Hans Axel Valdemar Corell (born July 7, 1939) is a

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lawyer and diplomat. Between March 1994 and March 2004 he was Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and the Legal Counsel of the

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. In this capacity, he was head of the Office of Legal Affairs in the

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. Before joining the United Nations in 1994, Corell was an Ambassador and Under-Secretary for Legal and Consular Affairs in the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Hans Corell graduated with a

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. He currently sits on the advisory board of The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at

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and on the boards of the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association and the International Science Programme. He was chairman of the board of trustees of the

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, launched in 2008 by the

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to study the need for a comprehensive convention on the prevention and punishment of

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, analyze the necessary elements of such a convention, and draft a proposed treaty. The proposed treaty is now being debated before the UN

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World Justice Project

Hans Corell serves as an Honorary Co-Chair for the

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. The

works to lead a global, multidisciplinary effort to strengthen the

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for the development of communities of opportunity and equity.

Lectures

''The Role of a Legal Adviser of an International Organization''
in th

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External links

Hans Corell's Homepage.Information from the Legal Counsel.Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Prayer for Peace.
1939 births Living people Swedish diplomats Uppsala University alumni {{Sweden-politician-stub

World Justice Project

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