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The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is an independent judicial body established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It has jurisdiction over any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, and over all matters specifically provided for in any other agreement which confers jurisdiction on the Tribunal. Disputes relating to the Convention may concern the delimitation of maritime zones, navigation, conservation and management of the living resources of the sea, protection and preservation of the marine environment and marine scientific research.

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President Heidar reports to the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention, noting the Tribunal's growing body of jurisprudence and the submission of three new cases

Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, addressed the thirty-sixth… Read more

Special chamber constituted to deal with the Dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Togo in the Gulf of Guinea (Ghana/Togo)

By Order of today’s date, the Tribunal has formed a Special Chamber to deal with a dispute concerning the… Read more

2 July 2026 fixed as the date for the opening of the oral proceeding in the cases submitted to the Seabed Disputes Chamber by Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. and Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd.

By Orders 2026/3 and 2026/4 of 10 June 2026, the President of the Seabed Disputes Chamber, Judge David Joseph… Read more

The M/T “Heroic Idun” (No. 2) Case (Marshall Islands/Equatorial Guinea) - Special Chamber Delivers its Judgment

At a public sitting held today, the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea… Read more

The M/T “Heroic Idun” (No. 2) Case

Special chamber to deliver its Judgment on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, at 11 a.m. Read more

Visit of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland to the Tribunal

Judge Tomas Heidar, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, received the Minister for… Read more