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Tribunal Finds Italy Violated UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (April 10, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 10, 2019, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea issued its

Permanent Court of Arbitration Rejects China’s Sovereignty Claims in South China Sea (July 12, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On July 12, 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued an award in th

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on EU Institutional Prerogatives in ITLOS Advisory Opinion

The European Union (EU) is one of the world’s leading fishing powers and is party in its own right to several dozen multilateral, regional, and bilateral agreements on the management and conservation of fisheries, an area of exclusive EU competence under the common fisheries policy. [1]  Absolute clarity regarding the prerogatives of the European institutions in the conduct of the EU’s external representation is therefore of fundamental importance for all concerned with legal proceedings in international courts and tribunals.

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Volume: 
20
Issue: 
2
Author: 
Ronán Long
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