Patricia O'Brien on Current Legal Issues facing the United Nations
Channel: IIEA
Date: 05/10/2012

About the Speech:

In her role as Under-Secretary for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Patricia O'Brien provides advice on a wide spectrum of legal issues facing the UN, such as the development of international law, issues relating to international treaties and legal matters arising from crisis situations. In her address to the IIEA, Ms. O'Brien will consider the most pressing legal issues currently facing the United Nations.

About the Speaker:

Patricia O'Brien is Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, based at the UN headquarters in New York. The Office of Legal Affairs, which she heads, provides legal guidance to all branches of the United Nations, often on complex issues of international law.

Prior to her appointment in 2008, Ms. O'Brien served as Legal Advisor to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, Senior Legal Advisor to the Attorney General of Ireland and Legal Counsellor at the Irish Permanent Representation to the EU.