Universal House of Justice
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The Universal House of Justice is the international governing council of the Bahá'í Faith, based in Haifa, Israel, responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and legislating on matters not explicitly covered in its sacred texts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Universal House of Justice canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1950325 — 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: Universal House of Justice Context triple: [Bahá'í Faith, hasGoverningBody, Universal House of Justice]
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A.
Council of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is the worldwide assembly of episcopal leaders who provide spiritual and administrative oversight for the United Methodist Church.
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B.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
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C.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing council of bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing doctrine, administration, and church life.
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D.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Georgian Orthodox Church, composed of its senior bishops and led by the Catholicos-Patriarch.
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E.
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the worldwide administrative and leadership body that oversees the global mission, doctrine, and organizational structure of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
- 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: Universal House of Justice Target entity description: The Universal House of Justice is the international governing council of the Bahá'í Faith, based in Haifa, Israel, responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and legislating on matters not explicitly covered in its sacred texts.
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A.
Council of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is the worldwide assembly of episcopal leaders who provide spiritual and administrative oversight for the United Methodist Church.
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B.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
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C.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing council of bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing doctrine, administration, and church life.
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D.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Georgian Orthodox Church, composed of its senior bishops and led by the Catholicos-Patriarch.
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E.
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the worldwide administrative and leadership body that oversees the global mission, doctrine, and organizational structure of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá’í institution
ⓘ
international governing council ⓘ religious governing body ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá’u’lláh (in his writings)
|
| architect | Husayn Amanat ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Seat of the Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| authorityAffirmedBy |
ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
ⓘ
surface form:
‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
|
| authorityClarifiedBy | Shoghi Effendi ⓘ |
| buildingCompleted | 1983 ⓘ |
| consideredByBahá’ís | infallible in its legislative decisions ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| electedBy | members of National Spiritual Assemblies ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | every five years ⓘ |
| established | 1963 ⓘ |
| foundationEvent | First International Bahá’í Convention, 1963 ⓘ |
| function |
application of Bahá’í laws to changing conditions
ⓘ
legislation on matters not explicitly revealed in Bahá’í scripture ⓘ oversight of the affairs of the Bahá’í World Centre ⓘ promotion of the expansion and consolidation of the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ protection of the unity of the Bahá’í community ⓘ |
| genderPolicyForMembers | male-only membership ⓘ |
| governs | global Bahá’í community ⓘ |
| guides | Bahá’í educational and social action efforts worldwide ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Baháʼí World Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá’í World Centre
Continental Counsellors ⓘ International Teaching Centre building ⓘ
surface form:
International Teaching Centre
National Spiritual Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
National Spiritual Assemblies
|
| hasNo | clergy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Haifa
ⓘ
surface form:
Haifa, Israel
|
| inaugurated | 1963 ⓘ |
| issues |
messages to the Bahá’í world
ⓘ
plans for the global Bahá’í community ⓘ |
| languageOfMajorCommunications | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusInIsrael | recognized as a religious institution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baháʼí World Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá’í World Centre
|
| locatedOn | Mount Carmel ⓘ |
| location |
Haifa
ⓘ
surface form:
Haifa, Israel
|
| membershipType | elected body ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 9 ⓘ |
| oversees |
development of Bahá’í administrative order
ⓘ
implementation of global teaching plans ⓘ |
| predecessorBody |
Covenant in the Bahá'í Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Guardianship of the Bahá’í Faith (as complementary institution, not replaced)
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| publishes | letters, messages, and plans addressed to Bahá’ís and humanity ⓘ |
| religion |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá’í Faith
|
| role |
guides the global Bahá’í community
ⓘ
international governing council of the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ legislates on matters not explicitly covered in Bahá’í sacred texts ⓘ supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Universal House of Justice Description of subject: The Universal House of Justice is the international governing council of the Bahá'í Faith, based in Haifa, Israel, responsible for guiding the global Bahá'í community and legislating on matters not explicitly covered in its sacred texts.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bahá'í Faith