The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-90-411-1418-1
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 420 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 762 g

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea convened for its first session at its seat in Hamburg on 1 October, 1996. Its ceremonial Inauguration took place at the City Hall of Hamburg on 18 October 1996. Thus began the life of a new international Institution which was conceived at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and whose constitution is found in the product of that Conference, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

This book describes the Tribunal, including its structure and working methods, as set out in the Convention itself and in the three documents which the Tribunal adopted at the end of its organisational phase: the Rules of the Tribunal, the Guidelines concerning the Preparation and Presentation of Cases before the Tribunal, and the Resolution on the Internal Judicial Practice of the Tribunal, adopted. The book further describes the work of the Tribunal during the first three and a half years of its existence, including the five cases it decided upon during this period.

The author was among the Tribunal's first Judges and shared with them that rarest opportunity to give the final form to a new body for the settlement of international disputes, to establish its working methods and then help guide it through its first steps. This book is an essential tool for anyone who is interested in the work of the Tribunal, both practitioners and academics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eiriksson, Gudmundur

Chandrasekhara Rao, P.

Khan, Rahmatullah

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales See-, Luft- und Weltraumrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.
Note on Documents.
1. Introduction.
2. The Tribunal in its International Context.
3. The Organization of the Tribunal.
4. Jurisdiction.
5. Applicable Law.
6. Procedure.
7. Procedure in Proceedings Before Special Chambers.
8. Procedure in Contentious Cases Before the Seabed Disputes Chamber.
9. Procedure in Proceedings for the Prompt Release of Vessels and Crews.
10. Incidental Proceedings.
11. Procedure in Advisory Proceedings.
12. Judgments, Advisory Opinions, Orders and Other Decisions of the Tribunal.
13. Finality and Binding Force of Decisions of the Tribunal.
14. Revision and Interpretation of Judgments and Other Decisions of the Tribunal.
15. Costs.
16. Amendments to the Convention.
17. The Cases Before the Tribunal.
Annexes.
Indexes.