APPROACH OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA TO SOME FREQUENT PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF THE CLAIMS
ABSTRACT
In cases before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) it is observed…
The first of these objections is based on the claim that the right of each state…
With regard to the second common objection to the admissibility of claims, ITLOS…
Within the framework of the last subject of objection we will examine it is suggested…
Keywords…
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the flag state, the nationality of the ships, the requirement of a genuine link, flags of convenience, “the ship-as-a-unit” approach, the requirement of exhaustion of local remedies…