Book Description

"Yearbook - Annuaire 2010" 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. It is also open to entities other than States Parties (States and international organizations non-parties to the Convention and natural or juridical persons) in cases provided for in the Convention or other agreements conferring jurisdiction on the Tribunal. "The Yearbook - Annuaire" will give lawyers, scholars, students as well as the general public access to information about the jurisdiction, procedure and organization of the Tribunal and also about its composition and activities in 2010. The "Yearbook" is prepared by the Registry of the Tribunal. Until 2007, it was published in two separate volumes, English ("Yearbook") and French ("Annuaire"). Since 2008, the "Yearbook - Annuaire" is published as a bilingual volume. "Yearbook - Annuaire 2010" Le Tribunal international du droit de la mer est un organe judiciaire ind pendant, cr par la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer, pour conna tre des diff rends auxquels pourraient donner lieu l interpr tation et l application de la Convention. Le Tribunal est ouvert aux Etats Parties la Convention. Il est galement ouvert des entit s autres que les Etats Parties (Etats et organisations internationales non parties la Convention et personnes physiques et morales) dans les cas pr vus par la Convention ou par d autres accords conf rant comp tence au Tribunal. "Le Yearbook - Annuaire" met la disposition des juristes, des universitaires, des tudiants, ainsi que du public dans son ensemble, les informations essentielles concernant la comp tence, la proc dure et l organisation du Tribunal, ainsi que la composition et les activit s de celui-ci au cours de l ann e 2010. "L Annuaire" est r dig par le Greffe du Tribunal. Jusqu l ann e 2007, il tait publi sous la forme de deux volumes s par s, en anglais ("Yearbook") et en fran ais ("Annuaire"). Depuis 2008, le "Yearbook - Annuaire" est publi sous la forme d un volume bilingue.