title: Implicated Issues and Renvoi Clauses
abstract: As is well known, Part XV of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) establishes a compulsory system of peaceful settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention—a feature which has been described in legal writings as one of the core elements that distinguish UNCLOS from earlier multilateral agreements. Article 288 (1) UNCLOS limits the jurisdiction of courts and tribunals under Part XV UNCLOS to “disputes concerning the interpretat