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Bimal Patel Begins Nine-Year Term on Sea Law Tribunal
Bimal Patel from India has become a judge on an international court about ocean law.
He took his oath in Hamburg, Germany.
His term will last nine years.
The court helps countries settle disagreements about seas and oceans.
It also explains how the main international sea-law agreement should be understood.
Patel was elected by countries that have joined that agreement.
He won 115 of 168 valid votes.
He replaced India’s previous representative, Neeru Chadha, whose term had ended.
India’s Bimal Patel was sworn in as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg.
Patel began a nine-year term, continuing India’s presence on the tribunal after Neeru Chadha’s term ended.
He received 115 of 168 valid votes in an election held at the United Nations in New York.
The tribunal has 21 judges who rule on maritime disputes and interpret the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Four other judges sworn in with Patel were from Ghana, Brazil, Tunisia and Viet Nam.
- Who
- Bimal Patel of India was sworn in as a judge, succeeding Neeru Chadha’s representation on the tribunal.
- What
- Patel began a nine-year term as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
- Where
- The oath was administered at the tribunal in Hamburg, Germany.
- When
- He took the oath on Thursday; his term began after Chadha’s term ended on Wednesday.
- Why
- The appointment continues India’s presence on the tribunal, which settles maritime disputes and interprets the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Key facts
- Tribunal
- International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- New judge
- Bimal Patel of India
- Term
- Nine years
- Election result
- 115 of 168 valid votes
- Tribunal location
- Hamburg, Germany
- Number of judges
- 21
- Governing convention
- 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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