Nikos Apelaios II argued that Greece and Egypt can unilaterally refer to the International Court of Justice in The Hague against Libya for violations of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and UNCLOS, as he stated, since Libya is a contracting party to the convention. He invoked Part XV of UNCLOS, saying that to activate the mandatory dispute resolution mechanisms there must be a difference between two contracting parties and the jurisdiction must not have been excluded. According to him, Libya has not excluded it. He added that a common agreement (compromis) for referral to the International Court or arbitration would represent a diplomatic step, but would require the consent of the other party. He identified the formally recognized state of Libya, based in Tripoli, as the other party. In his post, he said he wanted to explain the issue simply and used derogatory language for those he considered ignorant. #ΔιεθνέςΔίκαιο #Ελλάδα #Λιβύη (translated)



