SIXTH

Sixth Legal Committee

President: Diane González Martínez

Mesa:

Topic A Measures to strengthen international cooperation for environmental remediation and humanitarian assistance in territories affected by the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific and Central Asia.

Topic B) Measures to address the legal and political implications of climate-induced territorial loss affecting Low-Lying Non-Self-Governing Territories.

Background and faculties

The Sixth Legal Committee works as a subsidiary committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), established in 1946, the committee was created to assist the General Assembly in fulfilling Article 13 of the Charter of the United Nations, which requires it to promote the progressive development of international law and its codification. It deals with various international law matters and is the principal forum for the deliberation of legal questions. Furthermore, the Sixth Legal Committee collaborates with multiple jurisdictional organizations like the International Law Commission (ILC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), in order to monitor legal or criminal responsibilities of specialists and handle borderless challenges like human rights, trade laws, international agreements and other related issues to advocate for world peace and legitimacy. The entire 193 United Nations Member States are eligible for representation in the Sixth Legal Committee.

The Sixth Legal Committee with the aim of magnifying the international law and its codification, reviewing legal queries and the management of international legal bodies in order to work with related global affairs, is commissioned to:

Promote the progressive development and codification of international law through treaties, declarations and international legal frameworks;
Review reports and recommendations submitted by international legal bodies in order to facilitate discussion and cooperation regarding international legal matters;
Contribute to the development of international legal guidelines and frameworks aimed at strengthening peaceful international cooperation;
Evaluate existing international conventions, legal protocols and diplomatic frameworks to strengthen the protection of diplomatic and consular missions under humanitarian law;
Consider legal disputes impacting the United Nations Secretariat and internal operations, including the criminal accountability of United Nations experts on mission and officials.