ITLOS ruling

Tracked since 2023-12-06

Since 2023-04-23

Ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, appealed by the Maldives government.

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued a ruling on 23 April 2023 that redrew the maritime boundary between the Maldives and Mauritius, granting the Maldives 92,563 sq m but also resulting in the loss of approximately 45,331 sq m from its claimed Exclusive Economic Zone. The ruling is considered final and binding, but the Maldives government under President Mohamed Muizzu has initiated a pre-appeal review to potentially challenge it.