Download or read book Basic Texts written by and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1999-04-29 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea was established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as an independent, international judicial body with competence to settle disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, pursuant to other international agreements which confer jurisdiction on the Tribunal. The Tribunal is open to States parties, international organizations and other entities as provided for in the Convention or other agreement. The Seabed Disputes Chamber of the Tribunal has compulsory jurisdiction with respect to seabed disputes between various entities including States Parties, the International Seabed Authority and private corporations and individuals. The Tribunal has special jurisdiction to deal with urgent requests for the prompt release of vessels and crews and for prescribing provisional measures. It also has competence to give advisory opinions. This volume contains a selection of documents that are basic to the work of the Tribunal in parallel presentation in English and French. It reproduces the Statute of the Tribunal, the Rules of the Tribunal, the Resolution on the internal judicial practice and the Guidelines concerning the preparation of cases. It also contains the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement on the Privileges of the Tribunal. Le Tribunal international du droit de la mer, institui par la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer de 1982, est un organisme judiciaire international autonome qui a compitence pour rigler les diffirends concernantl'interpritation ou l'application de la Convention, ou ceux qui lui sont soumis en vertu de tout accord qui lui confhre compitence en la matihre. Le Tribunal est ouvert aux Etats Parties, aux organisations internationales et d'autres entitis, conformiment aux dispositions pertinentes de la Convention ou d'autres accords. La Chambre pour le rhglement des diffirends relatifs aux fonds marins a compitance obligatoire pour les diffirends portant sur le fonds marins et qui mettent en cause diverses entitis, telles que des Etats Parties la Convention, l'Autoriti internationale des fonds marins et des entreprises ou des personnes privies. Le Tribunal est doti d'une compitence spiciale pour connantre des demandes de prompte mainlevie de l'immobilisation de navires et de prompte libiration de leurs -quipages, ainsi que des demandes en prescription de mesures conservatoires. Il est igalement habiliti donner des avis consultatifs. Ce volume contient un ensemble de documents de base du Tribunal en langues anglaise et frangaise, prisentis dans une idition bilingue. Il s'agit du Statut du Tribunal, du Rhglement du Tribunal, de la Risolution sur la pratique en matihre judiciaire et des Lignes directrices concernant la priparation et la prisentation des affaires. Le volume contient en outre le texte de la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer de 1982, l'Accord relatif la mise en oeuvre de la Partie XI de la Convention sur le droit de la mer et l'Accord sur les privilhges et immunitis du Tribunal.