Calendar of Events

Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, today addressed the thirty-fifth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea presenting the Tribunal’s annual report for 2024 and informing delegates of the ongoing judicial work of the Tribunal.

The Tribunal's first newsletter for 2025 is now available.

Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the Tribunal, opened the seventeenth regional workshop of the Tribunal today in Hanoi, Viet Nam, focusing on “The Role of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the Settlement of Disputes relating to the Law of the Sea”.

The Tribunal will once again be participating in the City of Hamburg’s “Long Night of the Consulates” on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, opening its doors to the general public from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Today, Mr Antoine Ollivier was re-elected Deputy Registrar by the judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Today, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) co-hosted a workshop at the IMO headquarters in London on the arrest of vessels and flag State responsibilities regarding ship registration.

Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, received the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Ms Hua Chunying, at the Tribunal today.

By Order of 3 February 2025, President Tomas Heidar extends the time limit for the submission of the Memorial of Luxembourg to 24 March 2025 and the time limit for the submission of the Counter-Memorial of Mexico to 3 November 2025.