- What is it?: It is an intergovernmental organisation
- Formation
- Established in 1996 under UNCLOS
- It established an international framework for law over “all ocean space, its uses and resources”.
- Headquarters: Hamburg, Germany
- Functions: The Tribunal has the power to settle disputes between party states.
- Members
- The Tribunal is composed of 21 independent members who are elected from among persons enjoying the highest reputation for fairness and integrity and of recognised competence in the field of the law of the sea.
- Currently, there are 161 parties