INDIAN TO JUDGE AT INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR LAW OF THE SEA ( ITLOS)

* INDIA'S PROFESSOR SHRI BIMAL N PATEL HAS BEEN ELECTED AS A JUDGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA ( ITLOS) FOR 2026-2035 TERM.

* IT IS AN INDEPENDENT GLOBAL JUDICIAL BODY.

* HEADQUARTER - HAMBURG, GERMANY 

* ESTABLISHED IN 1982 BY UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA ( UNCLOS) 

* THIS TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTES OF 21 JUDGES. ( ELECTED BY UNCLOS Member States)