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).

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

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.

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.

75 of men and 50 of women hold a neutral opinion in this issue.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Public opinion is divided on the issue, and polls vary according to how the questions are asked.

In addition, they have divided Australian public opinion unnecessarily on the vital issue of the country s security.

The issue of legal, preventive and protective measures has been covered earlier.

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

But the second issue remains the same establishing a form of legal order.

But public opinion does not seem to matter if the issue is mandatory disclosure of political spending by corporations.

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

At issue for Cuba was a unilateral legal act which produced legal effects from the moment it was formulated, regardless of Uruguay's reaction.

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.

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 addition the Minister of Justice issued on opinion on the issue of trafficking which can be accessed by the public.

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

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

Nevertheless, he expressed concern about the issue of transitional justice and its role in the legal framework.

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.

There would therefore not be much sense in requesting an advisory legal opinion on an eminently political issue which must be settled at the political level and which was precisely what Spain and the United Kingdom were doing in compliance with the annual resolution adopted by the General Assembly.

The issue addressed here is contracts and other private instruments directed at restricting the legal capacity of women.

Mauritius was determined to pursue the issue of the restoration of sovereignty through all legal and diplomatic channels.

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.

Pursuing a legal route would depoliticize the issue in the short term, and allow time for tensions to ease.

The Ministry wanted to decentralize its work to target rural and urban areas. Another issue raised concerned legal texts.

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

In the opinion of the Russian delegation, that issue should be resolved quickly so that the Court can perform the job entrusted to it more effectively.

Does your organization deal with the issue of discrimination based on work and descent? Give some details with regard to the legal basis and the unit or section dealing with this issue.

The Czech Republic appreciates the efforts of the Committee and its Legal Subcommittee devoted to the study of all aspects of the rather complex issue of the legal status of aerospace objects.

The Pakistan Women Lawyers Association is one of the major NGOs to take up the issue of advancing women's role in the legal profession and in spreading legal literacy in the country.

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.

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).