Arbitragem internacional sob o anexo VII da Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre o Direito do Mar e as controvérsias mistas: análise de casos recentes

Alexandre Pereira da Silva

Resumo


Nos últimos anos duas arbitragens internacionais constituídas sob o anexo VII da Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre o Direito do Mar (CNUDM) – “Arbitragem sobre a Área Marinha Protegida de Chagos (Maurício vs. Reino Unido)” e “Arbitragem do Mar da China Meridional (Filipinas vs. China)” – parecem ter emitido sinais contraditórios sobre a jurisdição dessas cortes arbitrais para lidar com as disputas mistas, ou seja, aquelas controvérsias que envolvem questões de direito do mar, mas também aspectos de soberania territorial. Uma terceira arbitragem instituída sob o mesmo regime jurídico da CNUDM – “Disputa Relativa aos Direitos do Estado Costeiro no Mar Negro, Mar de Azov e Estreito de Kerch (Ucrânia vs. Rússia)” –, ainda em andamento, também apresenta características de uma disputa mista e, como as anteriores, terá que enfrentar o dilema se tem ou não jurisdição para analisar os pedidos formulados pelo Estado demandante. Portanto, este artigo, que empregou os métodos dedutivo e comparativo, por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e análise de decisões arbitrais, procura examinar como as duas primeiras arbitragens, já concluídas, trataram a questão das disputas mistas e como a terceira, em curso, poderá reagir frente a desafios similares.

Palavras-chave


Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre Direito do Mar; Arbitragem internacional; Anexo VII; Disputas Mistas; Jurisdição

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_____. PCA Case no. 2013-19, In the matter of the South China Sea arbitration before an arbitral tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China, Award, 12 July 2016.

_____. PCA Case no. 2017-06. In the matte of an arbitration before an arbitral tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in respect of Dispute Concerning Coastal States Rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait, Procedural Order no. 3 (Regarding Bifurcation of the Proceedings), 20 August 2018.

_____. PCA Case no. 2017-06. In the matte of an arbitration before an arbitral tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in respect of Dispute Concerning Coastal States Rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait, Procedural Order no. 4 (Regarding the Timetable for the Parties’ Written Pleadings on Jurisdiction), 27 August 2018.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.5102/rdi.v16i1.5893

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