SIXTY-SECOND UNGA - SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001869 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL UNGA SUBJECT: SIXTY-SECOND UNGA - SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE SCHEDULE ¶1. The Chairman of the Sixth Committee, Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo (Mexico) convened a meeting of member state delegates on September 27 to discuss plans for the Sixth Committee session which begins on October 10. Gomez Robledo called the group's attention to the tentative calendar of work (A/C.6/61/L.1) and noted that a schedule for the ILC debate by topic has been posted on the Sixth Committee website. He highlighted the new item on "The Rule of law at the national and international levels" and noted that the Bureau had prepared a paper describing the topic (faxed L/UNA). In response to a question about the desired outcome of consideration of this topic, Gomez-Robledo said that it is too early to tell. ¶2. The Chairman announced that Amb Perera, (Sri Lanka),the Chairman of the Committee that has been negotiating the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), will be in New York and available for consultations from October 5. He urged delegations to consult with Amb Perera in order to facilitate work on the convention. The Egyptian delegate asked whether the Working Group on the CCIT would meet during the session but Gomez-Robledo responded that delegations should first consult the Ad Hoc Committee Chairman before asking the Sixth Committee to convene the group. ¶3. Gomez Robledo also mentioned a number of Legal Committee related events that are scheduled to take place during the next two months. These include: Oct 13 - Briefing by Office of Legal Affairs on its Activities Oct 20 - Informal Meeting with the President of the Law of the Sea Tribunal Oct 23,25 - Legal Advisers meetings Oct 26 - Panel sponsored by Austria's Delegation, "Role of the Security Council as World Executive?" BOLTON