Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea: Survey for 2024
Journal: The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Year: 2025

Abstract This is the latest in a series of annual surveys in this Journal reviewing dispute settlement in the law of the sea, both under Part XV of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ( LOSC ) and outside the framework of the Convention. The most significant development during 2024 was the delivery of an advisory opinion by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ( ITLOS ) in which it spelt out States’ obligations under the LOSC relating to climate change. Other developments includ