NINTH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF WILL TAKE UP ISSUES

OF TRAINING TO ASSIST DEVELOPING STATES

Commission Will Also Review Internal Procedures

In Handling Submissions for Extended Continental Shelf

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of Sea Convention

57^th Meeting (PM)

LAW OF SEA PARTIES ELECT NEW JUDGE FOR TRIBUNAL,

DISCUSS CONTINENTAL SHELF DRAFT

CORRECTION

The statement by Iceland’s delegate to the Eleventh Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea, which appeared in Press Release SEA/1705 of 16 May, should have read as follows:

Meeting of States Parties                                         SEA/1706

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of Sea Convention

59^th Meeting (PM)

STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION

ADOPT TRIBUNAL BUDGET FOR YEAR 2002

The Eleventh Meeting of States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea this afternoon adopted the 2002 budget for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea amounting to $7,807,500.

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of Sea Convention

57^th Meeting (PM)

LAW OF SEA PARTIES ELECT NEW JUDGE FOR TRIBUNAL,

DISCUSS CONTINENTAL SHELF DRAFT

The Meeting of States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea this afternoon elected Guangjian Xu (China) to fill a vacancy on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Meeting of States Parties                                   SEA/1704/Rev.1*

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of Sea Convention

55^th Meeting (AM)

STATES PARTIES AGREE TO ESTABLISH REVIEW BODY FOR PROPOSED BUDGETS

OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR LAW OF SEA

The Meeting of States parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea agreed this morning to establish an open-ended working group to review proposed budgets of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Meeting of States Parties                                         SEA/1701/Rev.1*

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of Sea Convention

54^th Meeting (PM)

STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION INFORMALLY APPROVE

TRIBUNAL BUDGET FOR YEAR 2002

States parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea approved the 2002 budget of the International Tribunal during informal consultations, Cristian Maquieira (Chile), President of the Eleventh Meeting of States parties announced this afternoon.

Background Release

STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION ON LAW OF SEA TO HOLD ELEVENTH MEETING

AT HEADQUARTERS, 14 - 18 MAY

To Consider Budget, Financial Regulations

And Elect New Member of International Tribunal for Law of Sea