INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA DELIVERS ITS ADVISORY OPINION

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea today delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Request submitted to the Tribunal by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) under article 138 of the Rules of the Tribunal. This is the first time in the history of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea that an advisory opinion is being rendered by the full Tribunal.
On 28 March 2013, the SRFC submitted its Request to the Tribunal for an advisory opinion. In its Advisory Opinion, the Tribunal decides unanimously that it has jurisdiction to give the Advisory Opinion requested and that its jurisdiction is limited to the exclusive economic zones of the SRFC Member States. It decides by 19 votes to 1 to respond to the
Request for an advisory opinion submitted by the SRFC.
Judges Wolfrum and Cot append declarations to the Advisory Opinion and Judges Ndiaye, Lucky and Paik append separate opinions to the Advisory Opinion.

Advisory Opinion of 2 April 2015
https://www.itlos.org/en/cases/list-of-cases/case-no-21/