Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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dispute settlement framework treaty provision

Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea establishes the comprehensive framework for the peaceful settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention, including compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Part XV of UNCLOS	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dispute settlement framework ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ
aimsAt	ensuring uniform interpretation and application of UNCLOS ⓘ
allows	States Parties to choose one or more dispute settlement forums by written declaration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dispute Settlement Part of UNCLOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Part XV UNCLOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	principle of peaceful settlement of disputes under the UN Charter ⓘ
bindingOn	States Parties to UNCLOS ⓘ
contains	Section 1: General Provisions ⓘ Section 2: Compulsory Procedures Entailing Binding Decisions NERFINISHED ⓘ Section 3: Limitations and Exceptions to Applicability of Section 2 ⓘ
designates	International Court of Justice as a dispute settlement forum ⓘ International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea as a dispute settlement forum ⓘ arbitral tribunal constituted under Annex VII as a dispute settlement forum ⓘ special arbitral tribunal constituted under Annex VIII as a dispute settlement forum ⓘ
enteredIntoForceWith	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	general obligation to settle disputes by peaceful means ⓘ limitations to compulsory procedures ⓘ optional exceptions to compulsory procedures ⓘ
includes	limitations relating to historic bays or titles ⓘ limitations relating to law enforcement activities in regard to marine scientific research or fisheries ⓘ limitations relating to military activities ⓘ limitations relating to sea boundary delimitations ⓘ
includesArticle	Article 279 ⓘ Article 280 ⓘ Article 281 ⓘ Article 282 ⓘ Article 283 ⓘ Article 284 ⓘ Article 285 ⓘ Article 286 ⓘ Article 287 ⓘ Article 288 ⓘ Article 289 ⓘ Article 290 ⓘ Article 291 ⓘ Article 292 ⓘ Article 293 ⓘ Article 294 ⓘ Article 295 ⓘ Article 296 ⓘ
legalNature	binding dispute settlement regime ⓘ
partOf	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesDefault	Annex VII arbitration when States have not made a choice of forum ⓘ
providesFor	compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions ⓘ conciliation procedures ⓘ voluntary dispute settlement procedures ⓘ
regulates	access to dispute settlement procedures by States Parties ⓘ access to dispute settlement procedures by entities other than States in certain cases ⓘ applicable law in UNCLOS dispute settlement ⓘ jurisdiction of courts and tribunals over UNCLOS disputes ⓘ provisional measures in UNCLOS disputes ⓘ
requires	States Parties to seek settlement of disputes by peaceful means of their own choice ⓘ
subjectMatter	application of UNCLOS ⓘ interpretation of UNCLOS ⓘ peaceful settlement of disputes ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Philippines v. China (PCA case) → UNCLOSPartInvoked → Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part XV of UNCLOS

Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → relatedTo → Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