Dispute Concerning the Detention of Ukrainian Naval Vessels and Servicemen (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation)
On 1 April 2019, 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 the detention of Ukrainian naval vessels and servicemen. 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 | 2019-28 |
| 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] |
| Language of Proceeding |
English |
| Seat of Arbitration (by Country) | - N/A - |
| Arbitrator(s) | Professor Donald McRae (Presiding Arbitrator) Judge Gudmundur Eiriksson Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum Judge Vladimir Golitsyn Sir Christopher Greenwood, GBE, CMG, QC |
| Representatives of the Claimant(s) |
Agent
Ms. Oksana Zolotaryova, Director, International Law Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Co-Agent
H.E. Vsevelod Chentsov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of The Netherlands
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 Alfred H.A. Soons Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin |
| Representatives of the Respondent(s) |
Agents H.E. Mr. Alexander Shulgin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (as of 17 February 2023) Mr. Gennady Kuzmin, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the United Nations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as of 17 February 2023) H.E. Mr. Dmitry Lobach, Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (until 17 February 2023)
Counsel Dr. Bing Bing Jia, School of Law, Tsinghua University (as of 24 November 2022) Mr. Onur Sabri Durak, Peking University (as of 24 November 2022) Mr. Kirill Udovichenko, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners (MZS) (as of 24 November 2022) Mr. Sergey Korolev, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners (MZS) (as of 24 November 2022) Ms. Anna Kostina, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners (MZS) (as of 24 November 2022) Mr. Mikhail Abramov, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners (MZS)(as of 24 November 2022) Mr. Artem Lupandin, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners (MZS) (as of 24 November 2022) Mr. Anatoly Balan, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners (MZS) (as of 24 November 2022) Ms. Anastasia Taranova, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners (MZS) (as of 24 November 2022) Ms. Irina Donskikh, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners (MZS) (as of 24 November 2022) Ms. Ksenia Galkina, Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Professor Alain Pellet (until 17 March 2022) Professor Tullio Treves, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (until 17 March 2022) Mr. Samuel Wordsworth, QC, Essex Court Chambers (until 17 March 2022) Ms. Amy Sander, Essex Court Chambers (until 17 March 2022) Mr. Sergey Usoskin (until 17 March 2022) Mr. Vasily Torkanovskiy, Ivanyan and Partners (until 1 October 2022) Ms. Tessa Barsac (until 17 March 2022) Mr. Andrey Gorlenko, Ivanyan and Partners (until 1 October 2022) Ms. Elena Burova, Ivanyan and Partners (until 1 October 2022) Mr. Renato Raymundo Treves, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (until 17 March 2022)
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| Representatives of the Parties | |
| Number of Arbitrators in case | 5 |
| Date of commencement of proceeding | 01 April 2019 |
| Date of issue of final award | - |
| Length of Proceedings | Pending |
| Additional notes | - |