2012년도 국제해양법재판소의 재판 사건에 관한 연구

In 2012, ITLOS produced 3 judicial decisions. In Bangladesh and Myanmar Maritime Delimitation case (Case No. 16), ITLOS gave judgement about maritime delimitation in its history. This judgment has been evaluated as that it followed its precedent faithfully. In the M/V "Virginia G" Counter-claims case (Case No. 19), ITLOS gave birth to its first counter claims order. Also, in this case, ITLOS referred to ICJ precedence of the ICJ’s counter claims orders. The “ARA Libertad” Provisional Measures case (Case No. 20) is the fourth provisional measures order according to the Article 290, paragraph 5, UNCLOS. In those 3 cases, it tried not to deviate from the precedent of ICJ. So current ITLOS judicial activities can be considered as an effort to keep the international judicial justice more effective and sound. If it deviated from the precedent of ICJ, every State would stick to the forum shopping. This would harm the international judicial justice. And ITLOS emphasized the fast and a speedy trial. It conveys the message to the international community that ITLOS would not give unexpected judgment or surprising result to the State by not deviating from the precedent, but it will reduce the most of expenses for the judicial decision by delivering it very fast.