The Application,Limitations,and Its Measures of Compulsory Conciliation System in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Compulsory conciliation system is an important part of the dispute settlement mecha-nism of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS),which is only applicable to the settlement of special types of maritime disputes that meet certain conditions.The purpose of es-tablishing the compulsory conciliation system is to coordinate the conflicts and contradictions between the jurisdiction of coastal states and the reasonable use of marine claims of other states,and to main-tain the integrity and effectiveness of the dispute settlement mechanism established by the Conven-tion.The compulsory conciliation system has been put into practice and effectively resolved maritime disputes between countries.Although the compulsory conciliation system has its own advantages,it still has many limitations.In order to fully utilize the effectiveness of the compulsory conciliation sys-tem,relevant measures should be taken to supplement the principle provisions of UNCLOS to break through the limitations of the system.The concrete measures include cooperation between the parties before and during the conciliation process to promote the smooth progress of the procedure,clear po-sitioning and scope of authority of the committee,and avoiding adverse effects on failed conciliation results.
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS)compulsory conciliation systemconciliation proceduresmaritime disputes
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