The United Nations
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in early 2017 will start
considering Ukraine's claim against the Russian Federation regarding the
violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea by Moscow.
The press center of the
Foreign Ministry of Ukraine said the tribunal was formed on December 22, 2016
and consists of the following members: judge Jin-Hyun Paik (South Korea)
appointed by the president of the tribunal; judge Boualem Bouguetaia (Algeria);
judge Alonso Gomez-Robledo Verduzco (Mexico); Professor Love (UK) appointed by
Ukraine; and judge Vladimir Golitsyn appointed by the Russian Federation.
"The appointed members of
the tribunal have the reputation for fair, competent, honest and independent
experts in the field of international maritime law. The Foreign Ministry
expresses its sincere gratitude to the vice president of the UN International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for the fast appointment of the tribunal
members," the ministry said.
As reported, Ukraine on
September 14, 2016 initiated a dispute with the Russian Federation regarding
the violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea by Moscow.
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