I visited the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on Wednesday (28 Nov). ITLOS was formed pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Law fo the Sea, which entered into force on 16 November 1994. The title of this tribunal makes it sound impressive, but in reality, it is really not. Since its formation the Tribunal has heard a mere 15 cases, and at one point went without any cases for two whole years.
All in all, a little underwhelmed by ITLOS. However, as with all UN agencies built upon multilateral agreement, ITLOS may just need some time to gather steam.
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