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                                   SEA/1704/Rev.1*

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

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

PIRACY AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MAJOR CONCERNS OF OCEAN CONSULTATIONS

TO BE HELD AT UN HEADQUARTERS FROM 7 TO 11 MAY

Press Release
SEA/1697

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF REVIEWS ISSUES OF TRAINING AND CONFIDENTIALITY