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The Legal Counsel

Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel: Patricia O'Brien - one of the members of the Senior Management Group

Speeches by the Legal Counsel: List and Full texts of speeches made by the Legal Counsel

  • List of speeches

  • "Linking up the rule of law community", Keynote address by
    Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 1:15-2:30, UN Delegates Dining Room 6, New York

  • AALCO meeting with Legal Advisers of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Members of the Sixth Committee - “Ending impunity”, Statement by
    Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. 28 October 2009, New York

  • Informal Meeting of Legal Advisers of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Statement by Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. 26 October 2009, 3 pm, Trusteeship Council Chamber, New York.

  • Human Security Network, Annual Ministerial Meeting, Statement by
    Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and
    United Nations Legal Counsel. 23 September 2009, 3 p.m., Permanent
    Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, New York.
  • Consultative Conference on International Criminal Justice, Message delivered by Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General
    for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. 10 September 2009,
    New York.
  • "The UN Security Council and the Protection of Civilians: Improving Effectiveness and Accountability", Address by Ms. Patricia O’Brien,
    the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. 29-31 August 2009, Alpbach Retreat.
  • United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and
    the Law of the Sea, Tenth Meeting
    , Statement by Ms. Patricia O’Brien,
    the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. 17 - 19 June 2009, UN Headquarters, New York.
  • Dialogue with Member States - “The Rule of Law at the International Level” organized by the Rule of Law Unit, Keynote address by Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.
    15 June 2009, 15:00-18:00, Conference Room 7, UN Headqarters, New York.
  • Expert Panel Discussion on the theme “Our oceans, our responsibility”,
    Draft opening remarks by Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General
    for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. 8 June 2009, General Assembly Hall 3-5 p.m., New York.
  • Seminar on International Criminal Justice: The Role of the International Criminal Court,  Statement by Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. 19 May 2009, Trusteeship Council Chamber, New York.
  • International Law Commission,  Statement by Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.      13 May 2009.
  • The 26th Annual Seminar for Diplomats on International Humanitarian Law. 4 March 2009, NYU-School of Law, Arthur D. Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South.
  • American Bar Association – Day at the United Nations, Statement by Ms. Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel. 3 March 2009, United Nations Headquarters, New York.
  • The Launch of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. 1 March 2009, United Nations Headquarters, New York.
  • United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations – Senior Leadership Induction Programme (SLIP). 20 January 2009, United Nations Headquarters, New York.
  • 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
    14 November 2008, City Bar of New York, New York
  • New York University Journal of International Law and Politics Annual Symposium. 29 October 2008, New York University, New York.
  • Informal Meeting of Legal Advisers of Ministries of Foreign Affairs.
    27 October 2008, United Nations Headquarters, New York.
  • Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation, Legal Advisers Meeting.
    24 October 2008, United Nations Headquarters, New York
  • 6th Meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI). 7 October 2008, Lancaster House, London.