Dispute Concerning Coastal State Rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation)

Multilateral treaty
UNCLOS

Judge Jin-Hyun Paik (Presiding arbitrator)

Judge Boualem Bouguetaia

Judge Alonso Gómez-Robledo

Professor Vaughan Lowe KC

Professor Alexander Vylegzhanin (as of 30 May 2023)

Judge Vladimir Golitsyn (until 26 March 2023)

Agent

H.E. Mr. Anton Korynevych, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (as of 17 March 2023) 

H.E. Mr. Yevhenii Yenin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (from 11 June 2020 until 17 March 2023) 

H.E. Ms. Olena Zerkal, Deputy Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (until 11 June 2020)

Co-Agent

Ms. Oksana Zolotaryova, Director, Department of International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (as of 17 March 2023)

H.E. Mr. Vsevolod Chentsov, Ambassador to the Netherlands (from 7 June 2019 until 17 March 2023)

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)

Agents

H.E. Mr. Vladimir Tarabrin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (as of 3 April 2024)

H.E. Mr. Gennady Kuzmin, Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as of 17 February 2023)

H.E. Mr. Alexander Shulgin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 17 February 2023 until 3 April 2024)

H.E. Mr. Dmitry Lobach, Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (from 10 October 2017 until 17 February 2023)

H.E. Mr. Roman A. Kolodkin, Director, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (until 28 September 2017)

Counsel

Mr. Kirill Udovichenko, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners 
Mr. Sergey Korolev, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners 
Ms. Anastasia Taranova, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners 
Mr. Anatoly Balan, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners 
Ms. Anna Kostina, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners 
Mr. Mikhail Abramov, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners 

Dr. Alfredo Crosato Neumann, Kadir Has University, Istanbul

Mr. Lesther Antonio Ortega Lemus, LexOceana

Advisers

Ms. Ksenia Galkina