On 6 August 2007 the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) presented its judgments in the “Tomimaru” Case (No. 15) and “Hoshinmaru” Case (No. 14) – see also the previous entry of 31 July 2007: New Cases for the ITLOS. The Cases had been filed with the ITLOS on 6 July 2007 by Japan against the Russian Federation and concerned the release of a fishing vessel and its crew (in the Hoshinmaru Case) as well as the release of a fishing vessel (in the Tomimaru Case). The procedure before the Court developed – in round terms –…