Rules of the Tribunal (ITLOS/8) as adopted on 28 October 1997 and amended on 15 March 2001, 21 September 2001, 17 March 2009, 25 September 2018, 25 September 2020 and 25 March 2021

• Year: 2021

I TL OS/8

25Mar ch 2021

INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL

FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA

RULES OF THE TRIBUNAL

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CONTENTS

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PREAMBLE

1

PART I. USE OF TERMS

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2

PART II. ORGANIZATION

Section A. The Tribunal

Subsection 1. The Members

2 - 7

3 - 4

Subsection 2. Judges ad hoc

8 - 9

5

Subsection 3. President and Vice-President

10 - 14

6 - 7

Subsection 4. Experts appointed under

15

7

article 289 of the Convention

Subsection 5. The composition of the

16 - 22

7 - 10

Tribunal for particular cases

Section B. The Seabed Disputes Chamber

Subsection 1. The members and judges ad hoc

23 - 25

10

Subsection 2. The presidency

26

11

Subsection 3. Ad hocchambers of the

27

11

Seabed Disputes Chamber

Section C. Special chambers

28 - 31

11 - 13

Section D. The Registry

32 - 39

13 - 17

Section E. Internal functioning of the Tribunal

40 - 42

17 - 18

Section F. Official languages

43

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PART III. PROCEDURE

Section A. General provisions

44 - 53

19 - 21

Section B. Proceedings before the Tribunal

Subsection 1. Institution of proceedings

54 - 58

21 - 22

Subsection 2. The written proceedings

59 - 67

23 - 25

Subsection 3. Initial deliberations

68

26

Subsection 4. Oral proceedings

69 - 88

26 - 32

Section C. Incidental proceedings

Subsection 1. Provisional measures

89 - 95

32 - 34

Subsection 2. Preliminary proceedings

96

35

Subsection 3. Preliminary objections

97

36

Subsection 4. Counter-claims

98

36 - 37

Subsection 5. Intervention

99 - 104

37 - 39

Subsection 6. Discontinuance

105 - 106

39 - 40

Section D. Proceedings before special chambers

107 - 109

40 - 41

Section E. Prompt release of vessels and crews

110 -114

41 - 43

Section F. Proceedings in contentious cases before

115 - 123

44 - 47

the Seabed Disputes Chamber

Section G. Judgments, interpretation and revision

Subsection 1. Judgments

124 - 125

47 - 48

Subsection 2. Requests for the interpretation

126 - 129

48 - 50

or revision of a judgment

Section H. Advisory proceedings

130 - 138

50 - 52