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What is the award of the Arbitral Tribunal set up under UN Convention on the Law of the sea, in Italian…

The 2020 Enrica Lexie arbitral award under UNCLOS held that India's actions were valid but that the marines enjoyed immunity for official acts, so Indian courts could not…

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What is the award of the Arbitral Tribunal set up under UN Convention on the Law of the sea, in Italian Marines case regarding the killing of two Indian fisherman by the Italian Marines off the Kerala coast in 2012?

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The 2020 Enrica Lexie arbitral award under UNCLOS held that India's actions were valid but that the marines enjoyed immunity for official acts, so Indian courts could not try them, while India remained entitled to compensation for the loss of the fishermen's lives. The award therefore "Upheld the conduct of Indian authorities but Indian Courts have no jurisdiction to try the marines but India is entitled to be compensated for the loss of the lives of the fishermen".

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