Legal

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE REVIEWS EFFORTS TO WIDEN SCOPE OF CONVENTION

ON SECURITY OF UNITED NATIONS AND ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL

New Protocol Said to Be Needed, Accountability to Host Country

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE SPEAKERS URGE REVIEW OF HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES

OF UN SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRIES NOT MAIN TARGET

Aim Should Be to Mitigate Humanitarian Effects; Debate Begins

UN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL LAUNCHES WEBSITE

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

5^th & 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE ENDS DISCUSSION OF COUNTER-TERRORISM MEASURES;

TO RECEIVE GROUP REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION

Afghanistan Delegate Says ‘Remnants of Taliban, Al-Qaida’--

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

4^th Meeting (AM)

AGREED DEFINITION OF TERM ‘TERRORISM’ SAID TO BE NEEDED FOR CONSENSUS

ON COMPLETING COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION AGAINST IT

Legal Committee Delegate Urges Unity on ‘Enemy to Be Defeated’;

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

3^rd Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE, REVIEWING ISSUES ON COMPLETION OF OVERALL

ANTI-TERRORISM TREATY, NOTES OUTSTANDING DIFFERENCES

Delegates Discuss Need for Definition; Many Describe

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS STRESS NEED TO UPGRADE

COMMERCIAL LAWS FOR CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS

Review of Annual Report of UNCITRAL Is Concluded

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

1^st Meeting (PM)

ASSEMBLY’S LEGAL COMMITTEE, BEGINNING SUBSTANTIVE WORK, TAKES UP

REPORT OF UN INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW COMMISSION

Major Issue for New Session Likely to Be Need

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

ESTABLISHMENT OF ‘FINAL AUTHORITY’ SUGGESTED FOR TREATY DRAFTERS

TO DECIDE VALIDITY OF RESERVATIONS BY STATES

Legal Committee Continues Debate on International Law Commission Report

Pledging Conference for

Special Court for Sierra Leone

AM Meeting

UN MEMBER STATES PLEDGE NEARLY $10 MILLION FOR SPECIAL COURT

FOR SIERRA LEONE, FAR SHORT OF ESTIMATED REQUIREMENTS

After Three Years of Important Achievements,