HAMBURG HEARING OPENS AS ARGENTINA SEEKS TO HALT SEA LION AND THE UK DISPUTES JURISDICTION
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea began hearing Argentina and the United Kingdom in Hamburg on Tuesday over Argentina’s request for provisional measures to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands. Argentina argued that the resources of a disputed continental shelf cannot be exploited unilaterally, while the United Kingdom rejects the tribunal’s competence to rule on what it considers a question of sovereignty.
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The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea began hearing Argentina and the United Kingdom in Hamburg on Tuesday over Argentina’s request for provisional measures to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands. Argentina argued that the resources of a disputed continental shelf cannot be exploited unilaterally, while the United Kingdom rejects the tribunal’s competence to rule on what it considers a question of sovereignty.
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