Tenth Anniversary
A ceremony to mark the Tenth Anniversary of the Tribunal was held o 29 September 2006 at the seat of the Tribunal.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Federal Government of Germany and of the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Legal Advisors, members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, representatives of the United Nations, international courts and organizations and academics and practitioners working in the field of law of the sea.
- Welcome of Mr Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the Tribunal
- Statement of Mr Ole von Beust, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- Statement of Mr Jörg Hennerkes, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing
- Statement of Judge Thomas Mensah, first President of the Tribunal
- Statement of Mr Nicholas Michel, the Legal Counsel of the United Nations
- Statement of Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice
- Statement of Mr Satya Nandan, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
- Statement of Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum, President of the Tribunal
The courtroom/la salle d'audience
Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum, President of the Tribunal/M. Rüdiger Wolfrum, Président du Tribunal
Judge Thomas Mensah, first President of the Tribunal/ M. Thomas Mensah, premier Président du Tribunal
Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice/Mme la juge Rosalyn Higgins, Présidente de la Cour internationale de Justice
Mr Ole von Beust, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg/ M. Ole von Beust, Bourgmestre de la Ville libre et hanséatique de Hambourg
Mr Satya Nandan, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority/ M. Satya Nandan, Secrétaire général de l’Autorité internationale des fonds marins
Mr Nicholas Michel, the Legal Counsel of the United Nations/M. Nicholas Michel, Conseiller juridique de l’Organisation des Nations Unies
Mr Jörg Hennerkes, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing/M. Jörg Hennerkes, Secrétaire d’Etat du Ministère fédéral du transport, de la construction et du logement
President Wolfrum and Mr Leonidas Markides, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, who presented the Tribunal with a model of the ship Kyrenia/’M. Wolfram, President, et M. Leonidas Markides, Ambassadeur de la République de Chypre, qui a fait don au Tribunal d’une maquette du navire Kyrenia
The Judges and speakers on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary/Les juges et des orateurs lors de la cérémonie marquant le dixième anniversaire