The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention.
The Tribunal is open to States Parties to the Convention and, in certain cases, to entities other than States Parties (such as international organizations and natural or legal persons).
The jurisdiction of the Tribunal comprises all disputes submitted to it in accordance with the Convention. It also extends to all matters specifically provided for in any other agreement which confers jurisdiction on the Tribunal.
This volume contains the Judgments and Orders delivered by the Tribunal in the year 2003 in English and French.
Case Concerning Land Reclamation by Singapore in and around the Straits of Johor (Malaysia v. Singapore), List of cases: No. 12, Order of 10 September 2003, Order of 8 October 2003, Declaration of President Nelson, Declaration of Judge Anderson, Joint Declaration of Judges ad hoc Hossain and Oxman, Separate Opinion of Judge Chandrasekhara Rao, Separate Opinion of Judge Ndiaye, Separate Opinion of Judge Jesus, Separate Opinion of Judge Cot, Separate Opinion of Judge Lucky. Case Concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Exploitation of Sword Fish Stocks in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean (Chile/European Community), List of cases: No. 7, Order of 16 December 2003