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The Contribution of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to the Rule of Law: 1996–2016 The Contribution of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to the Rule of Law: 1996–2016 La contribution du Tribunal international du droit de la mer à l’état de droit : 1996-2016 The Contribution of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to the Rule of Law: 1996–2016 La contribution du Tribunal international du droit de la mer à l’état de droit : 1996-2016 LEIDEN | BOSTON Cover illustration: Commemorative ceremony in the Hamburg City Hall, 7 October 2016. Photo by Wallocha. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Tribunal international du droit de la mer Am Internationalen Seegerichtshof 1 22609 Hamburg, Germany Typeface for the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts: “Brill”. See and download: brill.com/brill-typeface. isbn 978-90-04-34426-6 (hardback) isbn 978-90-04-35683-2 (e-book) Copyright 2018 by International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. This work is published by Koninklijke Brill NV. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Hes & De Graaf, Brill Nijhoff, Brill Rodopi, Brill Sense and Hotei Publishing. Koninklijke Brill NV reserves the right to protect the publication against unauthorized use and to authorize dissemination by means of offprints, legitimate photocopies, microform editions, reprints, translations, and secondary information sources, such as abstracting and indexing services including databases. Requests for commercial re-use, use of parts of the publication, and/or translations must be addressed to Koninklijke Brill NV. This book is printed on acid-free paper and produced in a sustainable manner. Table of Contents/Table des matières List of Abbreviations ix Liste des abréviations xi Introduction 1/2 Philippe Gautier Opening Statement of the President of the Tribunal, Judge Vladimir Golitsyn 3 Part 1 / Partie 1 The Tribunal’s Jurisprudence and Its Contribution to the Rule of Law La jurisprudence du Tribunal et sa contribution à l’état de droit The Tribunal’s Jurisprudence and Its Contribution to the Rule of Law 13 David Anderson The Tribunal’s Jurisprudence and Its Contribution to the Rule of Law 29 José Luís Jesus The Precautionary Approach in the Advisory Opinion Concerning the Responsibilities and Obligations of States Sponsoring Persons and Entities with Respect to Activities in the Area 45 Elsa Kelly The Tribunal’s Jurisprudence and Its Contribution to the Rule of Law 58 Jin-Hyun Paik The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Rule of Law 69 Tullio Treves vi table of contents/table des matières Part 2 / Partie 2 The Contribution of the Tribunal to the Progressive Development of International Law La contribution du Tribunal au développement progressif du droit international The Contribution of the Tribunal to the Progressive Development of International Law 79 Shunji Yanai The Elaboration of Due Diligence Obligations as a Mechanism to Ensure Compliance with International Legal Obligations by Private Actors 83 Doris König The Contribution of the Tribunal to the Progressive Development of International Law 96 Francisco Orrego Vicuña The Principle of Due Regard 108 Bernard H. Oxman The Contribution of the Tribunal to the Progressive Development of International Law 118 Tullio Scovazzi The Impacts of the Tribunal’s Jurisprudence on the Development of International Law 161 Yoshifumi Tanaka The Contribution of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to the Progressive Development of International Law 179 Peter Tomka table of contents/table des matières vii Part 3 / Partie 3 The Contribution of the Tribunal to the Rule of Law: The Point of View of Practitioners La contribution du Tribunal à l’état de droit : Le point de vue des praticiens The Tribunal and the Rule of Law 195 Alan Boyle La contribution du Tribunal international du droit de la mer au développement du droit international général – les dix dernières années 203 Alain Pellet The Indispensable Contributions of the Tribunal: A Practitioner’s View 208 Paul S. Reichler Understanding the Advisory Jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 213 Sir Michael Wood Part 4 / Partie 4 Improving Working Methods in International Adjudication L’amélioration des méthodes de travail de la justice internationale L’amélioration des méthodes de travail de la justice internationale – Le point de vue de la Cour internationale de Justice 223 Ronny Abraham L’amélioration des méthodes de travail du Tribunal international du droit de la mer 230 Joseph Akl viii table of contents/table des matières The EFTA Court’s Working Methods 240 Carl Baudenbacher L’amélioration des méthodes de travail de la justice internationale 249 Jean-Pierre Cot Improving Working Methods in International Adjudication 252 Albert J. Hoffmann L’amélioration des méthodes de travail de la justice internationale 259 Tafsir Malick Ndiaye Annexes Programme of the Symposium 5–6 October 2016 271 Programme du colloque 5–6 Octobre 2016 274 List of Speakers 277 Liste des intervenants 281 List of Participants/Liste des participants 285 Index 292 List of Abbreviations Agreement on Part