Seabed Chamber

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The Seabed Chamber is a specialized judicial body within the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea that handles disputes related to activities on the deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction.

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Label Occurrences
Seabed Chamber canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of an international court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
advisoryOpinionExample Responsibilities and obligations of States sponsoring persons and entities with respect to activities in the Area (2011) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Seabed Disputes Chamber ⓘ
areaDefinedAs seabed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction ⓘ
canFormSpecialChambers true ⓘ
canIssue advisory opinions ⓘ
judgments ⓘ
disputeSettlementMethod binding decisions ⓘ
ensures compliance with rules governing activities in the Area ⓘ
protection of the marine environment in the Area through dispute settlement ⓘ
establishedBy States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
establishedUnder Article 186 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
governingLaw Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Part XI ⓘ
hasCompetence advisory opinions on legal questions arising within the scope of the activities of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
disputes between parties to a contract for activities in the Area ⓘ
disputes between states parties and contractors ⓘ
disputes between states parties concerning activities in the Area ⓘ
disputes between the International Seabed Authority and contractors ⓘ
disputes between the International Seabed Authority and states parties ⓘ
hearsCasesFrom International Seabed Authority ⓘ
States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
contractors engaged in activities in the Area ⓘ
judgesElectedBy members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
jurisdictionOver activities on the deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ
disputes relating to activities in the Area ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasis Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
locatedIn Germany ⓘ
Hamburg ⓘ
mandateFocus common heritage of mankind principle in relation to the Area ⓘ
numberOfJudges 11 ⓘ
parentOrganization International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
partOf International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
primaryFunction settlement of disputes relating to activities in the Area ⓘ
relationshipWith International Seabed Authority ⓘ
subjectMatter deep seabed mining ⓘ
environmental protection of the marine environment in the Area ⓘ
exploitation of mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
exploration of mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
responsibility and liability for activities in the Area ⓘ
subjectTo Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
termLengthOfJudges 9 years ⓘ

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Seabed Disputes Chamber → shortName → Seabed Chamber ⓘ