The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an international court dealing with maritime disputes. The Tribunal is open to States, international organizations and other entities.
The Yearbook will give lawyers, scholars, students as well as the general public easy access to a wealth of information about the jurisdiction, organizational set-up, work and activities of the Tribunal. The Yearbook deals with the Tribunal's initial period of operation and the preparatory work that preceded the constitution of the tribunal on October 1996.
The Yearbook was prepared by the Registry of the Tribunal. The Tribunal has also published a volume of Basic Texts which contains documents that are fundamental to the mandate and operation of the Tribunal and which provides the essential documentation relating to the law and procedure applicable to the Tribunal.

The Yearbook is also available in French.