XI Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea AJIL American Journal of International Law Assembly Assembly of the International Seabed Authority Authority International Seabed Authority BIICL British Institute of International and Comparative Law BYIL British Yearbook of International Law CJIL Chinese Journal of International Law CLCS Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf Convention United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Council Council of the International Seabed Authority Court International Court of Justice EJIL European Journal of International Law EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone Guidelines Guidelines concerning the Preparation and Presentation of Cases before the Tribunal GYBIL German Yearbook of International Law ICJ International Court of Justice ICLQ International and Comparative Law Quarterly IJMCL International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law ILC International Law Commission ILC Draft Articles Draft articles on Responsibility of States for internationally [on State wrongful acts, adopted by the International Law Commission Responsibility] at its fifty-third session (2001) IUU fishing Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Max Planck UNYB Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law MCA Convention Convention on the Determination of the Minimal Conditions for Access and Exploitation of Marine Resources within the Maritime Areas under Jurisdiction of the Member States of the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission MPEIL Online Max Planck Encyclopaedia of International Law Online nm nautical miles PCIJ Permanent Court of International Justice PCA Permanent Court of Arbitration RIAA Reports of International Arbitral Awards Rules Rules of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea x list of abbreviations Statute Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Annex VI to the Convention) SRFC Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission Tribunal International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea UN United Nations Organization UNTS United Nations Treaty Series Liste des abréviations Accord sur la partie XI Accord relatif à l’application de la partie XI de la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de mer Assemblée Assemblée de l’Autorité internationale des fonds marins Autorité Autorité internationale des fonds marins CDI Commission du droit international CIJ Cour internationale de Justice CLPC Commission des limites du plateau continental Comité Comité du Règlement et de la pratique en matière judiciaire Conseil Conseil de l’Autorité internationale des fonds marins Convention Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer Cour Cour internationale de Justice CPJI Cour permanente de Justice internationale CSRP Commission sous-régionale des pêches Lignes directrices Lignes directrices concernant la préparation et la présentation des affaires dont le Tribunal est saisi ONU Organisation des Nations Unies Pêche INN Pêche illicite, non déclarée et non réglementée RSA Recueil des sentences arbitrales Règlement Règlement du Tribunal international du droit de la mer Résolution Résolution sur la pratique interne du Tribunal en matière judicaire Statut Statut du Tribunal international du droit de la mer (annexe VI à la Convention) Tribunal Tribunal international du droit de la mer RTNU Recueil des Traités des Nations Unies WWF Fonds Mondial pour la Nature ZEE Zone économique exclusive Introduction On the occasion of its 20th Anniversary, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea held a one-and-a-half day international symposium at the premises of the Tribunal on 5 and 6 October 2016, on the theme “The contribution of the Tribunal to the Rule of Law”. The aim of the symposium was to highlight the role played by the Tribunal over the last 20 years in the system for the peaceful settlement of law of the sea related disputes, set out in Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Approximately 180 international guest attended the sym- posium, which was designed for academics and legal practitioners. The sym- posium was organized with the financial support of the Government of Japan. This publication reproduces the statements presented during the sympo- sium, in the order in which they were delivered and in their original language. The question and answer sessions have not been transcribed for this volume. This volume was financed by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Philippe Gautier Registrar © ���8, by international tribunal for the law of the sea | doi ��.��63/978900435683�_00� Introduction A l’occasion de son 20e anniversaire, le Tribunal international du droit de la mer a organisé un colloque international d’un jour et demi au siège du Tribunal les 5 et 6 octobre 2016, avec pour thème « La contribution du Tribunal à l’état de droit ». Le colloque avait pour but de souligner le rôle joué par le Tribunal ces 20 dernières années dans le cadre du système de règlement pacifique des diffé- rends relatifs au droit de la mer, mis en place par la partie XV de la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer.
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