I further welcome the presence of Advocate Mojanku Gumbi, President Mbeki's legal adviser.

The Secretary General's Military Adviser and Legal Counsel could be helpful in the drafting of mandates.

Statement by the Legal Counsel.

Specifically, the Commission decided to seek a legal opinion from the Legal Counsel on the following question

The legal adviser of the Muslim Brotherhood youth branch has filed a lawsuit against Bassem Youssef

In response, the Legal Counsel requested that the following views be recorded

In 1948 the position adopted was confirmed by the Acting Legal Adviser, Jack B.

The Legal Counsel of WIPO stated that

In response, the Legal Counsel requested that the following views be recorded

The Legal Counsel and a representative of OIOS were present during the discussion.

Some correspondence between the Legal Counsel and the Director General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi was exchanged on this matter in 2003.

The Commission also decided that the request for a legal opinion from the Legal Counsel should not include technical or scientific issues.

The Office of the Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Federal Telecommunications Commission made the following comments

Christodoulou, Athina Maria, Legal Advisor to the General Secretariat for Gender Equality

The General Legal Division assists the Legal Counsel in organizing and hosting the meetings.

The Legal Counsel of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held a similar opinion

(j) Taking fully into account legal opinions addressed to the Sub Commission by the Legal Counsel of the United Nations

Letter dated 3 November 2005 from the Permanent Representative of the Niger to the United Nations addressed to the Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs, The Legal Counsel

Also, the legal adviser of the Muslim Brotherhood youth branch, has also decided to file a complaint

Since November 2005, Benneter is legal adviser of the SPD parliamentary group.

Letter dated 25 August 2005 from the Legal Counsel, Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Legal Affairs, addressed to the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

(j) Taking fully into account legal opinions addressed to the Sub Commission by the Legal Counsel of the United Nations

The Acting Legal Adviser (Tate) to the Attorney General (Clark), letter, 10 November 1948, MS. Department of State, file 711.622 9 1648.

Annex to the letter dated 25 August 2005 from the Legal Counsel, Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Legal Affairs, addressed to the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

The Office of Public Counsel for Defence will support counsel and accused, including through the representation and protection of rights of the accused during the initial stages of an investigation.

(c) To represent the Legal Counsel in Vienna, assist the Director General on all legal matters and provide legal services for entities of the United Nations Secretariat in Vienna

He concluded by assuring the members of the fullest cooperation of the secretariat in fulfilling the mandate of the Commission.

Unpublished letter, dated 19 January 2005, addressed to the Legal Counsel of the United Nations.

The Inspector however understands that substantive legal aspects of procurement are best handled by the legal counsel of the organization concerned, which would therefore call for improved coordination between the office of legal counsel and procurement units earlier in the procurement process, before contracts are concluded.

Mr. Roberts introduced the Legal Counsel, Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, who made a brief statement on the importance of the work of the second International Workshop.

The Legal Counsel congratulated the members of the Commission on the excellent professional work that they had performed with utmost integrity.

The General Counsel of IMF referred in a letter to the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations to

Mr. Michel (Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel) stressed the importance of the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which contained many references to international law and the rule of law.

It is worthy of note for the purpose of the present legal opinion that the paper states in its introduction that the need to consult the Legal Counsel of the United Nations

Where necessary, job descriptions should specify provisions for delegation of authority to provide legal advice on behalf of the Legal Counsel

It is my opinion, shared by the Legal Adviser of the Department of State, that the treaty cannot properly be so construed.

At the same meeting, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 59 47, the Legal Counsel presented an oral report on measures taken to implement that resolution.

The Legal Counsel informed the Commission that the second training course for the countries of the Indian Ocean region would be convened the following month in Sri Lanka.

The Office of Legal Affairs informed OIOS that the Legal Counsel had provided oral comments to the Office of the High Commissioner.

During the discussion concerning the request for a legal opinion from the Legal Counsel, the Commission also considered whether the agenda of the fifteenth session should be amended in order to include a new item concerning such a request.

Mr. Michel (Under Secretary for Legal Affairs, The Legal Counsel) noted that paragraph 13 of General Assembly resolution 59 47 had requested the Secretary General to report to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on the measures taken to implement that resolution.

(nn) In connection with item 14 (c) Mr. W. Kälin, Representative of the Secretary General on the human rights of internally displaced persons

Following the report of the Subcommission, the Commission decided to seek a legal opinion from the Legal Counsel on a matter of a general nature concerning the application of the rules of procedure of the Commission and the relevant provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

140. We fully support the mission of the Special Adviser of the Secretary General on the Prevention of Genocide.

I might note that the implementation of any such plan would probably require extra resources for the Office of the Legal Counsel and the General Legal Division .