ
partOf	Universal Postal Union legal framework ⓘ
provides	institutional framework of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ rules on amendment procedures ⓘ rules on membership of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ rules on the Congress of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ rules on the Council of Administration of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ rules on the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ rules on the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ rules on the organs of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ rules on withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union ⓘ
recognizedBy	United Nations system ⓘ
relatedTo	international communications law ⓘ international economic law ⓘ law of international organizations ⓘ
requires	ratification by member countries ⓘ
subjectOf	amendments adopted by Universal Postal Union Congresses ⓘ
supplementedBy	Final Protocols of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union ⓘ Universal Postal Convention ⓘ linked to: Acts of the Universal Postal Union

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