Joan E. Donoghue
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Joan E. Donoghue is an American jurist and former judge of the International Court of Justice who served as its president, becoming one of the most prominent contemporary figures in international law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joan E. Donoghue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T877708 — 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: Joan E. Donoghue Context triple: [President of the International Court of Justice, precededByOfficeHolder, Joan E. Donoghue]
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A.
Ann Graybiel
Ann Graybiel is a renowned neuroscientist known for her pioneering research on the basal ganglia and its role in habit formation and movement control.
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B.
Jennifer L. Mnookin
Jennifer L. Mnookin is an American legal scholar and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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C.
Laura Z. Hobson
Laura Z. Hobson was an American novelist best known for her socially conscious works, including the anti-antisemitism novel that inspired the film "Gentleman's Agreement."
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D.
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory is an American plant biologist renowned for her pioneering work on how plants sense and respond to their environment, particularly light, and for her contributions to sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation.
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E.
Jeffry M. Picower
Jeffry M. Picower was an American investor and philanthropist best known for his major financial support of neuroscience research and for his controversial involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
- 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: Joan E. Donoghue Target entity description: Joan E. Donoghue is an American jurist and former judge of the International Court of Justice who served as its president, becoming one of the most prominent contemporary figures in international law.
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A.
Ann Graybiel
Ann Graybiel is a renowned neuroscientist known for her pioneering research on the basal ganglia and its role in habit formation and movement control.
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B.
Jennifer L. Mnookin
Jennifer L. Mnookin is an American legal scholar and academic leader who serves as the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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C.
Laura Z. Hobson
Laura Z. Hobson was an American novelist best known for her socially conscious works, including the anti-antisemitism novel that inspired the film "Gentleman's Agreement."
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D.
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory is an American plant biologist renowned for her pioneering work on how plants sense and respond to their environment, particularly light, and for her contributions to sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation.
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E.
Jeffry M. Picower
Jeffry M. Picower was an American investor and philanthropist best known for his major financial support of neuroscience research and for his controversial involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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international law scholar ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Juris Doctor ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
international adjudication
ⓘ
public international law jurisprudence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boalt Hall School of Law
ⓘ
surface form:
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| employer |
Fannie Mae
ⓘ
International Court of Justice ⓘ United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Treasury
United States Department of State ⓘ |
| familyName | Donoghue ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international law
ⓘ
public international law ⓘ |
| givenName | Joan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Society of International Law
ⓘ
International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a leading contemporary figure in international law
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serving as president of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| notableWork | judicial opinions at the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| officeContested | judge of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
deputy legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State
ⓘ
judge of the International Court of Justice ⓘ president of the International Court of Justice ⓘ principal deputy legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State ⓘ vice-president of the International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| startTime | 2010-09-09 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Netherlands
ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joan E. Donoghue Description of subject: Joan E. Donoghue is an American jurist and former judge of the International Court of Justice who served as its president, becoming one of the most prominent contemporary figures in international law.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.