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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea –

Selected Bibliography

 

 

 

 

Adede, A.O, The System for Settlement of Disputes under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Drafting History and Commentary (Dordrecht: Nijhoff, 1987).

—      “Prolegomena to the Dispute Settlement Part of the Law of the Sea Convention,” 10 NYU Journal of International Law & Politics 253‑392 (1977).

—      The System for Settlement of Disputes under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Drafting History and a Commentary (Dordrecht: Nijhoff, 1987).

Anderson, David. H., “The internal judicial practice of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 3 Indian Journal of International Law 410-428 (1998).

—      “British Accession to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea,” 46 International & Comparative Law Quarterly 761 (1997).

—       “Legal Implications of the Entry into Force of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea,”
44 International & Comparative Law Quarterly 313 (1995).

Akl, Joseph, “The Sea‑Bed Disputes Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 435 (1997).

Basedow, J., “The law applicable to the substance of private litigation before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 2 Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht 361-367 (1999).

Bernaerts, Arnd, “Seegerichtshof‑Tiefseebergbau,” 37 Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft­Aussenwirtschaftsdienstdes Betriebsberaters 209‑18 (1991).

Bernhardt, J. P. A., “Compulsory Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea Negotiations: A Reassessment,” 19 Virginia Journal of International Law 69‑105 (1978).

Brown, E. D., “Dispute Settlement,” 5 Marine Policy 282‑5 (1981).

Boyle, Alan E., “Dispute Settlement and the Law of the Sea Convention: Problems of Fragmentation and Jurisdiction,” 46 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 37-54 (1997).

—      “Settlement of Disputes relating to the Law of the Sea and the Environment in Kalliopi Koufa,” (ed) International justice ‑ XXVI Thesaurus Acroasium 295 (1997).

Buhl, J.F., “The European Economic Community and the Law of the Sea,” 11 Ocean Development and International Law 181-200 (1982).

Caflisch, Lucius. “Le reglement judiciaire et arbitral des differends dans le nouveau droit international de la mer,” in: Fesischrift far Rudolf Bindschddler. Bern (1980), pp. 351‑71.

Caminos, Hugo, Law of the Sea (Ashgate: Darthmouth, 2001)

Cannone, Andrea, II Tribunale internazionale del diritto del mare (Bari: Cacucci Editore, 1991).

Carnegie, A.R., “The Law of the Sea Tribunal,” 28 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 69 (1979).

Chandrasekhara Rao, P., K. Rahmatullah, et al., The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Law and Practice (The Hague; Boston, Kluwer Law International, 2001).

Chigara, Ben, “The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and customary international law,” 22(4) Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal 433-52 (August 2000).

Coquia, Jorge, “Maritime Boundary Problems in the South China Sea,” 24(1) University of British Columbia Law Review 117-125 (1990).

Dupuy R.J./Vignes, D., A Handbook of the New Law of the Sea, Vol. 2 (Dordrecht: Nijhoff, 1991).

Eiriksson, Gudmundur, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Hague, Boston: Nijhoff, 2000).

—      “The Role of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 347 (1997)

—      “The special chambers of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 3 Indian Journal of International Law 429-446 (1998).

Erasmus, Gerhard, “Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea,” Acta Juridica 15‑27 (1986).

Franckx, Erik,  “’Reasonable Bond’ in the Practice of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 32(2) California Western International Law Journal 303-42 (Spring 2002).

Gaertner, Marianne P., “The Dispute Settlement Provisions of the Convention on the Law of the Sea: Critique and Alternatives to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 19 San Diego Law Review 577‑97 (1982).

Gamble, John King, “The 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea: Binding Dispute Settlement?," 9 Boston University International Law Journal 39‑58 (1991).

Gannon, Tina, “International Law of the Sea: Reconciling the Law of Piracy and Terrorism in the Wake of September 11^th,” 27(1) Tulane Maritime Law Journal 257-75 (2002).

Giorgi, M. Cristina, “Le Tribunal international du droit de la mer,” Collection espaces et ressources maritimes, No. 2, (1987), pp. 171‑84.

