Dispute Concerning Coastal State Rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation)
On 16 September 2016, Ukraine served on the Russian Federation a Notification and Statement of Claim under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) referring to a dispute concerning coastal state rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait. The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as Registry in this arbitration.
Case information
Name(s) of Claimant(s)
Ukraine (State)
Name(s) of Respondent(s)
The Russian Federation (State)
Names of Parties
-
Case number
2017-06
Administering institution
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status
Pending
Type of case
Inter-state arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector
Law of the sea
Rules used in arbitral proceedings
- Other -
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced
[Multilateral treaty] UNCLOS
Language of Proceeding
English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country)
-
Arbitrator(s)
Judge Jin-Hyun Paik (Presiding arbitrator)
Judge Boualem Bouguetaia
Judge Alonso Gómez-Robledo
Professor Vaughan Lowe QC
Judge Vladimir Golitsyn
Representatives of the Claimant(s)
Agent
H.E. Mr. Yevhenii Yenin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as of 11 June 2020)
H.E. Ms. Olena Zerkal, Deputy Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (until 11 June 2020)
Co-Agent
H.E. Mr. Vsevolod Chentsov, Ambassador to the Netherlands (as of 7 June 2019)
Counsel
Ms. Marney L. Cheek, Covington & Burling LLP
Mr. Jonathan Gimblett, Covington & Burling LLP
Mr. David M. Zionts, Covington & Burling LLP
Mr. Nikhil V. Gore, Covington & Burling LLP
Professor Harold Hongju Koh (as of 30 January 2018)
Professor Alfred H.A. Soons (as of 30 January 2018)
Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin (as of 30 January 2018)
Representatives of the Respondent(s)
Agent
H.E. Mr. Dmitry Lobach, Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as of 10 October 2017)
H.E. Mr. Roman A. Kolodkin, Director, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (until 28 September 2017)
Counsel
Professor Alain Pellet (until 17 March 2022)
Professor Tullio Treves, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (until 17 March 2022)
Mr. Sergey Usoskin (until 17 March 2022)
Mr. Samuel Wordsworth, QC, Essex Court Chambers (until 17 March 2022)
Mr. Vasily Torkanovsky, Ivanyan & Partners (until 30 September 2022)
Mr. Andrey Gorlenko, Ivanyan & Partners (from 25 November 2021 until 30 September 2022)
Ms. Elena Burova, Ivanyan & Partners (from 25 November 2021 until 30 September 2022)
Ms. Maria Suchkova, Ivanyan & Partners (until 18 January 2018)
Ms. Sofia Sarenkova, Ivanyan & Partners (until 25 November 2021)
Ms. Amy Sander, Essex Court Chambers (until 17 March 2022)
Mr. Renato Raymundo Treves, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (until 17 March 2022)