Marciniak PhD will replace Judge Stanisław Pawlak, who has served on ITLOS since 2005 and was re-elected for a second term in 2014. He was elected today, June 14, 2023, by secret ballot, during the 33rd Meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 

ITLOS was established in 1982 under Annex VI of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Tribunal handles all disputes and applications submitted in accordance with the Convention, as well as cases governed by any other agreement granting it jurisdiction. The Tribunal’s decisions are final. ITLOS consists of 21 member judges, each elected for a nine-year term, with the possibility of re-election. Tribunal membership is limited to one judge per country.

 

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