Author(s)

Md. Monjur Hasan^1,2, Md. Arifuzzaman³

¹School of Law and Political Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
²Gono Bishwabidyalay (University), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

This paper makes an effort to draw a comparative study between judicial process and arbitration as the method of maritime boundary dispute settlement. Currently, maritime boundary dispute between states is a much talked issue all over the World. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea refers four means of maritime dispute settlement. Arbitration and Judicial processes are mainly two of them. According to the Convention every state has the right to choose one of the four means to settle their dispute. Practices show that Arbitration and Judicial settlement are more popular than any other methods of maritime boundary dispute settlement. Most of the previous maritime boundary disputes have been settled either by judicial process or by Arbitration. The present paper attempts to compare between arbitration and Judicial process as the means of maritime boundary dispute. In addition, many of the concepts mentioned in this paper may use to understand about the peaceful settlement of maritime boundary dispute.

Arbitration, Judicial Settlement, Maritime Dispute, Comparative Study, Convention

Hasan, M. and Arifuzzaman, M. (2018) A Comparative Study between Arbitration and Judicial Settlement as Means of Maritime Boundary Dispute Settlement. Beijing Law Review, 9, 75-86. doi: 10.4236/blr.2018.91006.