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New arbitrator appointed in the arbitral proceedings instituted by Ukraine against the Russian Federation

On 28 October 2024, the President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Judge Tomas Heidar, appointed Ms Kathy-Ann Brown (Jamaica) as arbitrator in the arbitral proceedings instituted by Ukraine against the Russian Federation under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (PCA Case No. 2019-28, Dispute Concerning the Detention of Ukrainian Naval Vessels and Servicemen (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation)).


IMO Secretary-General visits the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

President Tomas Heidar welcomed Mr Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to the Tribunal today. During the visit, Mr Dominguez signed the guest book of the Tribunal, met with the Judges and was given a tour of the premises.


Ms Ximena Hinrichs Oyarce re-elected Registrar of the Tribunal

Today, Ms Ximena Hinrichs Oyarce was re-elected Registrar by the judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.


ITLOS Workshop for Legal Advisers (Sponsored by the Republic of Korea)

The third ITLOS Workshop for Legal Advisers (sponsored by the Republic of Korea) was opened on 1 September 2024 by the President of the Tribunal, Judge Tomas Heidar.


Order in The “Zheng He” Case (Luxembourg v. Mexico)

By Order of 8 August 2024, President Tomas Heidar fixes the time limits for the filing of the Memorial and the Counter-Memorial.


ITLOS Newsletter 2024/2

The Tribunal's second newsletter for 2024 is now available.


Tribunal delivers its Order in The “Zheng He” Case (Luxembourg v. Mexico), Provisional Measures

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea delivered today its Order in The “Zheng He” Case (Luxembourg v. Mexico), Provisional Measures.


Visit of the Foreign Minister of Germany to the Tribunal

Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ms Annalena Baerbock, at the Tribunal today.


Order in The M/T "Heroic Idun" (No. 2) Case (Marshall Islands/Equatorial Guinea)

By Order of 25 July 2024, the President of the Special Chamber, Judge Albert Hoffmann, authorizes the submission of a Reply by the Marshall Islands and a Rejoinder by Equatorial Guinea.


Luxembourg seeks provisional measures in the dispute regarding the vessel “Zheng He”

By Order of 13 June 2024, the President of the Tribunal, Judge Tomas Heidar, fixed 11 and 12 July 2024 as the dates for the hearing in The “Zheng He” Case (Luxembourg v. Mexico).


President Heidar’s statement to the thirty-fourth meeting of States Parties to UNCLOS

Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, today addressed the thirty-fourth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, currently ongoing at United Nations headquarters.


Tribunal delivers unanimous Advisory Opinion in Case No. 31

Today, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Request submitted to the Tribunal by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law. The Advisory Opinion was read by Judge Albert Hoffmann, who presided over the case.


ITLOS Newsletter 2024/1

The Tribunal's first newsletter for 2024 is now available.



ITLOS - Nippon Foundation Capacity Building and Training Programme

The application deadline has been extended to 22 March 2024.

 


The Tribunal deeply regrets to announce the death of Judge Tafsir Malick Ndiaye

It is with deep regret that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea announces the death of Judge Tafsir Malick Ndiaye (Senegal).