The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea / / Gudmundur Eiriksson.

• VerfasserIn: Gudmundur Eiriksson,
• Place / Publishing House: The Hague, The Netherlands : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, [2000]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (419 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Summary Table of Contents -- Table of Contents -- Note on Documents -- 1. Introduction -- 1 The new Tribunal -- 2 The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea -- 3 Other agreements -- 4 The Preparatory Commission for the International Seabed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea -- 5 Rules of the Tribunal -- 6 Guidelines concerning the Preparation and Presentation of Cases before the Tribunal -- 7 Resolution on the Internal Judicial Practice of the Tribunal -- 2. The Tribunal in its International Context -- 2.1 The settlement of disputes system in the Convention -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General description of the settlement of disputes system -- 3 General provisions -- 4 Compulsory procedures entailing a binding decision -- 5 Limitations and exceptions to the applicability of section 2 -- 6 Compulsory conciliation -- 7 Right of the parties to a dispute to agree upon a procedure -- 8 The definition of "States Parties" -- international organizations referred to in Annex IX to the Convention -- provisional members of the International Seabed Authority -- 2.2 Meetings of the States Parties to the Convention -- 2.3 The International Seabed Authority -- 2.4 The United Nations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Relationship Agreement -- 3 Observer status of the Tribunal in the United Nations General Assembly -- 4 Participation in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund -- 5 Relationship with the United Nations Administrative Tribunal -- 6 Participation in the common system of salaries, allowances and other conditions of service of the United Nations and the specialized agencies -- 2.5 Extra-judicial activities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Role of the President of the Tribunal under Annex VII to the Convention.

3 Role of the Tribunal under the Agreement between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina of 22 November 1998 -- 3. The Organization of the Tribunal -- 3.1 The Judges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Personal qualifications of judges -- 3 Nationality of judges -- 4 Elections to the Tribunal -- (a) Introduction -- (b) The first election -- (c) Triennial elections for seven members -- (d) The election on 24 May 1999 -- 5 Continuation of functions in case of failure to elect successors -- 6 Continuation of functions with respect to pending cases -- 7 Vacancies -- (a) General -- (b) Vacancies upon resignation -- (c) Ceasing to fulfil the required conditions (Statute, article 9) -- 8 Independence of judges -- oath of office -- 9 Bars to participation in a particular case (Statute, article 8) -- 10 Equal status of judges -- precedence -- 11 Internal functioning of the Tribunal -- 12 Remuneration of judges -- 3.2 Incompatible activities of judges -- 1 General -- 2 Political or administrative functions -- 3 Association or financial interest in enterprises involved in commercial use of the sea or seabed -- 4 Participation as an agent, counsel or advocate in a case -- 5 Decorations -- 3.3 Judges ad hoc -- 1 General -- 2 Nationality of judges ad hoc -- 3 Precedence -- 4 Resignation -- 5 Remuneration -- 6 Status (equality with other judges) -- 7 Availability to serve -- 8 Entitlement to choose judges ad hoc -- (a) States -- (b) Entities other than States -- (c) Parties in the same interest -- (d) Inability of judges of the nationality of a party to sit -- (e) Special rules for judges ad hoc in chambers, including the Seabed Disputes Chamber -- 9 Procedure for choosing judges ad hoc -- 10 Judges ad hoc in advisory proceedings -- 11 No right for intervenors to choose judges ad hoc -- 12 Practice in the cases before the Tribunal.

3.4 The President, Vice-President and Senior Member -- I The President -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Election -- 3 Vacancies in the presidency -- 4 Resignation of the President -- 5 Exercise of the functions of the presidency in the event of vacancy in the presidency or of the inability of the President to exercise the functions of the presidency -- 6 Functions of the President -- 7 The presidency of the Seabed Disputes Chamber -- 8 The presidency of special chambers of the Tribunal -- 9 Ineligibility of the President to preside in a case on grounds of nationality -- 10 Continuation of the presidency for the purposes of a case -- 11 Continuation of the other functions of the Presidency in the event that the President does not sit or preside in a case -- 12 Residency in Hamburg -- 13 Remuneration of the President -- 14 Exercise by a judge ad hoc of the functions of the presidency -- II Vice-President -- 1 Election -- 2 Resignation of the Vice-President -- 3 Vacancies in the vice-presidency -- 4 Functions of the Vice-President -- III The Senior Member -- 3.5 The Registry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Election of the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Registrar -- 3 Appointment of other staff of the Registry -- 4 Solemn declaration of staff members -- 5 Resignation of the Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrar -- 6 Removal of the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Registrar from office -- 7 International status of the staff of the Registry and their privileges and immunities -- 8 Responsibility of the staff of the Registry with respect to confidentiality -- 9 Staff structure -- 10 Staff Regulations and Staff Rules -- 11 Pensions of the staff of the Registry -- 12 Functions of the Registry -- (a) General -- (b) Library and archives -- (c) Instructions to the Registry -- 13 Internship Programme.

