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The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is an independent judicial body established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It has jurisdiction over any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, and over all matters specifically provided for in any other agreement which confers jurisdiction on the Tribunal. Disputes relating to the Convention may concern the delimitation of maritime zones, navigation, conservation and management of the living resources of the sea, protection and preservation of the marine environment and marine scientific research.

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Order in the Dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Togo in the Gulf of Guinea (Ghana/Togo)

The President of the Special Chamber, having ascertained the views of the Parties, fixes the following time… Read more

Case 34 (Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. v. International Seabed Authority) and Case 35 (Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd. v. International Seabed Authority)

The public hearing concluded on 3 July 2026. The Seabed Disputes Chamber will now deliberate on the case. The… Read more

Election of seven Members of the Tribunal

Seven Members of the Tribunal were elected on 18 June 2026 at the thirty-sixth Meeting of States Parties to… Read more

President Heidar reports to the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention, noting the Tribunal's growing body of jurisprudence and the submission of three new cases

Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, addressed the thirty-sixth… Read more

Special chamber constituted to deal with the Dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Togo in the Gulf of Guinea (Ghana/Togo)

By Order of today’s date, the Tribunal has formed a Special Chamber to deal with a dispute concerning the… Read more

The M/T “Heroic Idun” (No. 2) Case (Marshall Islands/Equatorial Guinea) - Special Chamber Delivers its Judgment

At a public sitting held today, the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea… Read more