Sixth Committee (Legal) — 70th session
Information on briefings and side events related to the work of the Sixth Committee
The Secretariat has received the following information concerning briefings and side events related to the work of the Sixth Committee. Delegates are kindly advised to contact the sponsors of the briefings or events directly for more information. Requests for inclusion in the list of briefings or events related to the work of the Sixth Committee should be sent to the Secretariat of the Sixth Committee, with a clear indication of the date, venue, title and sponsors or organisers.
| Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2015 (1:15pm – 2:45pm) |
Conf. Room 12 | Information briefing entitled "ICTY and ICTR - What Will Be Their Legacy?", organised by the Permanent Mission of Norway on behalf of the Bureau of the Sixth Committee |
| 19 October 2015 (1:15pm – 2:30pm) |
Trusteeship Council Chamber | Information briefing on the work of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (recent developments, challenges and future goals) by the Secretary of the Commission, organised by the Permanent Mission of Singapore on behalf of the Bureau of the Sixth Committee |
| 19 October 2015 (6:30pm – 8:00pm) |
Residence of the Colombian Permanent Representative | Reception in honour of Dr. Francisco Reyes Villamizar, PHD., Colombian Superintendent of Companies, organised by the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations |
| 29 October 2015 (10:00am – 6:00pm) |
Conf. Room 8 | Seminar on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict, organised by the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway, Rutgers University, the Environmental Law Institute and the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Environmental Law |
| 29 October 2015 (1:15pm – 2:15pm) |
Conf. Room 8 | Briefing by Dr. Marie Jacobsson on the issue of protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict |
| 29 October 2015 (3:00pm – 6:00pm) |
Trusteeship Council Chamber | Multilateral Diplomacy at 70, organised by Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization |
| 2 November 2015 (8:00am – 9:45am) |
Conf. Room 6 | Dialogue with Practitioners, organised by Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization |
| 2 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:45pm) |
Trusteeship Council Chamber | Information briefing by the President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), Judge Vladimir Golitsyn, organised by the Permanent Mission of Serbia on behalf of the Bureau of the Sixth Committee |
| 2 November 2015 (6:30pm – 8:30pm) |
42 W. 44th Street | Reception hosted by the New York City Bar Association in honour of the Legal Advisers' meeting |
| 2 and 3 November 2015 (3:00pm – 6:00pm) |
Trusteeship Council Chamber | 26th Legal Advisers meeting — Globalization: international law and the global citizen, organised by the Permanent Mission of Canada. Click here for more information. |
| 3 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:30pm) |
Conf. Room 7 | The international humanitarian law-related issues of the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, organised by International Committee of the Red Cross |
| 4 November 2015 (8:30am – 9:45am) |
Conf. Room 8 | Meet the Institute of International Law, organised by the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations |
| 4 November 2015 (1:30pm – 2:30pm) |
Conf. Room E | Terrorism and International Criminal Law: Debate on Legal Challenges related to a prospective International Court against Terrorism, organised by the Permanent Missions of of Romania and Spain |
| 4 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:45pm) |
Conf. Room 12 | Responsibility of States: state of play and the way forward (PART III), organised by the Permanent Missions of the Czech Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Portugal and South Africa to the United Nations (see concept note) |
| 4 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:45pm) |
Conf. Room 6 | Exchange of views with members of the International Law Commission on “Identification of Customary International Law”, organized by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) |
| 4 November 2015 (1:15pm – 3:00pm) |
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations | Luncheon reception in honour of Dr. Marja Lehto — Finland's candidate to the International Law Commission, organised by the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations |
| 4 November 2015 (4:30pm – 6:00pm) |
Trusteeship Council Chamber | Interactive Dialogue between the Sixth Committee and the International Law Commission, organised by the Permanent Missions of Sweden and Austria to the United Nations |
| 5 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:30pm) |
Conf. Room 7 | Presentation and discussion of the Compendium of the High Level Review of UN Sanctions, organised by the Permanent Missions of Australia, Finland, Germany, Greece and Sweden to the United Nations |
| 5 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:45pm) |
Conf. Room 8 | Identification of Customary International Law: Perspectives from the fields of international criminal law and the law of the sea, organised by the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Peru to the United Nations |
| 5 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:45pm) |
ECOSOC Chamber | Investment State Arbitration: Lessons Learned, organised by the Permanent Missions of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations (see concept note) |
| 5 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:45pm) |
Conf. Room 6 | “The duty of non-recognition of illegal situations in international law: Is the principle ex iniura non oritur ius still valid?”, organised by the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations |
| 5 November 2015 (6:00pm) |
Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations | Reception in honour of H.E. Dr. Carlos Argüello, Nicaraguan Candidate for election to the International Law Commission for the term 2017–2021, organised by the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations |
| 6 November 2015 (1:15pm – 2:45pm) |
West Terrace | Luncheon reception in honour of Prof. Marcelo Kohen Candidate of Argentina to the International Law Commission, organised by the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations |
| 18 November 2015 (6:30pm) |
ECOSOC Chamber | Shabtai Rosenne Memorial Lecture, organised by the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations, the Office of Legal Affairs, Brill-Nijhoff Publishers, the Center for Oceans Law and Policy (University of Virginia) and the Rosenne Family |
