Abstract

Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) establishes a system for compulsory and binding dispute resolution. Article 288(2) of UNCLOS allows the dispute resolution system of Part XV to be used by the parties to another international agreement in accordance with the terms of that other agreement, as long as that agreement is related to the purposes of UNCLOS. This article examines the treaty practice under Article 288(2) to assess how those other agreements (which are mostly regional fisheries management organization agreements) provide for access to Part XV. The article examines these agreements within the following analytical framework: (1) Are these agreements related to the purposes of UNCLOS? (2) What jurisdiction, ratione materiae, do the agreements confer on the court or tribunal? (3) How do the agreements provide for submission? (4) How do the agreements deal with applicable law issues? (5) How do the agreements deal with the availability of provisional measures?

摘要

《联合国海洋法公约》（UNCLOS）第十五部分建立了一个强制性和有约束力的争端解决制度。《联合国海洋法公约》第 288 条第 2 款允许另一国际协议的缔约方根据该另一协议的条款使用第 XV 部分的争议解决系统，只要该协议与《联合国海洋法公约》的宗旨相关。本文研究了第 288 条第 2 款下的条约实践，以评估那些其他协议（主要是区域渔业管理组织协议）如何提供对第 XV 部分的访问。本文在以下分析框架内审查这些协议：（1）这些协议是否与《联合国海洋法公约》的宗旨有关？(2) 什么管辖权，属事管辖权，协议是否授予法院或法庭？(3) 协议如何规定提交？(4) 协议如何处理适用的法律问题？(5) 协议如何处理临时措施的可用性？