By Order dated 25 October 2013, the President of the Tribunal fixed the date for the opening of the public hearing in the “Arctic Sunrise” Case on 6 November 2013 at 10 a.m. A copy of the Order of the President is available on the website of the Tribunal. 

Judge Shunji Yanai, President of the Tribunal, will preside over the hearing. The hearing is expected to be held on one day. A schedule will be announced on the website of the Tribunal at www.itlos.org. 

Background of the case 

A request for the prescription of provisional measures pending the constitution of an arbitral tribunal was submitted to the Tribunal on 21 October 2013 (see ITLOS/Press 201) by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in a dispute with the Russian Federation concerning the arrest and detention of the vessel Arctic Sunrise and its crew by authorities of the Russian Federation. The Arctic Sunrise, which flies the flag of the Netherlands, is an icebreaker operated by Greenpeace International.