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The MOX Plant Case (Ireland v. United Kingdom)

Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) (1982).  14 November 2003 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

International tribunals — Jurisdiction — Admissibility — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (“UNCLOS”) — Annex VII tribunal — Scope of jurisdiction — Whether restricted to alleged violation of UNCLOS — Other international court seised of case — Whether tribunal should defer to other court — Suspension of proceedings — Whether precluding exercise of provisional measures jurisdiction

International tribunals — Provisional measures of protection — Criteria — Urgency — Need for measures to preserve rights of either party — Equality between parties — Prevention of serious harm to the marine environment

Sea — Marine environment — UNCLOS — Protection of marine environment — Use of provisional measures jurisdiction

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2005

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