Decisions of the World Court relevant to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

This publication provides a reference guide to the contribution made by decisions of the World Court, as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and the world's most senior court with the broadest material jurisdiction, to the development of the law of the sea as a part of the global system of peace and security. The guide is dedicated to the Court's former President Stephen M. Schwebel in appreciation of his belief that it is important for the Court to further explore its pre-eminent