On 9 April 2024, the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS, or the Tribunal) issued a longawaited advisory opinion on climate change and international law, ...

Article 1. General provisions. 1. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is constituted and shall function in accordance with the provisions of this Convention and this Statute.

the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the International Court of Justice, arbitration in accordance with Annex VII of the Convention, special arbitration pursuant to Annex VIII of the ...

Despite China’s persistent refusal to recognize or honor it, the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea now forms part of ...

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea rules carbon dioxide is an ocean pollutant. Topic: Climate Change. Tue 21 May 2024 Tuesday 21 May 2024 Tue 21 May 2024 at 8:11pm.

1 October 2021. I t has been 25 years since the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea was inaugurated in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, in October 1996. The establishment ...

The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, and seek an ...

Judge Albert Hoffmann from South Africa, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), opens a session of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, issues a legal ...

Judge Tomas Heidar, Vice-President, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) outlined ITLOS role and noted that while UNCLOS had never been formally amended, two implementing agreements ...

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Nations Must Act to Face Climate Crisis, Top Regional Court Says An advisory opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights also concluded ...

The tribunal will issue an advisory opinion, which is not legally binding, but offers an authoritative statement on legal matters that could guide countries as they craft climate protection law.