Calendar of Events

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.

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.

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will deliver its Order in The “Zheng He” Case (Luxembourg v. Mexico), Provisional Measures, at noon on Saturday, 27 July 2024. Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the Tribunal, will read the Order.

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).

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.

Applicants should send their expression of interest by e-mail to the President of the Tribunal.

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.

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

The advance (unedited) versions of documents are now available.

The application deadline has been extended to 22 March 2024.