Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law
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The Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes rules among American states on the legal recognition and capacity of corporations and other legal entities in cross-border private law matters.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5653175 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law Context triple: [Treaties of the Organization of American States, hasPart, Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law]
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Book Ten – Private International Law
Book Ten – Private International Law is the section of the Civil Code of Québec that sets out rules governing cross-border legal relationships, including jurisdiction, applicable law, and recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions.
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Registry of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The Registry of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is the administrative and technical office that supports the Court’s judicial work, managing case files, communications, and procedural matters before the tribunal.
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C.
Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems
Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems is an academic law journal focusing on international, comparative, and transnational legal issues.
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Contracting Parties to the Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Contracting Parties to the Permanent Court of Arbitration are the states that have acceded to the PCA’s founding conventions and thereby participate in and support its intergovernmental framework for international dispute resolution.
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E.
Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws
The Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically sets out modern U.S. choice-of-law principles and rules for resolving disputes involving multiple jurisdictions.
- 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 Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law Target entity description: The Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes rules among American states on the legal recognition and capacity of corporations and other legal entities in cross-border private law matters.
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A.
Book Ten – Private International Law
Book Ten – Private International Law is the section of the Civil Code of Québec that sets out rules governing cross-border legal relationships, including jurisdiction, applicable law, and recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions.
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B.
Registry of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The Registry of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is the administrative and technical office that supports the Court’s judicial work, managing case files, communications, and procedural matters before the tribunal.
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C.
Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems
Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems is an academic law journal focusing on international, comparative, and transnational legal issues.
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D.
Contracting Parties to the Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Contracting Parties to the Permanent Court of Arbitration are the states that have acceded to the PCA’s founding conventions and thereby participate in and support its intergovernmental framework for international dispute resolution.
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E.
Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws
The Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically sets out modern U.S. choice-of-law principles and rules for resolving disputes involving multiple jurisdictions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inter-American convention
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international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedWithin | Inter-American Specialized Conferences on Private International Law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Inter-American Convention on the Personality and Capacity of Legal Entities in Private International Law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
associations
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corporations ⓘ foundations ⓘ other juridical persons recognized by domestic law ⓘ |
| bindingOn | states that have ratified the convention ⓘ |
| category | Inter-American treaties on private international law ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Americas ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
company law
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conflict of laws ⓘ private international law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
obliges contracting states to recognize the capacity of foreign juridical persons to act within their territory subject to public policy limits
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obliges contracting states to recognize the legal personality of juridical persons constituted under the law of another contracting state ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding treaty under international law ⓘ |
| principle |
application of the law of the place of incorporation to personality and capacity
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mutual recognition of juridical persons among contracting states ⓘ respect for public policy of the forum state ⓘ |
| purpose |
to facilitate cross-border recognition of corporations and other legal entities
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to harmonize rules on the legal personality and capacity of juridical persons among American states ⓘ to reduce legal uncertainty in private international law involving juridical persons ⓘ |
| region | Inter-American system ⓘ |
| regionalOrganizationContext | Organization of American States ⓘ |
| regulates |
applicable law to the capacity of juridical persons
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applicable law to the personality of juridical persons ⓘ capacity of foreign corporations to act in another state ⓘ conditions for recognition of foreign juridical persons ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors
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Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law ⓘ Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
capacity of juridical persons
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personality of juridical persons ⓘ recognition of foreign corporations ⓘ recognition of foreign legal entities ⓘ |
| targetStakeholders |
corporations engaged in cross-border activities
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courts applying private international law in the Americas ⓘ non-profit organizations operating internationally ⓘ states in the Americas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law Description of subject: The Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes rules among American states on the legal recognition and capacity of corporations and other legal entities in cross-border private law matters.
Referenced by (2)
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 Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law
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Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law
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alsoKnownAs
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Inter-American Convention on the Personality and Capacity of Legal Entities in Private International Law
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linked to: Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law