Article 21 



Any dispute which may arise under this Part between States or international organizations holding 

 licenses, or between license owners and the licensing authority referred to in Article 12, shall first be 

 submitted for settlement by the licensing authority, which shall determine its own procedure, assuring 

 each party a full opportunity to be heard and to present its case. 



Article 22 



In all cases of disputes under this Part, whether among license owners or between license owners and 

 the licensing authority referred to in Article 12, the licensing authority shall be empowered to make 

 awards. 



Article 23 



1. In the case of any dispute under this Part, if the licensing authority shall not have rendered its 

 decision within a reasonable period of time or if any party to a dispute under this Part desires review of 

 the decision of the licensing authority, such dispute shall, at the request of any of the parties, be 

 submitted to a standing review panel which shall consist of not more than three members to be 

 appointed by the International Court of Justice. The decision of the licensing authority shall be final and 

 bindiiig upon all parties to a proceeding before it unless a request for a review of such decision is made 

 under this Article within a period of thirty days from receipt by such parties of notice of such decision. 



2. No two members of the panel may be nationals of the same State. No member may participate in 

 the decision of any case if he has previously taken part in such case in any capacity or if he is a national 

 of any party involved in the case. 



3. Members of the panel shall serve at the pleasure of the International Court of Justice. The Court 

 shall fix the salaries, allowances, and compensation of members of the panel. The expenses of the panel 

 shall be borne by each party to proceedings before the panel in such a manner as shall be decided by the 

 Court. 



4. The panel shall determine its own procedure, assuring each party to the proceeding a full 

 opportunity to be heard and to present its case. 



5. It shall be the duty of the panel to hear and determine each case as promptly as possible. The 

 decision of the panel shall be by majority vote and shall be final and binding upon the parties to the 

 proceedings; except that if any party to the proceeding desires review of the decision, the case shall be 

 within the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice as contemplated by paragraph 1 

 of Article 36 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and may accordingly be brought 

 before the Court by an application made by such party. 



Part IV- Use of Seabed and Subsoil of Ocean Space for Peaceful Purposes Only 



Article 24 



1. The seabed and subsoil of submarine areas of ocean space shall be used for peaceful purposes only. 



2. The prohibitions of this Part shall not be construed to prevent- 



(A) the use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful 

 purpose; 



(B) the temporary use or stationing of any military submarines on the seabed or subsoil of ocean 

 space if such submarines are not primarily designed or intended for use or stationing on the seabed or 

 subsoil of ocean space; or 



(C) the use or stationing of any device on or in the seabed or subsoil of ocean space which is designed 

 and intended for purposes of submarine or weapons detection, identification, or tracking. 



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