The Faculty of Law and Political Science held a panel discussion entitled “Methods of settling maritime boundaries disputes between neighboring or opposite States,” by Assistant Lecturer Muhammad Abdul-Ridha Nasser Al-Ardawi, on Saturday, November 23, 2019, in Hall (14) in the Islamic University building in Annajaf.
The discussion focused on two main topics:
– A mechanism for determining maritime boundaries.
– Settlement of maritime boundaries disputes, which can be by:
1- Peaceful means: Article (279) of the Convention on the Law of the Sea stipulates the settlement of disputes in accordance with Article (2/3) of the Charter of the United Nations by the means set forth in Article (33/1) of the Charter, namely (negotiation, investigation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, and judicial settlement; or resort to regional agencies and organisations or other peaceful means) as stipulated in Article (280) of the Convention on the Law of the Sea that disputes can be settled by any peaceful means it chooses.
2 – Compulsory means: Articles (286, 287) of the Convention on the Law of the Sea provide for the representation of these means by the competent court at the request of any party to the dispute, and any state can choose, by means of a written declaration, one or more of the means for a settlement Disputes relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement by (the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the International Court of Justice, an arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VII, a special court arbitration). (HTH)