Practice question
Under Annex VII, Article 9, what is the effect of a party's failure to appear?
- It automatically ends the arbitration.
- It automatically proves every opposing assertion.
- It transfers the dispute to a domestic traffic court.
- It waives every jurisdictional requirement.
- It does not itself bar proceedings; the tribunal must still be satisfied of jurisdiction and the claim's factual and legal foundation.
Legal references
- UNCLOS, Part XV, Articles 286–288 and 296; Annex VII, Articles 3, 9 and 11, https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part15.htm ; https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/annex7.htm
- PCA, UNCLOS arbitration framework, https://pca-cpa.org/en/services/arbitration-services/unclos/
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