United Nations Office of Legal Affairs

Hans Correll, former head of the Office of Legal Affairs in the United Nations Secretariat.

The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is a United Nations agency, established in 1946, that performs several key functions in the area of international law.

It is currently administered by Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations Miguel de Serpa Soares.

Units

The Office consists of six units:

Treaties

After their adoption, Treaties as well as their amendments have to follow the official legal procedures of the United Nations, as applied by the Office of Legal Affairs, including signature, ratification and entry into force.

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