The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat Legal Affairs Unit is responsible for the following activities:
- Rendering of legal services to SADC;
- Drafting of legal documents; and
- Litigation.
Reporting
The Legal Affairs Unit reports to the Deputy Executive Secretary: Finance and Administration
Objectives
The specific Objectives of the Unit are to:
- Develop, propose and evaluate draft legal instruments for the implementation and monitoring of the SADC Treaty and SADC Protocols;
- Provide legal advice to the SADC Secretariat;
- Provide legal advice to the SADC Summit and Council meetings;
- Facilitate the implementation of SADC Summit and Council decisions;
- Service the meetings of the Ministers of Justice/Attorneys-General; and
- Facilitate the notification of the status of ratification, accession and entry into force of SADC Protocols.
Organisational Structure
