Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
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The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5653161 — 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: Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad Context triple: [Treaties of the Organization of American States, hasPart, Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad]
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A.
New York Convention
The New York Convention was the 1788 state ratifying convention where delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of New York.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
The Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons is a regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, punish, and eradicate the practice of forced disappearance and to provide justice and reparations for victims.
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C.
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
The Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture is a regional human rights treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that defines, prohibits, and establishes mechanisms to combat torture in the Americas.
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D.
Hague Agreement
The Hague Agreement is an international treaty that allows creators to register industrial designs in multiple countries through a single, centralized application system.
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E.
Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States
The Protocol of Washington is a 1992 amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States that, among other changes, allows for the suspension of member states whose democratically constituted governments are overthrown.
- 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: Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad Target entity description: The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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A.
New York Convention
The New York Convention was the 1788 state ratifying convention where delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of New York.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
The Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons is a regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, punish, and eradicate the practice of forced disappearance and to provide justice and reparations for victims.
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C.
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
The Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture is a regional human rights treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that defines, prohibits, and establishes mechanisms to combat torture in the Americas.
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D.
Hague Agreement
The Hague Agreement is an international treaty that allows creators to register industrial designs in multiple countries through a single, centralized application system.
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E.
Protocol of Washington to the Charter of the Organization of American States
The Protocol of Washington is a 1992 amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States that, among other changes, allows for the suspension of member states whose democratically constituted governments are overthrown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international treaty
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multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedUnder | Organization of American States ⓘ |
| appliesTo | OAS member states that are parties to the convention ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple |
international judicial cooperation
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mutual assistance in civil matters ⓘ |
| beneficiary | litigants in civil and commercial proceedings involving foreign elements ⓘ |
| concerns |
other evidentiary measures abroad
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production of documents abroad ⓘ taking of testimony abroad ⓘ |
| goal |
to increase efficiency of civil and commercial litigation involving foreign evidence
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to reduce procedural obstacles to obtaining evidence abroad ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalArea |
civil procedure
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commercial law ⓘ private international law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | binds contracting states under international law ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding treaty among states ⓘ |
| mechanism |
letters rogatory
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requests between central authorities ⓘ |
| organization |
Inter-American Juridical Committee (as drafting body, indirectly)
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linked to:
Inter-American Juridical Committee
|
| partyType | sovereign state ⓘ |
| providesFor |
conditions and formalities for taking evidence abroad
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execution of requests for evidence ⓘ procedures for requesting evidence abroad ⓘ use of evidence obtained abroad in civil and commercial proceedings ⓘ |
| purpose |
to facilitate cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial cases
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to harmonize rules on taking evidence abroad among OAS member states ⓘ to promote judicial cooperation among OAS member states ⓘ |
| region | Americas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hague Evidence Convention
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Inter-American conventions on letters rogatory ⓘ |
| requires | designation of central authorities by each contracting state ⓘ |
| scope |
civil matters
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commercial matters ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Organization of American States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cross-border collection of evidence
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judicial cooperation in civil matters ⓘ taking of evidence abroad ⓘ |
| system |
Inter-American System
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linked to:
Inter-American system
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| typeOfCooperation | horizontal cooperation between national courts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
central authorities designated by contracting states
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courts of contracting states ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad Description of subject: The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Treaties of the Organization of American States
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hasPart
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Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
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Inter-American Convention on Execution of Preventive Measures
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relatedInstrument
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Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
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Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards
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relatedInstrument
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Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
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