ITLOS orders ISA to respect due process rights of TMC subsidiaries

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TMC Welcomes Unanimous Decisions by International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Ordering the ISA to Respect NORI and TOML’s Due Process Rights

July 20, 2026 8:42 AM EDT

In the first contentious decisions issued by the Seabed Disputes Chamber under Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), judges ruled unanimously to prescribe provisional measures to protect the rights of TMCs subsidiaries, NORI and TOML, in their proceedings against the International Seabed Authority (ISA)Judges concluded that NORI and TOML have rights to due process and fair treatment and that there is a real and imminent risk of irreparable prejudice to those rights pending a final... More