United Nations Office of Legal Affairs

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The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is a United Nations agency, established in 1946, that is currently administered by Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations Nicolas Michel. It performs several key functions in the area of international law. The Office consists of six units:

• Office of the Legal Counsel (OLC)
• General Legal Division (GLD)
• Codification Division (COD)
• Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS)
• International Trade Law Division (ITLD)
• Treaty Section (TREATY).

[edit] References

• Hans Corell: United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, in: Karel Wellens (ed.): International Law: Theory and Practice. Essays in Honour of Eric Suy, The Hague/Boston/London: Martinus Nijhoff 1998, pp. 305-322.

[edit] External links

• UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA)
  • International Law - Action Plan