Seabed Disputes Chamber

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The Seabed Disputes Chamber is a specialized judicial body that settles legal disputes related to activities on the deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
specialized chamber ⓘ
appliesLaw United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
canBeRequestedForAdvisoryOpinionBy International Seabed Authority ⓘ
canBeSeisedBy International Seabed Authority ⓘ
States Parties ⓘ
canHear advisory proceedings ⓘ
contentious cases ⓘ
canIssue advisory opinions ⓘ
binding decisions in disputes ⓘ
composedOf judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
createdTo ensure uniform interpretation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
settle disputes relating to activities in the Area ⓘ
decisionBindingOn parties to the dispute ⓘ
disputeType disputes between States and the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
disputes between the International Seabed Authority and contractors ⓘ
inter-State disputes concerning activities in the Area ⓘ
establishedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
fallsUnderCategory United Nations-related judicial body ⓘ
law of the sea tribunal ⓘ
linked to: law of the sea
governsAreaDefinedAs seabed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOverDisputesInvolving International Seabed Authority ⓘ
States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
contractors with the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
sponsoring States ⓘ
hasNumberOfJudges 11 ⓘ
hasSeatAt ITLOS premises in Hamburg ⓘ
jurisdictionOver activities in the Area ⓘ
deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ
seabed mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
legalBasis Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
locatedIn Germany ⓘ
Hamburg ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
parentOrganization International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
partOf International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
regionServed global ⓘ
relatedTo International Seabed Authority ⓘ
deep seabed mining ⓘ
shortName Seabed Chamber ⓘ
subjectMatter application of rules governing activities in the Area ⓘ
contracts for exploration and exploitation of seabed minerals ⓘ
interpretation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
liability for damage arising out of activities in the Area ⓘ
subjectToProceduralRules Rules of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
termLengthOfJudges 9 years ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → regulates → chambers of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
linked to: Seabed Disputes Chamber
Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → regulates → Seabed Disputes Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
linked to: Seabed Disputes Chamber
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea → defines → Seabed Disputes Chamber of ITLOS ⓘ
linked to: Seabed Disputes Chamber
Seabed Chamber → alsoKnownAs → Seabed Disputes Chamber ⓘ