Abstract
On 1 February 2011, the Seabed Disputes Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea delivered its very first Advisory Opinion pursuant to Article 191 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 Convention). The Chamber accepted that it had jurisdiction to grant an advisory opinion as there had been a valid request from the Council of the International Seabed Authority and the request raised relevant questions of a legal nature that arose in the scope of the activities of the Council. Part XI of the 1982 Convention establishes a system for the management of minerals found on the deep seabed in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Companies wishing to mine for these minerals must apply for permission from an international organisation, the International Seabed Authority. To qualify for a mining permit, companies must be sponsored by a State Party to the 1982 Convention.
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