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fromAfrica,5fromAsia,4fromtheLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStatesGroup,
4fromtheWesternEuropeanandotherStatesGroup,and3fromtheEastern
EuropeanGroup.JudgesareelectedintheMeetingofStatesPartiesfortermsof
9yearsandtheycanbere-elected.
TheTribunalcarriesoutitsfunctionsatitsseatinHamburg,Germany,in
amodernglasspalacebuiltanewforthispurposeonthebanksoftheElbeRiver,
courtesyofthehostgovernment.Incarryingoutitswork,theTribunalissupported
byaRegistryof37staffmembersledbyaRegistrar.Itsbudgetisfinancedbythe
161StatesPartiestotheConventioninaccordancewiththescaleofassessmentsof
theUnitedNations.
1.Jurisdiction
Asaninternationaljudicialcourtwithspecializedjurisdictiontoadjudicate
disputesconcerningthelawofthesea,theTribunalholdsaparticularpositionfor
playingamajorroleinthesettlementofsuchdisputes.Thesedisputesinclude:
(a)Anydisputeconcerningtheinterpretationorapplicationofthe
provisionsoftheConventionwhichissubmittedtoitinaccordancewithPartXV;
1
(b)Anydisputeconcerningtheinterpretationorapplicationofan
internationalagreementrelatedtothepurposesoftheConvention,whichis
submittedtoitinaccordancewiththeagreement;and
2
(c)Anydisputerelatingtotheinterpretationorapplicationofatreaty
alreadyinforceconcerningthesubject-mattercoveredbytheConventionifallthe
partiestosuchatreatysoagree.
TheTribunalalsohasanadvisoryjurisdictionpursuanttoarticle138of
itsRulestoentertainrequestsforadvisoryopinionsonlegalquestions,ifan
internationalagreementrelatedtothepurposesoftheConventionspecifically
providesforthesubmissiontotheTribunalofsucharequest.
Mattersregardingactivitiesintheoceanspaceandtheexploitationofits
resourcesareofvitalimportancetoStates,especiallytocoastalStates,whether
theyconcernfishing,pollution,maritimedelimitation,navigation,marinescientific
research,theconservationofmarinelivingresources,theprotectionofthemarine
environment,ortheexploitationofnaturalresources.Theseaisthereforeaplace
wheredifferentinterestscomeintoplay,thoseofStatesandthoseofotherusers,
suchastheshippingindustry,oilcompanies,fishingcompanies,environmentalists
andscientists.
Itisthereforenaturalthatdisputesamongstthesedifferentplayersarise
fromtimetotime,thesolutionofwhichmaydemandtheassistanceofathirdparty
procedure.ItisunderthesecircumstancesthattheroleoftheTribunalcomes
intoplay.
1Seearticle288,paragraph1,oftheConventionandarticles21and22oftheStatuteofthe
Tribunal.
2Seearticle288,paragraph2.
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