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Headline Meeting of Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Fellowship on the Law of the Sea

Caption Description Hans Corell, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, and Members of the High-Level Advisory Panel of Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Fellowship on the Law of the Sea met today at UN Headquarters. The Fellowship was established in 1981, in memory of the late Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, the first President of the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1973-1980), and in recognition of his contribution to the development of the law of the sea. The purpose of the Fellowship is to assist candidates to acquire additional knowledge of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in order to promote its wider appreciation and application, and to enhance specialized experience in those fields.
Hans Corell (front left), Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, with Members of the High-Level Advisory Panel of the Fellowship. Wang Guangya (fourth from right), Member of the High-Level Advisory Panel of the Fellowship, and Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, is also present.

Unique Identifier UN7773365

NICA ID 29655

Production Date 12/05/2003 4:07:08 PM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Stephenie Hollyman

File size 2.62 MB