Sixth Committee
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The Sixth Committee is the primary legal committee of the United Nations General Assembly, responsible for handling legal questions and developing international law.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T268504 — 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: Sixth Committee Context triple: [United Nations General Assembly committees, hasPart, Sixth Committee]
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A.
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for issues related to decolonization, peacekeeping, and a range of special political matters.
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B.
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly that focuses on human rights, social development, humanitarian affairs, and cultural issues worldwide.
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C.
Second Committee (Economic and Financial)
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) is one of the United Nations General Assembly’s main committees responsible for handling global economic, financial, and development issues.
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D.
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) is the United Nations General Assembly body responsible for overseeing the organization’s budgetary, financial, and administrative matters.
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E.
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) is the United Nations General Assembly body responsible for debating and making recommendations on global disarmament, arms control, and international security issues.
- 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: Sixth Committee Target entity description: The Sixth Committee is the primary legal committee of the United Nations General Assembly, responsible for handling legal questions and developing international law.
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A.
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for issues related to decolonization, peacekeeping, and a range of special political matters.
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B.
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly that focuses on human rights, social development, humanitarian affairs, and cultural issues worldwide.
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C.
Second Committee (Economic and Financial)
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) is one of the United Nations General Assembly’s main committees responsible for handling global economic, financial, and development issues.
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D.
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) is the United Nations General Assembly body responsible for overseeing the organization’s budgetary, financial, and administrative matters.
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E.
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) is the United Nations General Assembly body responsible for debating and making recommendations on global disarmament, arms control, and international security issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Main Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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United Nations body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Legal Committee ⓘ |
| composedOf | all Member States of the United Nations ⓘ |
| considers | reports of the International Law Commission ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
International Law Commission
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Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ⓘ United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMethod |
consensus where possible
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voting when consensus cannot be reached ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Charter of the United Nations
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rules of procedure of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| handlesAgendaItem |
United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law
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administration of justice at the United Nations ⓘ consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission ⓘ effects of armed conflicts on treaties ⓘ expulsion of aliens ⓘ immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction ⓘ measures to eliminate international terrorism ⓘ protection of persons in the event of disasters ⓘ provisional application of treaties ⓘ responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts ⓘ rule of law at the national and international levels ⓘ status of the protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts ⓘ |
| hasMandate |
codification of international law
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consideration of legal aspects of United Nations activities ⓘ progressive development of international law ⓘ |
| hasMembershipType | universal membership ⓘ |
| hasOrdinalNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFocus |
international law
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legal questions ⓘ |
| hasSiblingCommittee |
Fifth Committee
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First Committee ⓘ Fourth Committee ⓘ Second Committee ⓘ
linked to:
Second Committee (Economic and Financial)
Third Committee ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
United Nations Headquarters, New York
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linked to:
United Nations Headquarters
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| meetsDuring | regular sessions of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| prepares |
draft conventions on international law
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draft resolutions on legal questions ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
United Nations General Assembly plenary
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations General Assembly
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| usesWorkingLanguages |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sixth Committee Description of subject: The Sixth Committee is the primary legal committee of the United Nations General Assembly, responsible for handling legal questions and developing international law.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Assembly of the League of Nations
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hasCommittee
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Sixth Committee (Financial and Budgetary Questions)
ⓘ
linked to: Sixth Committee
linked to: Sixth Committee
subject linked to:
GA
linked to: Sixth Committee
linked to: Sixth Committee
linked to: Sixth Committee
linked to: Sixth Committee
Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization
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associatedBody
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Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
ⓘ
linked to: Sixth Committee
United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law
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reportsTo
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United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee
ⓘ
linked to: Sixth Committee
subject linked to:
General Assembly
linked to: Sixth Committee
48th session of the United Nations General Assembly
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hasOrgan
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Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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linked to: Sixth Committee
subject linked to:
general assembly
linked to: Sixth Committee
linked to: Sixth Committee
linked to: Sixth Committee
linked to: Sixth Committee
linked to: Sixth Committee
49th session of the United Nations General Assembly
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hasPart
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United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee
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linked to: Sixth Committee