Article 31 Disputes

If there should arise between two or more Parties a dispute relating to the interpretation or application of this Convention, the said Parties shall consult together with a view to the settlement of the dispute by negotiation, investigation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, recourse to regional bodies, judicial process or other peaceful means of their own choice.

Any such dispute which cannot be settled in the manner prescribed shall be referred, at the request of any one of the Parties to the dispute, to the international Court of Justice for decision.