Mahdi Saleh Abbas Hussein, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Al- Qasim Green University, Iraq
Ali Abdul Amir Al-Jubouri, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, College of Food Science, Al-Qasim Green University, Iraq
Qahtan Barbar Al-Jubouri, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Al Qasim Green University, Department of Biotechnology, Iraq
ABSTRACT
It is possible to say that the seas may cover an area of not less than three- quarters of the Earth’s surface, and thus they may contribute to the great importance of the international community in all its uses and since ancient times as a way to exchange various types of marine activities, the most important of which is international trade, and the importance of the seas and oceans has increased in contemporary time due to The discovery of the living and non-living natural resources present in them, and thus the contemporary technological development has led to the discovery of the mineral resources present in these seas, which has led to an increase in the interest of countries in them in order to control them. Because of this strong competition between countries for control of the seas and oceans for the sake of the mineral wealth that exists in their subsoil, this has led to the emergence of conflicts among those countries, which may develop in most cases into wars between these countries in specific issues of special issues. In matters of the sea, including defining the maritime borders between countries, or because of scientific and geographical research operations, or because of fishing operations, or because of oil and gas exploration and extraction, and other activities that countries practice in the seas and oceans, which may lead to a threat to international peace and security, and thus the need has arisen to Knowing the means that can be resorted to in order to resolve these disputes in a peaceful and just manner for all countries.
And this is why the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is so crucial on a global scale. These traits have been apparent ever since the 1958 Geneva Conference on the Law of the Sea established four international accords addressing this field. On the other hand, this court's authority gained immense significance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Finding peaceful solutions to such situations is crucial for maintaining global peace and security.
Keywords: International Tribunal for the Law, Settlement of Maritime Disputes, Legal System.
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