Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index.

Part I. Contentious Jurisdiction . Section 1. Ratione Materiae -- Chapter 1. Principal jurisdiction (mainline jurisdiction or jurisdiction on the merits) -- Chapter 2. Incidental (accessory) jurisdiction -- Section 2. Ratione Personae -- Chapter 1. Regulation -- Chapter 2. States parties: Special reference to the European Union -- Chapter 3. Entities other than states parties : Is the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea competent to deal with disputes between private entites or persons? -- Part II. Advisory Jurisdiction -- Chapter 1. The difficulty of defining the advisory jurisdiction of ITLOS -- Chapter 2. Regulation -- Chapter 3. The advisory jurisdiction expressly conferred on ITLOS by the Law of the Sea convention: the advisory jurisdiction of the sea-bed disputes chamber -- Chapter 4. Extending the advisory jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea by means of its own rules: the advisory jurisdiction of ITLOS itself.

"[The author] offers an in-depth examination of all relevant facets of the jurisdiction of this important international judicial institution. Created by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, ITLOS plays an essential role not only in respect to the interpretation of this major international treaty but also to the contemporary law of the sea in general. The book covers both the contentious (ratione materiae, ratione personae, mainline, incidental, compulsory, not compulsory) and the advisory jurisdiction of ITLOS, which are analyzed not only from a theoretical perspective but also in light of the Tribunal's jurisprudence."--Page 4 of cover.