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Responsibilities and obligations of States sponsoring persons and entities with respect to activities in the Area (Request for Advisory Opinion submitted to the Seabed Disputes Chamber), ITLOS Case No. 17

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Responsibilities and Obligations of States with respect to Activities in the Area

Case Type:
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, General International Law Disputes (ICJ · ITLOS · Inter-State Arbitration)
Applicable Procedural Rules:
ITLOS Statute and Rules (1997)

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6 May 2010
Request for Advisory Opinion (English)
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Request for Advisory Opinion (English)
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14 May 2010
Press Release ITLOS/Press 147 (English)
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18 May 2010
Order 2010/3 (English)
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19 May 2010
Press Release ITLOS/Press 148 (English)
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28 Jul 2010
Order 2010/4 (English)
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29 Jul 2010
Press Release ITLOS/Press 150 (English)
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11 Aug 2010
Written Statement of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (English)
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13 Aug 2010
Statement of Stichting Greenpeace Council (Greenpeace International) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (English)
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Statement of Stichting Greenpeace Council (Greenpeace International) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (English)
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Statement of Stichting Greenpeace Council (Greenpeace International) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (English)
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18 Aug 2010
Written Statement of the Federal Republic of Germany (English)
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Written Statement of the Federal Republic of Germany (English)
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18 Aug 2010
Written Statement of the People's Republic of China (English)
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18 Aug 2010
Written Statement of the Republic of Chile (English)
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Written Statement of the Republic of Chile (English)
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19 Aug 2010
Written Statement of Australia (English)
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19 Aug 2010
Written Statement of the International Seabed Authority (English)
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Written Statement of the International Seabed Authority (English)
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20 Aug 2010
Press Release ITLOS/Press 151 (English)
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26 Aug 2010
Note from the Legal Counsel of the International Seabed Authority of 26 August 2010 on the Likely Impact of Exploration (English)
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Note from the Legal Counsel of the International Seabed Authority of 26 August 2010 on the Likely Impact of Exploration (English)
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Note from the Legal Counsel of the International Seabed Authority of 26 August 2010 on the Likely Impact of Exploration (English)
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13 Sep 2010
Questions from the Seabed Disputes Chamber (English)
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Questions from the Seabed Disputes Chamber (English)
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Questions from the Seabed Disputes Chamber (English)
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14 Sep 2010
Minutes of the Public Sittings (Original Language) (English)
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Minutes of the Public Sittings (Original Language) (English)
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14 Sep 2010
Verbatim Record ITLOS/PV.10/1/Rev.2 (p.m. sitting) (English)
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Verbatim Record ITLOS/PV.10/1/Rev.2 (p.m. sitting) (English)
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14 Sep 2010
Press Release ITLOS/Press 152 (English)
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15 Sep 2010
Verbatim Record ITLOS/PV.10/2/Rev.2 (a.m. sitting) (English)
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16 Sep 2010
Verbatim Record ITLOS/PV.10/3/Rev.2 (a.m. sitting) (English)
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16 Sep 2010
Verbatim Record ITLOS/PV.10/4 (p.m. sitting) (English)
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17 Sep 2010
Letter of the Legal Counsel (English)
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15 Nov 2010
Letter of the Legal Counsel of the International Seabed Authority of 15 November 2010 on the Different Phases of Exploration and Exploitation (English)
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Letter of the Legal Counsel of the International Seabed Authority of 15 November 2010 on the Different Phases of Exploration and Exploitation (English)
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19 Jan 2011
Press Release ITLOS/Press 160 (English)
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1 Feb 2011
Advisory Opinion (English)
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1 Feb 2011
Press Release ITLOS/Press 161 (English)
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