Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

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chief prosecutor position legal office position in an international organization

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is the chief legal officer responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression before the ICC.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court canonical	10
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3118849 — 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: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Context triple: [Karim Ahmad Khan, positionHeld, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court]

A. Registrar of the International Criminal Court
The Registrar of the International Criminal Court is the principal administrative officer responsible for the non-judicial aspects of the Court’s work, including managing its services, staff, and support for judicial proceedings.
B. President of the International Criminal Court
The President of the International Criminal Court is the chief judicial and administrative officer who leads the Court’s Presidency, represents the institution externally, and oversees its overall functioning.
C. Deputy Registrar of the International Criminal Court
The Deputy Registrar of the International Criminal Court is a senior official responsible for assisting the Registrar in managing the Court’s administrative, legal, and support services to ensure the effective functioning of its judicial activities.
D. First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
The First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court is a senior judicial official who assists the Court’s President in overseeing its administration, judicial work, and external relations.
E. Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
The Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court is one of the Court’s senior judicial officers who assists in leading its administrative and judicial functions, supporting the President and First Vice-President in overseeing the Court’s work.
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: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Target entity description: The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is the chief legal officer responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression before the ICC.

A. Registrar of the International Criminal Court
The Registrar of the International Criminal Court is the principal administrative officer responsible for the non-judicial aspects of the Court’s work, including managing its services, staff, and support for judicial proceedings.
B. President of the International Criminal Court
The President of the International Criminal Court is the chief judicial and administrative officer who leads the Court’s Presidency, represents the institution externally, and oversees its overall functioning.
C. Deputy Registrar of the International Criminal Court
The Deputy Registrar of the International Criminal Court is a senior official responsible for assisting the Registrar in managing the Court’s administrative, legal, and support services to ensure the effective functioning of its judicial activities.
D. First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
The First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court is a senior judicial official who assists the Court’s President in overseeing its administration, judicial work, and external relations.
E. Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
The Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court is one of the Court’s senior judicial officers who assists in leading its administrative and judicial functions, supporting the President and First Vice-President in overseeing the Court’s work.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chief prosecutor position ⓘ legal office ⓘ position in an international organization ⓘ
appliesLaw	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
appointedBy	Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court ⓘ linked to: Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
canBeRemovedBy	Assembly of States Parties ⓘ
canInitiateInvestigations	proprio motu with authorization from a Pre-Trial Chamber ⓘ
cannotEngageIn	any activity likely to interfere with prosecutorial functions ⓘ
canReceiveReferralsFrom	States Parties to the Rome Statute ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
createdBy	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
creationDate	1 July 2002 ⓘ
currentHolder	Karim Ahmad Khan ⓘ
currentHolderStartDate	2021 ⓘ
electedBy	secret ballot of the Assembly of States Parties ⓘ
electionRequirement	absolute majority of States Parties ⓘ
firstHolder	Luis Moreno Ocampo ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	investigators of the Office of the Prosecutor ⓘ trial lawyers of the Office of the Prosecutor ⓘ
hasDeputy	Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	crime of aggression ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
heads	Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
inauguralHolderStartDate	2003 ⓘ
independence	acts independently as a separate organ of the ICC ⓘ
languageRequirement	excellent knowledge of and fluency in at least one working language of the Court ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 42 of the Rome Statute ⓘ
mustBe	person of high moral character ⓘ
mustHave	high competence in and extensive practical experience in the prosecution or trial of criminal cases ⓘ
organType	organ of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
partOf	International Criminal Court ⓘ
removalGrounds	inability to exercise functions ⓘ serious breach of duties ⓘ serious misconduct ⓘ
reportsTo	Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court ⓘ linked to: Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
responsibleFor	conducting preliminary examinations of situations ⓘ presenting cases before ICC Chambers ⓘ requesting arrest warrants and summonses ⓘ
role	investigate international crimes ⓘ prosecute individuals before the International Criminal Court ⓘ
seat	The Hague ⓘ
termLength	9 years ⓘ
termRenewable	no ⓘ
workingLanguages	English ⓘ French ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

Karim Ahmad Khan → positionHeld → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court → headOfOffice → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

subject linked to: OTP

Prosecution Division → operatesUnder → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Luis Moreno Ocampo → positionHeld → Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

Rome Statute Article 42 → appliesTo → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

International Criminal Court governance framework → definesRoleOf → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

International Criminal Court governance framework → definesAppointmentProcessFor → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

International Criminal Court governance framework → definesTermLengthFor → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

International Criminal Court governance framework → setsReportingObligationFor → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court → appointedBy → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court → reportsTo → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Moreno Ocampo → positionHeld → Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