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Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (CC-705)

Next Session CCLM - 97th Session - 2-4 October 2013
Legal Framework
Article of Constitution

Article V

Origin

Established in 1957 by the Ninth Session of the Conference.

Rules of Procedure

See Rule XXXIV of General Rules of the Organization

Category Cat.1
Purpose

To consider specific constitutional and legal items referred to it by the Council or by the Director-General and resulting from matters enumerated in Rule XXXIV.3 of the General Rules of the Organization.

Secretary Ms Annick Van Houtte, LEG
Membership

Representatives of 7 Member Nations and a Chairperson elected by the Council. Members of the Committee shall appoint as their representatives individuals who have shown a continued interest in the objectives and activities of the Organization, have participated in Conference or Council sessions and, as far as possible, have competence and expertise in legal matters. Members of the Committee are elected for a period of two years at the session of the Council following the regular session of the Conference and they are eligible for reappointment.

Chairperson Mr Hassan Janabi (Iraq)
Number of Members

7

Current term of office July 2011 - June 2013
List of Members

Ecuador (Ms Mónica Martínez Menduiño)
Ireland (Mr Jarlath O'Connor)
Pakistan (Mr Khalid Mehboob)
Papua New Guinea (Mr Lawrence Kuna Kalinoe)
Syrian Arab Republic (Mr Ammar Awad)
United States of America (Mr Gregory Groth)
Zambia (Ms Kampamba Pam Mwananshiku)

Languages Arabic, English and Spanish
Document symbol CCLM
Frequency of Sessions As and when required
Previous Sessions and documents CCLM - 96th Session - 4-6 March 2013
CCLM - 95th Session - October 2012
CCLM - 94th Session - March 2012
CCLM - 93rd Session - September 2011
CCLM - 92nd Session - March 2011
CCLM - 91st Session - September 2010
CCLM - 90th Session - April 2010
CCLM - 89th Session - October 2009
CCLM - 88th Session - September 2009
CCLM - 87th Session - 25-26 May 2009
CCLM - 86th Session - 7-8 May 2009
CCLM - 85th Session - 23-24 February 2009
CCLM - 84th Session - 2-4 February 2009
CCLM - 83rd Session - September 2008
CCLM - 82nd Session - October 2007
CCLM - 81st Session - April 2007
Division Legal Office (LEG)
Contact information/email

CCLM-Secretary@fao.org

First Session October 1958