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Practice question: International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

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Practice question

A properly established special chamber gives judgment in a dispute under the ITLOS Statute. A State argues that it is not a Tribunal judgment simply because the full bench did not hear it. What does Article 15(5) provide?
  1. The specified chamber judgment is considered rendered by the Tribunal.
  2. All chamber judgments are mere newspaper opinions.
  3. Only the Registrar may issue judgments
  4. Every chamber decision needs a fresh trial before twenty-one members
  5. Special chambers cannot hear any dispute

Legal references

  • ITLOS Statute, Articles 1, 13, 15, 26-27 and 34: https://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/documents/basic_texts/statute_en.pdf

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