Informal Meetings of Legal Advisers 
of Ministries of Foreign Affairs

Background Information

          In 1989, an initiative was taken by the Legal Advisers of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Canada, India, Mexico, Poland and Sweden to bring together the Heads of Legal Departments of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the United Nations. As a result, informal discussions have been held among these persons at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the margin of the meetings of the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.

          The term "Legal Adviser" in this context is a short form for "Head of the Office responsible for International Legal Services". By this is meant the person who is responsible for international legal matters within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for formulating instructions to the representatives of his or her country in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly or for supervising this activity.

Miguel de Serpa Soares


The next informal meeting of Legal Advisers of Ministries of Foreign Affairs will be held as follows:

blue_arrow23 and 24 October 2017 from 3pm to 6pm, respectively.


A reception will be hosted by the New York City Bar Association in honour of the Legal Advisers' meeting on 23 October 2017 from 7:00 pm through 9:00 pm at 42 West 44th Street.


Programme of the meeting

Reception at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York


 

Contact:

Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations - Legal Adviser:

Cecilia Anderberg
First Secretary (Legal Affairs / Counter-Terrorism)
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations
One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
885 Second Avenue, 46th floor
New York, NY 10017

Telephone +1 212 583 2508 Mobile +1 917 378 3142
cecilia.anderberg@gov.se
www.swedenabroad.com/un @SwedenUN

Past Meetings

Last updated: 4 October 2017