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The Rules of the
International Tribunal
for the Law of the Sea:
A Commentary
Edited by
P. Chandrasekhara Rao and Ph. Gautier
MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS
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Preface vii
List of Contributors ix
List of Abbreviations xi
Articles
Commentary on the Rules of the Tribunal 1
Preamble 3
Part I. Use of Terms 1 5
Part II. Organization 11
Section A. The Tribunal 13
Subsection 1. The Members 2–7 13
Subsection 2. Judges ad hoc 8–9 25
Subsection 3. President and Vice-President 10–14 29
Subsection 4. Experts appointed under article 289
of the Convention 15 37
Subsection 5. The composition of the Tribunal
for particular cases 16–22 41
Section B. The Seabed Disputes Chamber 55
Subsection 1. The members and judges ad hoc 23–25 57
Subsection 2. The presidency 26 61
Subsection 3. Ad hoc chambers of the Seabed
Disputes Chamber 27 63
Section C. Special chambers 28–31 65
Section D. The Registry 32–39 83
Section E. Internal functioning of the Tribunal 40–42 113
Section F. Official languages 43 125
Part III. Procedure 127
Section A. General provisions 44–53 129
Section B. Proceedings before the Tribunal 161
Subsection 1. Institution of proceedings 54–58 161
Subsection 2. The written proceedings 59–67 171
Subsection 3. Initial deliberations 68 191
Subsection 4. Oral proceedings 69–88 197
Section C. Incidental proceedings 245
Subsection 1. Provisional measures 89–95 245
Subsection 2. Preliminary proceedings 96 263
Subsection 3. Preliminary objections 97 271
Subsection 4. Counter-claims 98 279
Subsection 5. Intervention 99–104 283
Subsection 6. Discontinuance 105–106 295
Section D. Proceedings before special chambers 107–109 299
Section E. Prompt release of vessels and crews 110–114 305
Section F. Proceedings in contentious cases before 115–123 331
the Seabed Disputes Chamber
Section G. Judgments, interpretation and revision 347
Subsection 1. Judgments 124–125 347
Subsection 2. Requests for the interpretation 126–129 353
or revision of a judgment
Section H. Advisory proceedings 130–138 373
Annexes
Annex 1 Statute of the Tribunal 397
Annex 2 Rules of the Tribunal 413
Annex 3 Resolution on the Internal Judicial
Practice of the Tribunal 475
Annex 4 Guidelines concerning the Preparation
and Presentation of Cases before the
Tribunal 483
Bibliography 489
List of Cases 493
List of References to Articles of the Convention,
Statute and Rules of the Tribunal and Statute
and Rules of the ICJ 501
Index 511
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