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Lord Chancellors Dept

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Mr. George Howarth: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what official foreign visits the Judge Advocate-General has made since his appointment; and what was the purpose of such visits. [32397] Ms Rosie Winterton: Records are available from 1996 and the information requested is set out in the table. Schedule of foreign official visits by Judge Advocate-General 1996-2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Place visited Duration Purpose of visit July 1996 Canada 5 days Commonwealth law conference June 1997 Hungary 5 days Military law conference, and to advise on UK military law August 1997 Washington DC, USA 5 days To attend international conference on criminal and military law November 1997 West Point and Maxwell Air 5 days To give a lecture on UK Force Base, USA military law and human rights at both institutions May 1998 Romania 3 days To address a NATO seminar on military law September 1998 USA Washington DC, USA To attend international conference on criminal and military law April 1999 Ankara, Turkey 4 days To address a military conference on military law and human rights May 1999 Estonia 3 days To advise on UK military law (with the Provost Marshal) June 1999 Hungary 5 days Military law conference, and to advise on UK military law September 1999 USA Washington DC, USA To attend international conference on criminal and military law February 2000 Charlottesville and Georgetown 5 days To give a presentation on UK University DC military law and human rights April 2000 The Hague 2 days Visit to International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia September 2000 Canada (Calgary) 5 days Interview candidates for judicial officer posts with JAG office October 2000 Gibraltar 3 days Interview candidates for judicial officer posts with JAG office June 2001 Hungary 5 days Military law conference and to advise on UK military law September 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark 5 days To attend international conference on criminal and military law _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The Judge Advocate General also makes regular visits to his permanent office at Rheindahlen, Germany for official office purposes

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

32397; 380 c156W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Visits abroad Judge Advocate General

Contains statistics

Yes

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