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Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel meeting with the 2015 United Nations – Nippon Foundation and Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Fellows.


On 16 June 2015, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel met with the 2015 United Nations – Nippon Foundation and Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Fellows. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Fellows to introduce themselves to the Legal Counsel and briefly present their research topics on different aspects of oceans affairs and the law of the sea. Mr. Serpa Soares expressed his interest for the topics researched by the Fellows and encouraged them to continue to pursue their training in this area, especially in view of the current international developments in ocean affairs and the law of the sea.

The Fellows, who are about to finish the first phase of their programme at the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, expressed their utmost gratitude to Mr. Serpa Soares and the staff of the Division for the support received through the Fellowship. Following this phase, which consisted of three months of intensive training on ocean affairs and the law of the sea, professional skills development and observing relevant United Nations intergovernmental meetings, while working on the outline of their research projects, the Fellows will go to their respective Host Institutions, where they will complete their research under the supervision of subject-matter academic experts.

The Legal Counsel, Mr. Serpa Soares, at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum
The Legal Counsel, Mr. Serpa Soares met with the 2015 United Nations – Nippon Foundation and Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Fellows.