The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is an independent judicial body established by UNCLOS to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention.
ITLOS website: itlos.org/en
Statute:
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Documents pursuant to the ITLOS statutes:
- Rules of the Tribunal (ITLOS/8)
- The Internal Judicial Practice of the Tribunal (ITLOS/9)
- Observer status of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the General Assembly (A/RES/51/204)
- Agreement on Cooperation and Relationship between the United Nations and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the General Assembly
- ITLOS Digest of Jurisprudence 1996-2016 (Summaries of cases brought before the Tribunal and excerpts from the Tribunals decisions)
Useful links for further information:
- All annual reports of ITLOS: un.org/Depts/los/meeting_states_parties/SPLOS
- ITLOS Cases: https://www.itlos.org/en/cases/list-of-cases
- ITLOS Advisory Proceedings: itlos.org/cases/advisory-proceedings
- ITLOS Newsletters; itlos.org/press-media/itlos-newsletters
- ITLOS Statements of the President: itlos.org/press-media/statements-of-the-president