Abgarjan D. Relations between parties to a dispute and ITLOS

Abstract: ITLOS case study shows that it strongly contributed to the development of the international law of the sea. Author considers such cases that allowed ITLOS to contribute to the provisions regarding preservation and protection of the marine environment, delimitation of the maritime boundary and responsibilities of the States. The author affi rms that Tribunal contributed to progressive development of the law of the See. In its practical activity ITLOS has already made much for the development of the international law of the sea, especially in determination of those institutes and concepts, which were not clearly enough provided for in the Convention. The most demonstrative in this respect is the realization of the competence of prompt release of vessels which is quite new for judicial procedure. In realizing this competence ITLOS had to interpret and concretize many articles of the Convention, especially as to the grounds for detention of foreign vessels in the EEZ and other areas of national jurisdiction; cleared up such an important rule of national law as the amount of fi nancial security for a release of a ship: the rule is borne by international law and being common for many national systems became actually a general principle of law.

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