ABSTRACT

Part XV of the Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC or the Convention) affords priority to section 1 of Part XV over the compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions laid out in section 2. This article examines the jurisprudence that has arisen with respect to Articles 281–283 of section 1 of Part XV. Article 281 allows parties to the Convention by agreement between them to opt out of compulsory and binding dispute resolution. Article 282 is a choice of forum provision that allows parties to prefer binding dispute resolution under the terms of another agreement “or otherwise,” such as by way of optional declarations under the Statute of the International Court. Article 283 requires the parties to a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention to exchange views regarding the appropriate means of settling that dispute before triggering the compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions of section 2 of Part XV.

摘要

《海洋法公约》（LOSC或《公约》）第XV部分将第XV部分第1节的优先权强于需要第2节中规定的具有约束力的决定的强制性程序。本条考察了有关第281条的判例第XV部分第1节的283。第281条允许《公约》当事方达成协议，选择退出具有约束力的强制性争端。第282条是对法院条款的选择，它允许当事方根据“或以其他方式”另一协议的条款选择具有约束力的争端解决方式，例如根据《国际法院规约》的任择声明。