Article 293 of UNCLOS as a jurisdictional clause?

Authors

  • Pedro Henrique Pirani de Souza Silva Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2525-8036.2019.12247

Keywords:

UNCLOS, Tribunals, Jurisdiction, Applicable law

Abstract

The article 293 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS or Convention) deals with the applicable law to courts and tribunals under the Convention. However, the limits of its interpretation are still controversial regarding its use as a jurisdictional clause. Despite the jurisdiction rules specified in article 288 of UNCLOS, courts and tribunals have been awarding different decisions regarding this use, sometimes entertaining the claims, sometimes dismissing it. The present work is devoted to analyzing which of the interpretations on this matter is more adequate regarding conferring stability to the dispute settlement mechanism established by the Convention.

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Pedro Henrique Pirani de Souza Silva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Graduando em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8244214503081017

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2019-03-29

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SILVA, P. H. P. de S. Article 293 of UNCLOS as a jurisdictional clause?. Revista de Ciências do Estado, Belo Horizonte, v. 4, n. 1, p. 1–18, 2019. DOI: 10.35699/2525-8036.2019.12247. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revice/article/view/e12247. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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