The Advisory Practice of the United Nations Legal Counsel in International Institutional Law

RA Dr. Felix Boos

doi:10.5771/9783748920472

Summary

Although the opinions of the Legal Counsel of the United Nations have been cited by the International Cour of Justice and frequently by scholars, the advisory practice of the Legal Counsel has not attracted in-depth studies. This books tackles this topic by analyzing the legal framework governing the Legal Counsel and analyzing the impact on the development of institutional law of the United Nations. The authority and normative standing of Legal Counsel opinions in UN institutional law and practice are considered, thereby contributing to a better understanding of UN institutional law.

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-1512-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-2047-2
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
Volume: 338
Language: English
Pages: 214
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 24 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. Research Question and Unique Standing of the Legal Counsel
2. Scope of the Study and Methodological Questions
3. Principal Objective and Outline
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1. 1. Statutory Framework
  2. Unified Legal Service and Direct Reporting Line to the Organization’s Chief Officer
  3. Institutional Context: General Absence of Judicial Review and Legal Advice by the Sixth Committee
  4. Independence or Appearance of Independence?
  5. Multiplicity of ‘Clients’ and Legal Ethics
2. 1. Counsel, Negotiator, Advocate
  2. Administrative Functions
  3. Review of Proposed Regulations
  4. Review of Tort Claims
  5. Norm Entrepreneur and Institution Builder
  6. Coordinating Legal Offices of the UN System
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1. Introduction
2. Formal and Informal Legal Advice
3. Request by a Competent United Nations Organ
4. Procedural Validity of the Request
5. 1. The Necessity of a Legal Question
  2. Discretion to Refuse Legal Advice?
6. Form and Procedure
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1. Introduction
2. 1. ‘Overruling’ of Legal Opinions by the General Assembly
  2. Criticism and Reliance of States and UN Bodies
  3. Publicity of Opinions and Stare Decisis
3. 1. Opposing or Ignoring Legal Advice
  2. Eventual Explicit or Implied Compliance with Legal Advice
4. 1. Preliminary Considerations
  2. UNECE Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards
  3. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
  4. Commission on Narcotic Drugs
5. Concluding Remarks
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1. Introduction
2. Informal and Formal Legal Opinions as Evidence of Established Practice
3. Subsidiary Means of Interpretation?
4. 1. Defining the Legal Regime Applicable to Formal Legal Opinions
  2. Non-Judicial, Administrative Interpretations with Persuasive Authority
  3. Proceduralization of the Certain Expenses Principle of Autointerpretation
5. Conclusion
Concluding Remarks Pages 199 - 202 Download chapter (PDF)
Bibliography Pages 203 - 214 Download chapter (PDF)