UNCLOS+ITLOS

Question 1

what does UNCLOS stand for and when was it did it come into force

Answer 1

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,
1994 (16 Nov)

The Convention resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III), which took place between 1973 and 1982. UNCLOS replaced the four treaties of the 1958 Convention on the High Seas.

Question 2

what does ITLOS stand for and when was it estb.

Answer 2

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,

Question 3

when was the UNCLOS signed

Answer 3

signed at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 10 December 1982.

Question 4

where is the itlos based

Answer 4

hamburg, german

Question 5

The Convention also established the _________, with responsibility for the regulation of seabed mining beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, that is beyond the limits of the territorial sea, the contiguous zone and the continental shelf.

Answer 5

International Seabed Authority

Question 6

four dispute resolution mechanisms listed in Article 287 of the UNCLOS.[

Answer 6

(a) the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established in accordance with Annex VI;
(b) the International Court of Justice;
(c) an arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VII;
(d) a special arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VIII for one or more of the categories of disputes specified therein.

Question 7

how many signatories does it have

Answer 7

There are currently 168 signatories, 167 states plus the European Union. As of 2021, holdouts included the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The convention has been ratified by 168 parties, which includes 164 UN member states, 1 UN Observer state (Palestine) and two associated countries (the Cook Islands and Niue) plus the European Union.

Question 8

what are the working languages? who is the president and vice president

Answer 8

English and French
President
South Africa Judge Albert Hoffmann
• Vice President
Iceland Judge Tomas Heidar

Question 9

Tribunal has a set of ____ judges who serve from a variety of states parties, “according to a method that intends to assure an equitable geographical representation”. Who has served as a judge from india?

Answer 9

21
Neeru Chadha 2017-
P. Chandrasekhara Rao 1996-2017