3.6 Experts appointed under article 289 of the Convention -- 3.7 The Seabed Disputes Chamber -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Composition -- (a) Members -- (b) Judges ad hoc -- (c) Experts appointed under article 289 of the Convention -- 4 Presidency -- 5 Continuation of functions after the expiry of terms of office of members -- 6 Precedence of the members of the Chamber -- 7 Quorum -- 8 Applicable law -- 9 Enforceability of decisions of the Chamber -- 10 Ad hoc chambers of the Seabed Disputes Chamber -- (a) General -- (b) Personal characteristics of members -- (c) Judges ad hoc -- 3.8 Special Chambers -- 1 Introduction -- (a) General -- (b) Common features -- (c) Use of special chambers for dealing with seabed disputes -- (d) Judges ad hoc in chambers -- (e) The presidency of chambers -- (f) Procedure in proceedings before special chambers -- 2 The Chamber of Summary Procedure -- (a) Establishment -- (b) Procedure -- (c) Use of the Chamber for dealing with applications for the prompt release of vessels and crews -- (d) Use of the Chamber to prescribe provisional measures under article 25(2) of the Statute -- (e) Continuation of functions after the expiry of terms of office of members -- 3 Standing chambers to deal with particular categories of disputes -- (a) Establishment -- (b) Dissolution of chambers and continuation of functions after the expiry of terms of office of members -- (c) The Chamber for Fisheries Disputes and the Chamber for Marine Environment Disputes -- 4 Ad hoc chambers -- (a) Establishment -- (b) Continuation of functions after the expiry of terms of office of members -- 5 Questions of policy -- 3.9 Languages -- 1 Official languages -- 2 Communications between the Tribunal and parties -- 3 Written pleadings -- 4 Oral pleadings -- 5 Judgments and other decisions of the Tribunal -- 6 Other communications -- 7 Working arrangements.

3.10 Privileges and immunities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Convention -- 3 The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea -- (a) General -- (b) Provisions of the Agreement relating to the Tribunal -- (c) Judges -- (d) Privileges and immunities of the Registrar and other staff of the Registry -- (e) Privileges and immunities of experts appointed under article 289 of the Convention and of agents, counsel and advocates -- (f) Privileges and immunities of witnesses, experts and persons performing missions by order of the Tribunal -- (g) Exemption from taxation -- (h) Nationals and permanent residents -- (i) Waiver of privileges -- (j) Settlement of disputes -- 4 The Ordinance of 10 October 1996 on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea -- 5 The Headquarters Agreement -- 3. 11 Seat of the Tribunal -- 1 The Headquarters of the Tribunal -- 2 Functions outside the Headquarters -- 3.12 Finances -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Remuneration of judges -- 3 Pensions of judges -- 4 Remuneration of the Registrar and other staff of the Registry -- 5 Pensions of the staff of the Registry -- 6 Travelling expenses -- 7 Working Capital Fund -- 8 Contingency appropriations -- 9 Audit -- 10 Financial regulations -- 11 Contributions of States Parties to the budget of the Tribunal -- 12 The budget for 2000 -- 3.13 Committees of the Tribunal -- 3.14 Emblem and flag -- 3.15 Publications of the Tribunal -- 4. Jurisdiction -- I Introduction -- 1 General -- 2 Jurisdiction ratione materiae versus jurisdiction ratione personae -- 3 Subject-matter jurisdiction of the Tribunal (ratione materiae) -- 4 Who may become parties to a case before the Tribunal (jurisdiction ratione personae)? -- 5 Jurisdiction of the Tribunal to rule on its own competence -- 6 Effect of denunciation of the Convention.

II Contentious jurisdiction of the Tribunal.