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Ad HocArbitration Under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the

Law of the Sea

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which cameinto force on November 1, 199!, is an internationa" treat# that $rovides a re%&"ator#

framewor' for the &se of the wor"ds seas and oceans, inter alia, to ens&re the

conservation and e&itab"e &sa%e of reso&rces and the marine environment and to

ens&re the $rotection and $reservation of the "ivin% reso&rces of the sea* UNCLOS

a"so addresses s&ch other matters as soverei%nt#, ri%hts of &sa%e in maritime +ones,

and navi%ationa" ri%hts* s of November -, 2.12, 1! States have ratified, acceded to,

or s&cceeded to, UNCLOS* The f&"" te/t and stat&s of UNCLOS can be accessed

thro&%h the United Nations 0ivision for Oceans ffairs and the Law of the Sea*

UNCLOS sets forth in art 3r&"es for the reso"&tion of dis$&tes between State

arties arisin% o&t of the inter$retation or a$$"ication of UNCLOS* &rs&ant to rtic"e

28-(1) of UNCLOS, when si%nin%, ratif#in%, or accedin% to UNCLOS, a State ma#

ma'e a dec"aration choosin% one or more of the fo""owin% means for sett"in% s&ch

dis$&tes4

the 5nternationa" Trib&na" for the Law of the Sea (5TLOS) in 6amb&r%,

7erman#

the 5nternationa" Co&rt of &stice in The 6a%&e, The Nether"ands

ad hocarbitration (in accordance with nne/ 355of UNCLOS) or

a :s$ecia" arbitra" trib&na"; constit&ted for certain cate%ories of dis$&tes

(estab"ished &nder nne/ 3555of UNCLOS)*

&rs&ant to rtic"e 28-(

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@a&riti&s v* United Ain%dom, which was instit&ted in 0ecember 2.1. and is

sti"" $endin%

Ban%"adesh v* 5ndia, which was instit&ted in October 2..9 and is sti"" $endin%

Barbados v* Trinidad and Toba%o, which was instit&ted in ebr&ar# 2..! and

decided b# a fina" award rendered on $ri" 11, 2..

7ana v* S&riname, which was instit&ted in ebr&ar# 2..! and decided b# afina" award rendered on Se$tember 1-, 2..-

@a"a#sia v* Sin%a$ore, which was instit&ted in &"# 2..< and terminated b# an

award on a%reed terms rendered on Se$tember 1, 2..= and

5re"and v* United Ain%dom(:@O "ant Case;), which was instit&ted in

November 2..1 and terminated thro&%h a trib&na" order iss&ed on &ne ,

2..8*

6avin% administered most of the UNCLOS nne/ 355 arbitrations to date, the C

has %ained &ni&e e/$erience in dea"in% with, amon% other thin%s, diverse

or%ani+ationa", $roced&ra", and s&bstantive iss&es that ma# arise in s&ch arbitrations*

Thro&%h an e/chan%e of "etters between the Secretar#D7enera" of the C and the

Ee%istrar of 5TLOS, the C and 5TLOS have a%reed to coo$erate with res$ect to

re"evant "e%a" and administrative matters* Under the arran%ement, the C and

5TLOS have &nderta'en to e/chan%e doc&ments, $artic&"ar"# those connected with

dis$&tes &nder nne/ 355 of UNCLOS, and to e/$"ore coo$eration in other areas of

concern*

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