International audienceThis study, which is based mainly on the interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), seeks to confirm the hypothesis that international judges may have to take into account environmental requirements , not only to interpret the rules devoted to the marine environmental preservation , but also to interpret some rules of the Law of the Sea not intended, a priori, to respond to an environmental issue. The result would be a dynamic interpretation of the UNCLOS, which would allow it to be adapted to the current challenges of « good governance » of maritime areas, while respecting the environment. To confirm this hypothesis, the ...