Legal and Treaties Department

Ms. Kezia Campbell
Head of Legal and Treaties Department

The Legal and Treaties Division is charged with advising on matters of international and domestic law and serves as a safeguard to ensure that decisions taken in the advancement of Guyana’s Foreign Policy are legally sound.  The Division advises on the negotiation, acceptance and implementation of regional and international treaties, memoranda of understanding and contracts which the Government of Guyana is or intends to become Party to. It also monitors the implementation of such agreements and works with relevant agencies to ensure that Guyana complies with its obligations.

Further, the Division provides guidance to Guyana’s diplomatic and consular officials at its various diplomatic missions abroad and advises on questions of law raised by diplomatic missions operating in Guyana, particularly as it relates to privileges and immunities.        

The Legal and Treaties Division supports the work of every other department within the Ministry and has oversight of the Re-migration Unit.

The Legal and Treaties Division is charged with advising on matters of international and domestic law and serves as a safeguard to ensure that decisions taken in the advancement of Guyana’s Foreign Policy are legally sound.  The Division advises on the negotiation, acceptance and implementation of regional and international treaties, memoranda of understanding and contracts which the Government of Guyana is or intends to become Party to. It also monitors the implementation of such agreements and works with relevant agencies to ensure that Guyana complies with its obligations.

Further, the Division provides guidance to Guyana’s diplomatic and consular officials at its various diplomatic missions abroad and advises on questions of law raised by diplomatic missions operating in Guyana, particularly as it relates to privileges and immunities.        

The Legal and Treaties Division supports the work of every other department within the Ministry and has oversight of the Re-migration Unit.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in the discharge of its mandate to promote the interests of Guyana within the international community, is committed to preserving the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and to contributing to the economic and social development of the Guyanese people. The Ministry is equally committed to promoting the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, maintaining active relationships with the diplomatic community through skilled, dedicated diplomatic and administrative staff, and ensuring effective utilisation of its financial and material resources.

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