United States military commission
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The United States military commission was a wartime military tribunal system used by the U.S. armed forces to try individuals, including enemy commanders, for alleged violations of the laws of war.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States military commission canonical | 14 |
| United States military tribunal | 8 |
| U.S. military commission | 3 |
| U.S. Military Tribunal | 2 |
| U.S. military commissions system | 1 |
| United States military tribunals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489405 — 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: United States military commission Context triple: [Tomoyuki Yamashita, convictedBy, United States military commission]
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A.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is a specialized federal appellate court that reviews court-martial convictions and interprets military justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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B.
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East was the Allied-led post–World War II war crimes court in Tokyo that prosecuted Japanese leaders for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed across Asia.
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C.
Military Committee
The Military Committee is NATO’s highest military authority, providing strategic military advice and direction to the alliance’s political leadership.
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D.
Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes
The Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes was a U.S. government legal body established after World War II to investigate and prosecute major Nazi war criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals.
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E.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States military commission Target entity description: The United States military commission was a wartime military tribunal system used by the U.S. armed forces to try individuals, including enemy commanders, for alleged violations of the laws of war.
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A.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is a specialized federal appellate court that reviews court-martial convictions and interprets military justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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B.
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East was the Allied-led post–World War II war crimes court in Tokyo that prosecuted Japanese leaders for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed across Asia.
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C.
Military Committee
The Military Committee is NATO’s highest military authority, providing strategic military advice and direction to the alliance’s political leadership.
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D.
Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes
The Office of Chief of Counsel for War Crimes was a U.S. government legal body established after World War II to investigate and prosecute major Nazi war criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals.
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E.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military tribunal
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war crimes court ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States armed forces
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States armed forces
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| authorizedBy |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Congress
|
| controversy |
criticized for admissibility of coerced or hearsay evidence (historically)
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criticized for due process concerns ⓘ debate over compliance with Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distinguishedFrom |
United States court-martial system
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federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal civilian courts
|
| hasNotableUseCase |
Guantánamo Bay detainee trials after 2001
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post–World War II war crimes trials in the Pacific ⓘ trial of Nazi saboteurs in Ex parte Quirin (1942) ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Articles of War
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surface form:
Articles of War (historical U.S. military law)
U.S. Constitution war powers (interpreted) ⓘ customary international humanitarian law ⓘ laws of war ⓘ |
| locationOfProceedings |
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
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surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
various U.S. military theaters of war ⓘ |
| proceduralCharacteristics |
limited rights of appeal compared to civilian courts
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military officers serve as members (fact-finders) ⓘ rules of evidence differ from civilian courts ⓘ |
| purpose |
adjudicate offenses triable by the law of war
ⓘ
prosecute enemy combatants ⓘ prosecute enemy commanders ⓘ try individuals for alleged violations of the laws of war ⓘ |
| reformedBy |
Military Commissions Act of 2006
ⓘ
Military Commissions Act of 2009 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
enemy combatant
ⓘ
International humanitarian law ⓘ
surface form:
international humanitarian law
law of armed conflict ⓘ military justice system of the United States ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush
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surface form:
Boumediene v. Bush (U.S. Supreme Court case)
Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case) ⓘ opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ⓘ
surface form:
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (U.S. Supreme Court case)
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| timePeriod | used in multiple U.S. wars from 19th to 21st century ⓘ |
| typicalDefendants |
enemy belligerents
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enemy commanders ⓘ non-U.S. nationals captured in armed conflict ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
American Civil War
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Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States military commission Description of subject: The United States military commission was a wartime military tribunal system used by the U.S. armed forces to try individuals, including enemy commanders, for alleged violations of the laws of war.
Referenced by (29)
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this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal
this entity surface form:
U.S. military commissions system
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal
this entity surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal
subject surface form:
George Atzerodt
this entity surface form:
U.S. military commission
subject surface form:
Washington Arsenal Penitentiary
this entity surface form:
U.S. military commission
subject surface form:
Samuel Mudd
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunal
this entity surface form:
U.S. military commission
this entity surface form:
United States military tribunals
subject surface form:
Tomoyuki Yamashita
this entity surface form:
U.S. Military Tribunal