C. Office of Staff Legal Assistance

21. Recognizes that the Office of Staff Legal Assistance and the Ombudsman have two distinct functions

An Office of Public Counsel for Victims will offer necessary legal assistance to victims.

13. Recalls paragraph 23 of its resolution 61 261, reiterates its support for the strengthening of professional legal assistance for staff in order for staff to continue to receive legal assistance, and decides to establish the Office of Staff Legal Assistance to succeed the Panel of Counsel

Mexico stated that the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic had been designated the central authority in matters of mutual legal assistance

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19. Decides to revert to the issue of the mandate of the Office of Staff Legal Assistance at its sixty third session

legal assistance,

Legal Aid

The programme, Legal affairs, is implemented by the Office of Legal Affairs.

Mutual legal assistance

The Public Solicitor's Office, established since 1984 under Article 56 of the Constitution, provides legal assistance to needy persons or any person when so directed by the Supreme Court under s 5(1) of the Public Solicitor's Act Cap 177.

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Department of Asset Recovery and International Legal Cooperation (DRCI)

10. Decides to establish the Office of Administration of Justice, comprising the Office of the Executive Director and the Office of Staff Legal Assistance, as well as the Registries for the United Nations Dispute Tribunal and the United Nations Appeals Tribunal

(d) Electoral Assistance Office

Requests for mutual legal assistance

Legal Aid An ongoing contributor as Defence Counsel providing Legal Aid representation in Supreme Court and Appellate Also served as a Member of the Legal Aid Council from 2000 2003 and served prior to the establishment of the Legal Aid Council (1999 et.

15. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain

(vii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

(viii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

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The Legal Assistance Branch is responsible for programmes and policy relating to mainstream legal aid, financial assistance, community legal centres and the operation of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

New Zealand stated that the Attorney General had been designated by the Government of New Zealand the central authority that would have responsibility and power to receive requests for mutual legal assistance. Nicaragua stated that it had designated the Office of the Attorney General the central authority with responsibility and power to receive requests for mutual legal assistance and either to execute them or to transmit them to the competent authorities for execution.

Uzbekistan stated that it had designated the Office of the Procurator General as the central authority with responsibility for receiving requests for mutual legal assistance and either executing them or transmitting them to the competent authorities for execution

At present, two legal aid centres for women are in operation i.e. the Legal Aid Centre for women under the Department of Legal Aid, Ministry of Justice and the Legal Counseling Office on gender equality under the Women's Union.

21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

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Legal assistance institutional framework and practice

(a) The Office of the Prosecutor General, to receive and execute or transmit requests for mutual legal assistance made by other States parties and to formulate requests for legal assistance to other States parties in the case of investigations being handled by that Office

As the legal reviews need highly specialized knowledge, the Office of Legal Affairs has recommended that the Investment Management Service retain an outside legal firm.

8. Welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Office of Legal Affairs to bring up to date the United Nations legal publications

CTC and CTED provide the leadership for the counter terrorism work of the Organization.

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

18. Reaffirms its previous decisions concerning the indispensable role of the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat in providing assistance to the International Law Commission

Mr. Aresio Valiente, Center for Popular Legal Assistance

7. Recognizes the importance of the United Nations legal publications prepared by the Office of Legal Affairs, and strongly encourages their continued publication

23. Reasons shall be given for any refusal of mutual legal assistance.

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The incumbent of this post also provides help desk assistance, and reports to the Computer Information Systems Officer.

The Office of the Attorney General provides legal services to the Government of Guam and is empowered with prosecutorial authority.

Options could include the Office of Legal Affairs or the Executive Office of the Secretary General.

United Nations Office of Legal Affairs Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

Although the results have not been encouraging, OIOS recognizes that the Office of Legal Affairs is committed to continuing to assist the legislative organs in taking measures to improve governmental response rates and considers that this recommendation continues to be implemented.

21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused