international disputes and its settlement

1. SETTLEMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL
DISPUTES

2. DISPUTE

A disagreement on a point of law or fact,
a conflict of legal views or interest
between the parties

3. INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES

a disagreement that arises between states concerning their
relations with one another and with other states.

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4. KINDS OF DISPUTES

Political Disputes
Non- justiciable , political or non-legal issues

Legal disputes
Involves not only questions of law but also the law itself

5. PACIFIC SETTELMENT OF DISPUTES
Art.33 of the UN Charter provides for the means of
settling disputes:
1.
Negotiation
2.
Enquiry
3.
Mediation
4.
Conciliation
5.
Arbitration
6.
Judicial settlement
7.
Resort to regional agencies or arrangements
8. Other peaceful means of their own choice

6. 1. NEGOTIATION

Settlement of disputes by direct
discussions or exchange of views through
diplomatic representatives

7. 2. ENQUIRY
Ascertainment of pertinent facts and
issues in a dispute
 Use of effective fact-finding bodies in
accordance of Art.33 of the Charter


8. 3. MEDIATION
Settlement of disputes undertaken by a
third state, group of state, an individual,
an agency or an international
organization.
 Offers concrete proposals for statement of
substantive questions.


9. 4. CONCILIATION
The process of adjusting or settling
disputes in a friendly manner through
extra judicial means.
 Conciliation means bringing two opposing
sides together to reach a compromise in
an attempt to avoid taking a case to trial


10. 5. ARBITRATION

Resolution of differences between states
through a legal decisions of one or more
umpires or of a tribunal chosen by the
parties

11. 6. RESORT TO REGIONAL
AGENCIES OR ARRANGEMENTS
•
Regional arrangements
Agreements under which states of a region undertake to
regulate their relations with respect to the question of the
settlement of disputes.
•
Regional agencies
Regional international organizations created by regional
multilateral treaties under a permanent institution with
international legal personality to perform broader function
in the field of the maintenance of peace and security,
including the settlement of disputes.

12. 7. JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

Submitting a dispute to a pre-constituted
international court or tribunal composed
of independent judges whose tasks are
settle claims on the basis of international
law and render decisions which are
binding upon the parties.

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