Kluwer: Beyond the Timor Sea: Timor-Leste’s Accession to the Permanent Court of Arbitration

Published on September 25, 2025

On 22 July 2024, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (“Timor-Leste”) deposited its accession to the 1907 Hague Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Through its Act of Accession, Timor-Leste became the 124th Contracting Party to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”), with its membership taking effect on 20 September 2