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Recent events

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Miguel de Serpa Soares leaves the Organization and Stephen Mathias is appointed Acting Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel visits Phnom Penh, Cambodia

 The UN Legal Counsel meets with the Prime Minister of Cambodia, H.E. Mr. Hun Manet

Legal Counsel holds annual meeting with the International Law Commission in Geneva, Switzerland

 The UN Legal Counsel addresses the International Law Commission on 2 July 2024.

Miguel de Serpa Soares the Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Legal Counsel

Law at the UN: Does it Matter?, a Conversation with UN Legal Counsel Miguel de Serpa Soares

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Legal Counsel's speeches

Opening statement at the 75th session of the International Law Commission Jul 11 2024
Opening remarks on the 2024 annual meeting of the Field Legal Advisers and Legal Officers Jun 27 2024
Statement commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law Jun 15 2024
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