Permanent Court of International Justice

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intergovernmental organization international court principal judicial organ of the League of Nations

The Permanent Court of International Justice was the first permanent international tribunal established under the League of Nations to adjudicate disputes between states and provide advisory opinions on international legal questions.

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Label	Occurrences
Permanent Court of International Justice canonical	54
League of Nations judicial organ	2
Permanent Court of International Justice advisory committees	1
Permanent Court of International Justice sitting at The Hague	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T33839 — 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: Permanent Court of International Justice
Context triple: [International Court of Justice, replaced, Permanent Court of International Justice]

A. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
B. Statute of the International Court of Justice
The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
C. League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.
D. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an international arbitration institution that facilitates the resolution of legal disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states under investment treaties and contracts.
E. Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Court of the Soviet Union was the highest judicial authority in the USSR, overseeing the application of Soviet law and supervising lower courts across the union republics.
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: Permanent Court of International Justice
Target entity description: The Permanent Court of International Justice was the first permanent international tribunal established under the League of Nations to adjudicate disputes between states and provide advisory opinions on international legal questions.

A. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
B. Statute of the International Court of Justice
The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
C. League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.
D. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an international arbitration institution that facilitates the resolution of legal disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states under investment treaties and contracts.
E. Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Court of the Soviet Union was the highest judicial authority in the USSR, overseeing the application of Soviet law and supervising lower courts across the union republics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization ⓘ international court ⓘ principal judicial organ of the League of Nations ⓘ
appliesLaw	general principles of law recognized by civilized nations ⓘ international custom ⓘ international treaties ⓘ judicial decisions as subsidiary means ⓘ teachings of the most highly qualified publicists as subsidiary means ⓘ
authorizedByDocument	Covenant of the League of Nations ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1921 ⓘ
canIssue	binding judgments in contentious cases ⓘ non-binding advisory opinions ⓘ
competentInTerritory	member states of the League of Nations accepting its jurisdiction ⓘ
compositionPrinciple	representation of main forms of civilization and principal legal systems of the world ⓘ
constitutionalDocument	Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ linked to: Statute of the International Court of Justice
country	none (international body) ⓘ
dissolutionReason	replacement by the United Nations system and the International Court of Justice in 1945–1946 ⓘ
dissolved	1946 ⓘ
establishedBy	League of Nations ⓘ
firstSessionDate	1922 ⓘ
foundingDate	13 December 1920 ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	advisory opinions ⓘ contentious cases between states ⓘ
hasPart	Registry ⓘ judges ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Netherlands ⓘ The Hague ⓘ
historicalRole	first permanent international tribunal for the settlement of disputes between states ⓘ predecessor of the International Court of Justice ⓘ
inception	1920 ⓘ
legalSystem	international law ⓘ
locatedInFacility	Peace Palace ⓘ
numberOfJudges	15 ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
replacedBy	International Court of Justice ⓘ
selectionProcess	judges elected by Assembly and Council of the League of Nations ⓘ
significantCase	Advisory Opinion on Minority Schools in Albania ⓘ Advisory Opinion on the Greco-Bulgarian Communities ⓘ Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa ⓘ Advisory Opinion on the Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926 ⓘ Advisory Opinion on the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig ⓘ Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco ⓘ Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig ⓘ Chorzów Factory case ⓘ Customs Regime between Germany and Austria case ⓘ Lotus case ⓘ S.S. Wimbledon case ⓘ

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Referenced by (58)

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

International Court of Justice → replaced → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

League of Nations → hasOrgan → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Peace Palace → formerOccupant → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Covenant of the League of Nations → providedFor → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

S.S. Wimbledon case → decidingCourt → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Lotus case → decidingCourt → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Chorzów Factory case → hasCourt → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Customs Regime between Germany and Austria case → decidingCourt → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Customs Regime between Germany and Austria case → legalBody → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco → issuedBy → Permanent Court of International Justice sitting at The Hague ⓘ

linked to: Permanent Court of International Justice

Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa → predecessorCourtMentioned → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig → author → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig → issuedBy → League of Nations judicial organ ⓘ

linked to: Permanent Court of International Justice

Advisory Opinion on the Greco-Bulgarian Communities → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Greco-Bulgarian Communities → jurisdiction → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on Minority Schools in Albania → givenBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on Minority Schools in Albania → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig → issuedBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926 → adoptedBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Advisory Opinion on the Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926 → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

League of Nations committee structure → hasNotableCommittee → Permanent Court of International Justice advisory committees ⓘ

linked to: Permanent Court of International Justice

France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom → appearedBefore → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

S.S. Wimbledon case → heardBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

subject linked to: France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom

The Case of the S.S. "Lotus" → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

S.S. Lotus → legalForum → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

French steamship Lotus → adjudicatedBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Publications of the Permanent Court of International Justice, Series A, No. 10 → publishedBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Publications of the Permanent Court of International Justice, Series A, No. 10 → publisher → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Publications of the Permanent Court of International Justice, Series A, No. 10 → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Publications of the Permanent Court of International Justice, Series A, No. 10 → jurisdiction → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

P.C.I.J. Series A, No. 17 → decidedBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

P.C.I.J. Series A, No. 17 → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

P.C.I.J. Series A, No. 17 → publisher → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

P.C.I.J. Series A, No. 17 → jurisdiction → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

S.S. Wimbledon → relatedTo → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice → establishes → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice → legalBasisFor → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

High Commissioner of the League of Nations for the Free City of Danzig → canAppealTo → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

subject linked to: High Commissioner

Allied Powers in S.S. Wimbledon case → appearedBefore → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Allied Powers in S.S. Wimbledon case → forum → League of Nations judicial organ ⓘ

linked to: Permanent Court of International Justice

France v. Turkey (Lotus case) → decidingCourt → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

subject linked to: France v. Turkey

S.S. Lotus v. Turkey → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

S.S. Boz-Kourt → court → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Lotus principle → formulatedBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

League of Nations era international law → hasInstitution → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Boz-Kourt → legalCaseHeardBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

Permanent Court of International Justice decision in the Lotus case → decidedBy → Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ

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