opt-out provision

• The ‘opt out’ provision in Unclos

  07 January 2021

  Arbitral Award, compulsory dispute settlement, Crosscurrents, dispute resolution, International Law, Justice Carpio, Maritime Disputes, opt-out provision, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Maritime Rights, South China Sea, UNCLOS

  Justice Carpio explains the UNCLOS opt-out provision allowing states to limit compulsory dispute settlement procedures in certain cases, and why this does not preclude legal accountability under the Convention’s dispute resolution framework.

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