Legal Affairs Division
Legal Affairs Division (LAD) – Ms. Rosalee Ferguson – Head of Legal
- Law of the Sea
- Maritime Law and coordination on maritime issues
- Security issues, Fight against Terrorism, Fight against Trafficking in persons, drug control, crime, corruption, money laundering, etc
- Human rights and humanitarian issues
- Migration, Refugees and Asylum Applications
- Legal Issues
- Extradition
- Mutual Legal Assistance
- Prisoner Transfers
- Processing of child abduction cases pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction
- Assistance to foreign nationals in distress in The Bahamas including consular notification, in coordination with the Consular Division where necessary
- Treaties – Negotiation and signature, ratification or accession (Bilateral and Multilateral)
- Coordination, in conjunction with subject Ministries of reports mandated by international organizations/treaties, in particular the Office of the Attorney General and the Ministry National Security
- Cataloguing and maintenance of The Bahamas Treaty Register
- Liaison with relevant entities on Search and Rescue operations and illegal migrant flows
- Flight/ship clearances
- Preparation of Credentials
- Processing, in conjunction with the Bahamas Maritime Authority, of complaints by foreign Governments of alleged violations of international Maritime Treaties by Bahamian registered vessels