Gurdip, S., United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Dispute Settlement Mechanisms (Delhi: Academic Publications, 1985).

Hallum, Victoria, “International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: the Mox Nuclear Plant Case,” 11(3) Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 372-5 (2002).

Hayashi, Moritaka, “Southern Bluefin Tuna Cases: Prescription of Provisional Measures by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 13 Tulane Environmental Law Journal (361) (1999-2000).

Jaenicke, G., “Dispute Settlement under the Convention on the Law of the Sea”, 43 Zeitschrift fur auslandisches offentliches Recht und Volkerrect 813-827 (1983).

Janis, M.W., “The Law of the Sea Tribunal,” in Janis, M.W., International Courts for the Twenty-First Century (Dordrecht, Nijhoff, 1992), pp.  245-251.

Laing, Edward A., “Automation of an International Judicial Organ: A Preliminary Analysis,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 452 (1997).

Lauterpacht, Elihu, “The first decision of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: the M/V SAIGA,” Liber amicorum Professor Ignaz Seidl-Hohenveldern in honor of his 80th birthday, pp. 395-418.

Lowe, Vaughan, et. al., “The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Survey for 2001,” 17(4) International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 463-84 (December 2002).

Makarczyk, Jersey, “Contribution to the Problem of the Settlement of Disputes Concerning the Exploitation of Seabed Resources,” in Dupuy (ed.), The Settlement of Disputes on the New Natural Resources 53 (1983).

Mensah, Thomas A., “International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Private Maritime Sector,” 7 International Business Lawyer 319-321 (1999).

—      “The Jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 2 Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht 330-341 (1999).

—      “The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment,” 28 Environmental Policy and Law 216-219 (1998)

—      “The Place of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the International System for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 466 (1997).

—      “United Nations Activities ‑ Law of the Sea ‑ The International Tribunal and the Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment,” 28 Environmental Policy and Law 216 (1998).

Mestral, de, A. L. C., “Compulsory Dispute Settlement in the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea: A Canadian Perspective,” in: Thomas Buergenthal (ed.), Contemporary Issues in Intemational Law‑Essays in Honour of Louis B. Sohn (Kiehl: Engel, 1984), pp. 169‑88.

Nelson, L. D. M., “The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Some Issues,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 388 (1997).

Nordquist, Myron H., J. N. Moore, et al., Current marine environmental issues and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (The Hague; New York: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2001).

—      “Problems of Compulsory Jurisdiction and the Settlement of Disputes Relating to Straddling Fish Stocks”, 14 International Journal of Marine & Coastal Law 1-25 (1999).

—      “The Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros Case: New Law in Old Bottles”, 8 Yearbook of International Environmental Law 13-20 (1997).

—      “The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment,” 8 Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 1-5 (1999).

—      (ed.), The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Commentary (Dordrecht, Nijhoff, 1991).

Noyes, John E., “The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 32(1) Cornell International Law Journal 109-82 (1998).

—      “The Third Party Dispute Settlement Provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Implications for States Parties and for Nonparties,” in: Myron H. Nordquist and John Norton Moore (eds.), Entry into force of the Law of the Sea Convention (1995).

—      “Compulsory Third‑Party Adjudication and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” 4 Connecticut Journal of International Law 675-96 (1989).

Oda, Shigeru, “Some Reflections on Recent Developments in the Law of the Sea,” 27(1) Yale Journal of International Law 217-21 (2002).

—      “Dispute Settlement Prospects in the Law of the Sea,” 44 International & Comparative Law Quarterly 863 (1995).

Oxman, Bernard H., “International Decisions ‑ The M/V ‘Saiga’ ‑ First judgment by International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, applying new procedure for prompt release on bond of detained vessel and crew,” 92 American Journal of International Law 273 (1998).

—      “Observations on Vessels Release under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” 11 International Journal for Marine and Coastal Law 201 (1996).

—      Pierce, George A. “Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in the Draft Convention on the Law of the Sea,” 10 Denver Journal of International Law and Policy 331‑54 (1981).

