Adjudicating the Law of the Sea

Robin Churchill

doi:10.1163/15718085-bja10267

Adjudicating the Law of the Sea

Robin Churchill (Lead / Corresponding author)

Dundee Law School

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Abstract

This article examines the use of international courts and tribunals to settle disputes relating to the law of the sea. It begins by looking at the record from 1986, when the first issue of the Journal appeared, up to the time of writing (April 2025). It goes on to consider why States have resorted to adjudication to settle their disputes and what the outcomes of the decided cases have been. The last part of the article speculates on the possible use of adjudication to settle law of the sea disputes in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	766-774
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Volume	40
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10267
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2025

Keywords

arbitration
arrest and detention of vessels
dispute settlement
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
maritime boundary delimitation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oceanography
Geography, Planning and Development
General Environmental Science
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Law

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