国際海洋法裁判所
On 15 December 2012 the UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled unanimously that the ship had immunity as a military vessel, and ordered that "Ghana should forthwith and unconditionally release the frigate ARA "Libertad"" Four days later "Libertad" was released from Tema and arrived to the port of Mar del Plata on 9 January 2013.