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

A legal opinion is not a guarantee that a court will reach any particular result.

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

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

See also, for example, Namibia (Legal Consequences), Advisory Opinion, 1971 I.C.J.

Reinstatement was automatic according to the legal opinion of the United Nations.

One representative expressed the view that a legal opinion on the proposed amendment should be sought from the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat.

It refers to the Supreme Court's opinion that mental illness cannot be equated to a lack of legal capacity .

These issues vary across legal systems and in Australia apos s opinion require detailed analysis.

As to the Advisory Opinion of ICJ, the Israeli High Court had asked for the Israeli Government's legal opinion, and the Government as always would cooperate.

7. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply with its legal obligations, as mentioned in the advisory opinion,See A ES 10 273 and Corr.1. and calls upon all States Members of the United Nations to comply with their legal obligations as mentioned in the advisory opinion

In the nuclear weapons Advisory Opinion the International Court formulated the general legal position in these terms

The Russian Federation is of the opinion that the legal regime of the Caspian Sea is still determined by the above mentioned treaties until a new legal regime is agreed by the coastal States.

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.

The question with regard to which the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) decided to seek a legal opinion reads as follows

My response to the request by the Commission for a legal opinion on the question at issue is contained in a paper attached to this letter (see annex).

He regretted that the international community's political organs had so far failed to convert that legal opinion into political action.

However, as the written submissions in the Advisory Opinion proceedings indicate, there was no consensus on the specific legal question.

The Working Group is of the opinion that the detention of Jamal Abdul Rahim does not have any legal basis.

The Court's non binding advisory opinion responded to a narrow question posed by the United Nations General Assembly whether declaring independence is legal under international law.

Last year, the advisory opinion on Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory garnered an unusual amount of media attention.

They were of the opinion that the concept lacked legal clarity and that its interpretation depended on too many external factors.

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

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your note dated 7 October 2005 regarding your request for me to seek the legal opinion of the Office of Legal Affairs on the 2005 World Summit Outcome (A 60 L.1).

Under article 138 of the rules of the Tribunal, the Tribunal may also be requested to give an advisory opinion on a legal question if an international agreement related to the purposes of the Convention specifically provides for the submission of a request for such an opinion.

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

The European Union acknowledged the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

It was also noted that the recent ICJ advisory opinion Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was pertinent to this relationship.

Therefore, it is important initially to identify the provisions of the Convention which are pertinent to the question on which a legal opinion is being sought by the Commission.

124) It is evident that, from a purely legal perspective, nothing can be further from the letter or the spirit of the Charter or the opinion of independent jurists.

Recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and stressing the need for full respect of the legal obligations mentioned therein,

The International Court of Justice has addressed the issue twice, first in the Advisory Opinion on the Legality or Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons and, more recently, in the Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

International public opinion and history have already condemned him. Chile s dignity now hinges on whether or not its legal system reaches the same conclusion.

Delegations also mentioned the desirability of the Security Council requesting the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on legal questions where necessary.

That's just a personal opinion.

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.

Of particular relevance to the present legal opinion is annex III, entitled Modus operandi for the consideration of a submission made to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf .

It has already been amply demonstrated that there are strong differences of opinion among legal luminaries as to whether the right to development can be placed within a legally binding framework.

The UNCC secretariat also commented that, moreover, the Office of Legal Affairs had confirmed in a legal opinion dated 14 June 2002 that the obligation to pay awards of compensation (including interest) was an obligation of Iraq and not of UNCC or the United Nations as a whole.

Taking note of the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

Under the Election Law, the Government has a legal duty to improve the electoral culture by preventing interference with the election outcomes by publication of incorrect opinion poll results by the media.

ICJ, Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, 9 July 2004, at http www.icj cij.org icjwww idocket imwp imwpframe.htm (last visited 13 July 2005).

Can I have a private opinion?

In addition, one member of the Commission indicated that, even though he did not fully agree with the request for a legal opinion from the Legal Counsel and its formulation, he would not formally object to it so that the Commission could achieve consensus on this matter.

Difference Relating to Immunity from Legal Process of a Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, Advisory Opinion of 29 April 1999 (The Cumaraswamy Case) I.C.J. Reports, 1999, pp. 62 and 66.