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The Tribunal has the power to settle disputes between member states (there are currently 149).


COMPOSITION

According to its founding statute, the Tribunal has a set of 21 serving judges from a variety of member states in three primary bodies:
  • The Chamber of Summary Procedure

  • The Chamber for Fisheries Disputes

  • The Chamber for Marine Environment Disputes


In addition, at the request of Chile and the European Community , the Tribunal has also formed a special chamber to deal with the case concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Exploitation of Swordfish Stocks in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean (Chile/European Community).

It is seated in Hamburg , Germany .


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