Legal Committee of the General Assembly
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Intergovernmental organization committee
Main committee of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations body
The Legal Committee of the General Assembly, formally known as the Sixth Committee, is the primary forum within the United Nations General Assembly responsible for handling legal questions and developing international law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legal Committee of the General Assembly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8889306 — 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: Legal Committee of the General Assembly Context triple: [Legal Committee, alsoKnownAs, Legal Committee of the General Assembly]
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A.
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs is a specialized body within the Organization of American States that addresses legal and political issues affecting democracy, human rights, and governance in the Americas.
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B.
Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions)
The Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions) was a specialized body of the League of Nations Assembly responsible for addressing international social issues and a broad range of general policy questions.
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C.
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for issues related to decolonization, peacekeeping, and a range of special political matters.
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D.
United Nations General Assembly committees
The United Nations General Assembly committees are specialized bodies within the General Assembly that focus on drafting, debating, and recommending resolutions on key global issues such as disarmament, decolonization, human rights, and budgetary matters.
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E.
General Committee on Political Affairs and Security
The General Committee on Political Affairs and Security is a principal body of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly responsible for addressing political, military, and security-related issues within the OSCE region.
- 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: Legal Committee of the General Assembly Target entity description: The Legal Committee of the General Assembly, formally known as the Sixth Committee, is the primary forum within the United Nations General Assembly responsible for handling legal questions and developing international law.
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A.
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs is a specialized body within the Organization of American States that addresses legal and political issues affecting democracy, human rights, and governance in the Americas.
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B.
Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions)
The Fifth Committee (Social and General Questions) was a specialized body of the League of Nations Assembly responsible for addressing international social issues and a broad range of general policy questions.
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C.
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for issues related to decolonization, peacekeeping, and a range of special political matters.
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D.
United Nations General Assembly committees
The United Nations General Assembly committees are specialized bodies within the General Assembly that focus on drafting, debating, and recommending resolutions on key global issues such as disarmament, decolonization, human rights, and budgetary matters.
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E.
General Committee on Political Affairs and Security
The General Committee on Political Affairs and Security is a principal body of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly responsible for addressing political, military, and security-related issues within the OSCE region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Intergovernmental organization committee
ⓘ
Main committee of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations body ⓘ |
| composedOf | All Member States of the United Nations ⓘ |
| considers | Items allocated by the General Assembly related to legal matters ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
International Law Commission
NERFINISHED
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Sixth (Legal) Committee bureaus of regional groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
Codification of international law
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Diplomatic and consular law ⓘ International criminal law ⓘ International humanitarian law NERFINISHED ⓘ Law of treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ Measures to eliminate international terrorism ⓘ Progressive development of international law ⓘ Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts ⓘ Rule of law at the national and international levels ⓘ United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMethod |
Consensus where possible
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Voting by Member States when necessary ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GA Sixth Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormalName | Sixth Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction |
Consideration of legal aspects of United Nations activities
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Development of international law ⓘ Handling legal questions within the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| hasShortName | UNGA Sixth Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkingMethods | Debates, draft resolutions, and reports to the General Assembly ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Six main committees of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ |
| meetsAt | United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsDuring | Main part of the regular session of the General Assembly ⓘ |
| membershipType | Universal membership of UN Member States ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces | Draft resolutions on legal questions for adoption by the General Assembly ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionFrequency | Annually during the regular session of the General Assembly ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
International law
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Public international law ⓘ United Nations legal affairs ⓘ |
| website | https://www.un.org/en/ga/sixth/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legal Committee of the General Assembly Description of subject: The Legal Committee of the General Assembly, formally known as the Sixth Committee, is the primary forum within the United Nations General Assembly responsible for handling legal questions and developing international law.
Referenced by (1)
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