Sir Michael Charles Wood

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(born 5 February 1947) is a

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of the

International Law Commission The International Law Commission (ILC) is a body of experts responsible for helping develop and codify international law. It is composed of 34 individuals recognized for their expertise and qualifications in international law, who are elected by t ...

. He was the principal

Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (known as Legal Adviser to the Foreign Office until 1968) is the chief legal adviser and the head of the Legal Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The current Legal Adviser is ...

between 1999 and 2006. During 35 years as a lawyer in the FCO, he attended many international conferences, including the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. He now practices as a barrister from chambers at 20 Essex Street, in London. Wood gave evidence to the

Iraq Inquiry The Iraq Inquiry (also referred to as the Chilcot Inquiry after its chairman, Sir John Chilcot)Jack Straw John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary ...

, then Foreign Secretary, that the invasion of Iraq was illegal without a second

United Nations resolution A United Nations resolution (UN resolution) is a formal text adopted by a United Nations (UN) body. Although any UN body can issue resolutions, in practice most resolutions are issued by the Security Council or the General Assembly. Legal st ...

. Wood was Principal Legal Advisor at

International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence ''Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo'' was a request in 2008 for an advisory opinion referred to the International Court of Justice by the United Nations General Assembly regarding ...

References

External links

Lecture
by Sir Michael Wood on ''International Law and the Use of Force: What Happens in Practice?'' in th

* ttp://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Wood_PS.html Lectureby Sir Michael Wood on ''The Interpretation of Security Council Resolutions'' in th
Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law

by Sir Michael Wood on the ''Statute of the

'' in th
Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law

by Sir Michael Wood on the ''Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents'', in th

* ttp://legal.un.org/avl/ha/csm/csm.html Introductory noteby Sir Michael Wood on the ''Convention on Special Missions'' in th
Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
1947 births Living people British civil servants Members of Gray's Inn Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Lawyers awarded knighthoods Members of HM Diplomatic Service People educated at Solihull School Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge {{UK-law-bio-stub