The General Dispute Settlement System of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: Overview, Context, and Use

Robin Churchill (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

This article provides an introduction to the contributions in this special issue of Ocean Development & International Law. It offers an overview of the dispute settlement provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, placing them in the context of dispute settlement in international law generally, and explaining the extent to which they have been used so far.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)216-238
Number of pages23
JournalOcean Development and International Law
Volume48
Issue number3-4
Early online date23 Jun 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Arbitration
  • conciliation
  • environmental disputes
  • fisheries disputes
  • International Court of Justice
  • International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
  • maritime boundary disputes
  • seizure and detention of vessels

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Development
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Law

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