Prof Attard sworn in at International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea

Prof David Attard, the long serving director of the International Maritime Law Institute, has been sworn in as a judge on the Law of the Sea Tribunal.

Also sworn in were Elsa Kelly (Argentina) and Markiyan Z. Kulyk (Ukraine). The three judges were elected at the twenty-first Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to serve a term of nine years.

Before taking up their duties, newly elected judges are required to make a solemn declaration that they will exercise their powers as judges impartially and conscientiously.