Legal Affairs Unit
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The Legal Affairs Unit is a specialized office within the ITU General Secretariat responsible for providing legal advice, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting the organization’s governance and treaty-related activities.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal office
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organizational unit ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | International Telecommunication Union ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| field |
administrative law
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contract law ⓘ governance ⓘ institutional law ⓘ public international law ⓘ regulatory compliance ⓘ telecommunications law ⓘ treaty law ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Geneva ⓘ |
| legalStatus | internal office of an intergovernmental organization ⓘ |
| operatesInLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | ITU General Secretariat ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure consistency of ITU activities with its basic texts
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to ensure regulatory compliance within ITU activities ⓘ to mitigate legal risk for ITU ⓘ to provide legal advice to the ITU General Secretariat ⓘ to support ITU governance mechanisms ⓘ to support treaty-related activities of ITU ⓘ |
| role |
advising ITU organs on legal issues
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advising on internal regulations and staff rules ⓘ advising on privileges and immunities of ITU ⓘ advising on the interpretation of ITU Administrative Regulations ⓘ advising on the interpretation of the ITU Constitution and Convention ⓘ advising the Secretary-General on legal matters ⓘ ensuring conformity of ITU activities with applicable international law ⓘ ensuring legal compliance in partnership arrangements ⓘ ensuring legal compliance in procurement processes ⓘ maintaining liaison with legal services of other international organizations ⓘ providing legal support to ITU conferences and meetings ⓘ reviewing and drafting contracts and agreements ⓘ reviewing and drafting legal instruments ⓘ supporting dispute resolution involving ITU ⓘ supporting the drafting of cooperation agreements with other organizations ⓘ supporting the drafting of host country agreements ⓘ supporting the negotiation of treaties and agreements ⓘ |
| sector | United Nations system ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ITU internal regulations
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ITU organizational charts ⓘ |
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