Antonio Cassese
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Antonio Cassese was a prominent Italian jurist and pioneer in international criminal law, known for serving as the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for his influential scholarship on human rights and humanitarian law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antonio Cassese canonical | 5 |
| Cassese | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10506249 — 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: Antonio Cassese Context triple: [United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, hasChairperson, Antonio Cassese]
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A.
Toomas Asser
Toomas Asser is an Estonian neurosurgeon and academic who serves as the rector of the University of Tartu.
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B.
Giovanni Jona-Lasinio
Giovanni Jona-Lasinio is an Italian theoretical physicist renowned for co-developing the Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model, a foundational framework in quantum field theory and particle physics.
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C.
Gabriele Corcos
Gabriele Corcos is an Italian chef, television personality, and cookbook author best known for co-hosting the cooking show "Extra Virgin" with his wife, actress Debi Mazar.
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D.
Max van der Stoel
Max van der Stoel was a Dutch diplomat and politician renowned for his work in human rights and conflict prevention, notably as the first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
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E.
Alfredo Grossi
Alfredo Grossi is a character in Dario Argento’s psychological horror film "The Stendhal Syndrome," involved in the movie’s dark and violent narrative.
- 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: Antonio Cassese Target entity description: Antonio Cassese was a prominent Italian jurist and pioneer in international criminal law, known for serving as the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for his influential scholarship on human rights and humanitarian law.
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A.
Toomas Asser
Toomas Asser is an Estonian neurosurgeon and academic who serves as the rector of the University of Tartu.
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B.
Giovanni Jona-Lasinio
Giovanni Jona-Lasinio is an Italian theoretical physicist renowned for co-developing the Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model, a foundational framework in quantum field theory and particle physics.
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C.
Gabriele Corcos
Gabriele Corcos is an Italian chef, television personality, and cookbook author best known for co-hosting the cooking show "Extra Virgin" with his wife, actress Debi Mazar.
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D.
Max van der Stoel
Max van der Stoel was a Dutch diplomat and politician renowned for his work in human rights and conflict prevention, notably as the first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
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E.
Alfredo Grossi
Alfredo Grossi is a character in Dario Argento’s psychological horror film "The Stendhal Syndrome," involved in the movie’s dark and violent narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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international law scholar ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grotius Prize
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Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-10-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
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University of Pisa ⓘ |
| employer |
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
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Special Tribunal for Lebanon ⓘ University of Florence ⓘ |
| familyName |
Cassese
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linked to:
Antonio Cassese
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| fieldOfWork |
international criminal law
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international human rights law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| givenName | Antonio ⓘ |
| influenced |
codification of international human rights norms
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development of international criminal tribunals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work in international criminal law
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scholarship on human rights law ⓘ scholarship on humanitarian law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
International Law Commission of the United Nations
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linked to:
International Law Commission
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| name | Antonio Cassese ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Human Rights in a Changing World
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International Criminal Law (monograph) ⓘ International Law (textbook) ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Atripalda ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Florence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Darfur
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Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ⓘ Professor of International Law at the University of Florence ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Florence
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The Hague ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Antonio Cassese Description of subject: Antonio Cassese was a prominent Italian jurist and pioneer in international criminal law, known for serving as the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for his influential scholarship on human rights and humanitarian law.
Referenced by (6)
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