Interpretations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea by International Courts and Tribunals

This book addresses current developments concerning the interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the part of international courts and tribunals. It does so from different perspectives, by focusing on the jurisprudence of international and regional bodies, such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), as well as international arbitral tribunals and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body. The various contributions offer in-depth analyses of issues ranging from the interaction between the sources of the International Law of the Sea, to various substantial, procedural and institutional aspects of the regulatory framework established by UNCLOS. The book also focuses on the reference by international courts and tribunals, in Law of the Sea cases, to both general principlesand rules concerning interpretation codified in the Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties.

Covers major developments in the interpretation of the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea on the part of several international courts and tribunals Offers careful and critical analyses of pertinent case law Written by leading experts in the fields of international law of the sea and settlement of international disputes Includes four chapters in French Great value to all academics, judges, practitioners and students interested in the impact and relevance of UNCLOS for the International Law of the Sea

Autorentext
Angela Del Vecchio, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy

Roberto Virzo, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy

Inhalt

Preface, -Table of Contents.- The Contribution of Benedetto Conforti to the International Law of the Sea.- The 'General Rule of Interpretation' in the International Jurisprudenc Relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.- Part I.- Part II.- Part III.- Part IV.- Part V.