CAS IR 573 Lecture 10: International Law - Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
10 May 2019
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Peaceful settlement of disputes: main reason is to settlement of disputes. National interest is a matter of interpretation. Some policy makers must think something is very important but some may think compromise is possible. It is a consequence of how you define national interest: stages, diplomatic negotiation: oldest and most common form of solving problems between countries. In all traditional societies there were mechanisms of avoiding conflict. Sometimes in secret sometimes it doesn"t work etc. Us is involved in diplomatic negotiation 200 times a year. Many treaties provide for the peaceful settlement of disputes. Articles provide for regulations in case of disputes. Un convention on the laws of sea of 1982: annex 7: which says that the countries that have ratified this can take a dispute to arbitration and give 4 options: So, the mechanism is already included: it is difficult when 2 countries have no diplomatic relations.
