Speeches by the Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel's speeches


Opening statement duirng 42nd Annual IHL Seminar for Legal Advisers and Other Diplomats Accredited to the United Nations	Apr 1 2025
Opening remarks at Informal Meeting of the Legal Advisers	Oct 22 2024
Opening statement at the 75th session of the International Law Commission	Jul 11 2024
Opening remarks on the 2024 annual meeting of the Field Legal Advisers and Legal Officers	Jun 27 2024
Statement commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law	Jun 15 2024
UN-Oceans side event Ocean action to support resilient prosperity in SIDS Opening statement	May 29 2024
Preserving our High Seas: A Call to Action for Ocean Protection	May 23 2024
20 years after the tsunami: Revisiting the International Law Commission's draft articles on the protection of persons in the event of disasters	Apr 23 2024
UN Legal Counsel statement at 41st Annual Seminar for Diplomats on International Humanitarian Law jointly organized by the ICRC and NYU School of Law	Mar 20 2024
Opening remarks at African Union side-event on OEWG on security and use of ICT	Mar 5 2024
Opening remarks on conference on Justice, Future Generations and the Environment in Paris	Feb 7 2024
Opening of the 22nd session of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	Dec 14 2023