Platzoder, Renate, “Sitz in Hamburg: Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Internationale Seegerichtshof,” 34 Vereinte Nationen 204‑7 (1986).

Quéneudec, J-P., “Le choix des procédures de règlement des différends selon la Convention de Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer”, Le droit international au service de la paix, de la justice et du développement: Mélanges Michel Virally, Paris, Pedone, 1991, pp. 381-87.

Quinlan, G., “Preparatory Commission for the establishment of the International Seabed Authority and the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea: an Australian view,” 12 Philippine Yearbook of International Law 1-44 (1986).

Rao, B., “Preparatory Commission for the International Seabed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 2 Indian Journal of International Law 226-244 (1985).

Richardson, Elliot L., “Dispute Settlement under the Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Flexible and Comprehensive Extension of the Rule of the Law to Ocean Space,” in: Thomas Buergenthal (ed.), Contemporary Issues in Intemational Law ‑ Essays in Honour of Louis B. Sohn (Kehl: Engel, 1984), pp. 149‑63.

Rosenne, Shabtai,  “Establishing the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 89 American Journal of International Law 806 (1995).

—      “The Settlement of Disputes in the New Law of the Sea,” Revue Iranienne des Relations Internationales 401‑33 (1978).

Rothwell, Donald R. & Sam Bateman (eds.), Navigational Rights and Freedoms, and the New Law of the Sea (The Hague; Boston: Kluwer Law International, 2000).

Shamsey, John, “ITLOS vs. Goliath: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Stands Tall with the Appellate Body in the Chilean-EU Swordfish Dispute,” 12(2) Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems 513-40 (Fall 2002).

Sohn, Louis B., “Settlement of Law of the Sea Disputes,” 10 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 205-217 (1995).

—      “The Importance of the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” in: Myron H Nordquist and John Norton Moore (eds.), Entry into force of the Law of the Sea Convention 265 (1995).

—      “Settlement of Disputes Arising out of the Law of the Sea Convention,” 12 San Diego Law Review 495‑517(1975).

Sola, Juan Vicente, The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Geneva: Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales, 1986).

Studier, Alphons, “La Cour Internationale de la Mer dans le cadre de la nouvelle Convention du Droit de la Mer,” Revue Internationale de Droit Contemporain 49‑57 (1990).

Treves, T., “Conflicts between the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice,” 31 NYU Journal of International Law and Politics, 809-822 (1999).

—      “Private maritime law litigation and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 2 Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht 350-360 (1999).

—      & Pineschi, L., The Law of the Sea: The European Union and its Member States (The Hague: Nijhoff, 1997).

—      “The jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 396 (1997).

Triggs, Gillian & Dean Bialek, “Australia Withdraws Maritime Disputes from the Compulsory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 17(3) International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 423-30 (September 2002).

UN Office for Ocean Affairs, The Law of the Sea: A Bibliography on the Law of the Sea 1969‑1988 (Chapter V1, 321‑6) (New York: UN, 1991).

Vukas, Budislav, “The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Some Features of the New International judicial Institution,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 372 (1997).

Walkate, J. A., “Developments in Special Commission 3 of the Preparatory Commission for the International Sea-Bed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: drafting the future deep sea-bed mining code,” 2 Netherlands International Law Review 152-178 (1989).

Walker, George & John E. Noyes, “Definitions for the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention--Part II,” 33(2) California Western International Law Journal 191-324 (2003).

Wolfrum, Riidiger, “The legislative history of Article 20 and 21 of the Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 2 Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht 342-349 (1999).

—      “Provisional Measures of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 420 (1997).

Yankov, Alexander, “The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Its Place within the Dispute Settlement System of the UN Law of the Sea Convention,” 37 Indian Journal of International Law 356 (1997).

Zekos, Georgios, I., “Arbitration as a Dispute Settlement Mechanism Under UNCLOS, the Hamburg Rules, and WTO,” 19(5) Journal of International Arbitration 497-504 (October 2002).