25 June 2021

PCA Publishes Contribution to 2021 Report of United Nations Secretary-General on Oceans and the Law of the Sea

The Permanent Court of Arbitration is pleased to publish online its Contribution dated 18 June 2021 to the Report of the United Nations Secretary-General on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (the “Contribution”), available for download in PDF format here.

The PCA’s annual Contribution provides information on the main recent developments at the PCA in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea.

The PCA has unparalleled experience in the administration of inter-State dispute resolution proceedings that concern oceans and the law of the sea. To date, it has acted as registry in 14 of the 15 arbitrations conducted pursuant to Annex VII of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”). It has administered the first (and, to date, only) compulsory conciliation pursuant to Annex V of UNCLOS, as well as a number of dispute resolution proceedings involving the law of the sea brought under other legal instruments. The PCA also engages in outreach, education and cooperation activities relevant to the law of the sea. The Contribution provides an overview of developments in respect of these activities in the last year. The PCA’s reports for earlier periods are available here.

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