International Commission of Jurists

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human rights organization international organization legal professional organization non-governmental organization

The International Commission of Jurists is a global non-governmental organization of judges and lawyers dedicated to promoting human rights, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
International Commission of Jurists canonical	5
Commission of the International Commission of Jurists	1
Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists	1
International Commission of Jurists Commission	1
International Commission of Jurists Secretariat	1
International Commission of Jurists national sections	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517705 — 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: International Commission of Jurists
Context triple: [Irene Khan, memberOf, International Commission of Jurists]

A. Human Rights Institute
The Human Rights Institute is a leading academic center at Columbia Law School dedicated to research, education, and advocacy on international human rights issues.
B. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a regional human rights body that monitors, promotes, and protects fundamental rights across the Americas under the framework of the Inter-American human rights system.
C. United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
D. International Bar Association
The International Bar Association is a global organization of legal professionals and bar associations that works to promote the rule of law, support the legal profession, and facilitate international cooperation in legal practice and reform.
E. Hague Academy of International Law
The Hague Academy of International Law is a prestigious educational and research institution in The Hague specializing in the study and teaching of public and private international law.
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: International Commission of Jurists
Target entity description: The International Commission of Jurists is a global non-governmental organization of judges and lawyers dedicated to promoting human rights, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary worldwide.

A. Human Rights Institute
The Human Rights Institute is a leading academic center at Columbia Law School dedicated to research, education, and advocacy on international human rights issues.
B. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a regional human rights body that monitors, promotes, and protects fundamental rights across the Americas under the framework of the Inter-American human rights system.
C. United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
D. International Bar Association
The International Bar Association is a global organization of legal professionals and bar associations that works to promote the rule of law, support the legal profession, and facilitate international cooperation in legal practice and reform.
E. Hague Academy of International Law
The Hague Academy of International Law is a prestigious educational and research institution in The Hague specializing in the study and teaching of public and private international law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human rights organization ⓘ international organization ⓘ legal professional organization ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ
aims	to ensure the independence of judges and lawyers ⓘ to promote and protect human rights ⓘ to secure effective remedies for human rights violations ⓘ to strengthen the rule of law ⓘ
composition	judges ⓘ lawyers ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
fieldOfWork	capacity building ⓘ human rights advocacy ⓘ international standard-setting ⓘ legal research ⓘ monitoring of the judiciary ⓘ rule of law promotion ⓘ strategic litigation ⓘ
foundedBy	Henri Rolin ⓘ Norman Marsh ⓘ Seán MacBride ⓘ
hasMainSubject	access to justice ⓘ business and human rights ⓘ counter-terrorism and human rights ⓘ economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ fair trial ⓘ human rights ⓘ independence of the judiciary ⓘ international law ⓘ rule of law ⓘ sexual orientation and gender identity rights ⓘ
hasPart	International Commission of Jurists Commission ⓘ linked to: International Commission of Jurists International Commission of Jurists Secretariat ⓘ linked to: International Commission of Jurists International Commission of Jurists affiliates ⓘ International Commission of Jurists national sections ⓘ linked to: International Commission of Jurists
headquartersLocation	Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
inception	1952 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	non-profit organization ⓘ
motto	Defending human rights through the rule of law ⓘ
nonProfitStatus	non-governmental ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
website	https://www.icj.org ⓘ
worksWith	United Nations ⓘ regional human rights mechanisms ⓘ

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