Tokyo Charter
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The Tokyo Charter was the legal document that established the International Military Tribunal for the Far East to prosecute Japanese leaders for war crimes after World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tokyo Charter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Charter Context triple: [Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, alsoKnownAs, Tokyo Charter]
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A.
Potsdam Declaration
The Potsdam Declaration was a 1945 statement by the Allied powers demanding Japan’s unconditional surrender and outlining the terms for ending World War II in the Pacific.
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B.
Paris Charter
The Paris Charter is a landmark 1990 political declaration by European states and the United States that marked the end of the Cold War in Europe and committed its signatories to democracy, human rights, and cooperative security.
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C.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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D.
Nagoya Resolution
The Nagoya Resolution is an international sports governance decision that formally established the name "Chinese Taipei" for teams and organizations representing Taiwan in global competitions.
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E.
Banjul Charter
The Banjul Charter is a regional human rights treaty adopted by the Organization of African Unity that sets out civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and peoples’ rights specific to the African context.
- 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: Tokyo Charter Target entity description: The Tokyo Charter was the legal document that established the International Military Tribunal for the Far East to prosecute Japanese leaders for war crimes after World War II.
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A.
Potsdam Declaration
The Potsdam Declaration was a 1945 statement by the Allied powers demanding Japan’s unconditional surrender and outlining the terms for ending World War II in the Pacific.
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B.
Paris Charter
The Paris Charter is a landmark 1990 political declaration by European states and the United States that marked the end of the Cold War in Europe and committed its signatories to democracy, human rights, and cooperative security.
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C.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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D.
Nagoya Resolution
The Nagoya Resolution is an international sports governance decision that formally established the name "Chinese Taipei" for teams and organizations representing Taiwan in global competitions.
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E.
Banjul Charter
The Banjul Charter is a regional human rights treaty adopted by the Organization of African Unity that sets out civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and peoples’ rights specific to the African context.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding statute of an international tribunal
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international legal instrument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IMTFE Charter
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linked to:
IMTFE
|
| appliedTo |
Axis officials in the Far East
ⓘ
Japanese leaders ⓘ |
| appliesToConflict |
World War II in the Pacific
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
|
| category |
Allied occupation of Japan
ⓘ
World War II war crimes law ⓘ
linked to:
Nuremberg trials
|
| createdBy |
Allied powers
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied forces
|
| defines |
composition of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
ⓘ
powers of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ rules of procedure for the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ substantive crimes under the Tribunal’s jurisdiction ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1946 ⓘ |
| established | International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ |
| hasEffect | enabled Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Special Proclamation by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers at Tokyo ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II ⓘ |
| inForceDuring |
Tokyo War Crimes Trial
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Trial
|
| inspiredBy | London Charter of the International Military Tribunal ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers ⓘ |
| issuedInCity | Tokyo ⓘ |
| issuedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
crimes against peace ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | prosecution of Japanese leaders after World War II ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ |
| legalSystem | international criminal law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define crimes and responsibilities for Japanese war crimes trials
ⓘ
to establish procedures and law for the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication |
Far East
ⓘ
linked to:
East Asia
|
| relatedLegalConcept |
command responsibility
ⓘ
individual criminal responsibility under international law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
ⓘ
Nuremberg Charter ⓘ Tokyo War Crimes Trial ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Trial
|
| shortName | Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ |
| signedBy | Douglas MacArthur ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | war crimes trials in Asia ⓘ |
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Subject: Tokyo Charter Description of subject: The Tokyo Charter was the legal document that established the International Military Tribunal for the Far East to prosecute Japanese leaders for war crimes after World War II.
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