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over him. Marine Latorre, actually staying in Italy, though not mentioned in the AT
Order 29 April 2016, is in the same position as sergeant Girone as regards his temporary subjection to the Indian jurisdiction and his inclusion in the ‘solemn undertaking’ assumed by Italy in complying any award requiring the return of the Marines
to India. The Question 5 put to India asking for Italy’s commitments acceptable to
India discloses, in our opinion, a typical element of the international mediation,
when a third party (usually a State) assists the parties in the settlement of disputes
seeking an acceptable solution, although in this case the final result is a binding
measure. In the AT Order 29 April 2016 considerations of humanity have been utilised as a proper legal criterion, put in evidence in the operative provisions. Finally,
considering, as a matter of fact, the ‘relevant context’ (Arctic Sunrise formula) or
considering, which is the same, through a legal perspective, a ‘possible interaction
of the Convention with another instrument or body of law’ (South China Sea-Duzgit
Integrity formula), we can reasonably expect that, in deciding the dispute between
Italy and India concerning the interpretation and application of UNCLOS, the
Annex VII Arbitral Tribunal will take into consideration also the set of rules of
functional immunity, as Art. 293 UNCLOS allows.
References
Boyle A (2014) UNCLOS dispute settlement and the uses and abuses of part XV. Revue belge de
droit international 48:182–204
Cannone A (2015) L’ordinanza del Tribunale internazionale del diritto del mare sulla vicenda della
Enrica Lexie. Rivista di diritto internazionale 98:1144–1154
Castellaneta M (2015) I Marò e l’Italia: così i ritardi hanno portato a un flop nella fase cautelare.
Quaderni di sidiblog 2:316–320
Churchill R (2016) ‘Compulsory’ dispute settlement under the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea – how has it operated? Pt. 1. http://www.jus.uio.no/pluricourts/english/blog/
guests/2016-06-09-churchill-unclos-pt-1.html
Dupuy P-M (1999) Les “considérations elementaires d’humanité” dans la jurisprudence de la Cour
internationale de justice. In: Dupuy R-J (ed) Mélanges en l’honneur de Nicolas Valticos. Droit
et justice. Pedone, Paris, pp 117–130
Gaja G (2000) Revoca di misure cautelari da parte di un tribunale carente di giurisdizione? Rivista
di diritto internazionale 83:1050–1051
Kumar Raha U, Raju KD (2016) The Enrica Lexie case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration: an
analysis. Indian J Int Law 56:221–238
Palmisano G (2008) Mediazione internazionale e ruolo del mediatore tra dispute settlement e conflict prevention. In: Scritti in onore di Umberto Leanza, vol 1. Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli,
pp 389–410
Palmisano G (2014) Sull’applicazione del diritto internazionale al caso dei “marò”. In: Palmisano
G, Ferrajolo O (eds) L’Italia e l’applicazione del diritto internazionale. Rassegna dell’Istituto
di Studi Giuridici Internazionali del Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, vol 1, pp 2012–2013
Papanicolopulu I (2015) Considerations of humanity in the Enrica Lexie case. Quest Int Law
22:25–37
Papanicolopulu I (2016) Commenti a margine dell’ordinanza del tribunale arbitrale nel caso Enrica
Lexie. Rivista di diritto internazionale 99:763–776
The Provisional Measures in The “Enrica Lexie” Incident Case
over him. Marine Latorre, actually staying in Italy, though not mentioned in the AT
Order 29 April 2016, is in the same position as sergeant Girone as regards his temporary subjection to the Indian jurisdiction and his inclusion in the ‘solemn undertaking’ assumed by Italy in complying any award requiring the return of the Marines
to India. The Question 5 put to India asking for Italy’s commitments acceptable to
India discloses, in our opinion, a typical element of the international mediation,
when a third party (usually a State) assists the parties in the settlement of disputes
seeking an acceptable solution, although in this case the final result is a binding
measure. In the AT Order 29 April 2016 considerations of humanity have been utilised as a proper legal criterion, put in evidence in the operative provisions. Finally,
considering, as a matter of fact, the ‘relevant context’ (Arctic Sunrise formula) or
considering, which is the same, through a legal perspective, a ‘possible interaction
of the Convention with another instrument or body of law’ (South China Sea-Duzgit
Integrity formula), we can reasonably expect that, in deciding the dispute between
Italy and India concerning the interpretation and application of UNCLOS, the
Annex VII Arbitral Tribunal will take into consideration also the set of rules of
functional immunity, as Art. 293 UNCLOS allows.
References
Boyle A (2014) UNCLOS dispute settlement and the uses and abuses of part XV. Revue belge de
droit international 48:182–204
Cannone A (2015) L’ordinanza del Tribunale internazionale del diritto del mare sulla vicenda della
Enrica Lexie. Rivista di diritto internazionale 98:1144–1154
Castellaneta M (2015) I Marò e l’Italia: così i ritardi hanno portato a un flop nella fase cautelare.
Quaderni di sidiblog 2:316–320
Churchill R (2016) ‘Compulsory’ dispute settlement under the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea – how has it operated? Pt. 1. http://www.jus.uio.no/pluricourts/english/blog/
guests/2016-06-09-churchill-unclos-pt-1.html
Dupuy P-M (1999) Les “considérations elementaires d’humanité” dans la jurisprudence de la Cour
internationale de justice. In: Dupuy R-J (ed) Mélanges en l’honneur de Nicolas Valticos. Droit
et justice. Pedone, Paris, pp 117–130
Gaja G (2000) Revoca di misure cautelari da parte di un tribunale carente di giurisdizione? Rivista
di diritto internazionale 83:1050–1051
Kumar Raha U, Raju KD (2016) The Enrica Lexie case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration: an
analysis. Indian J Int Law 56:221–238
Palmisano G (2008) Mediazione internazionale e ruolo del mediatore tra dispute settlement e conflict prevention. In: Scritti in onore di Umberto Leanza, vol 1. Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli,
pp 389–410
Palmisano G (2014) Sull’applicazione del diritto internazionale al caso dei “marò”. In: Palmisano
G, Ferrajolo O (eds) L’Italia e l’applicazione del diritto internazionale. Rassegna dell’Istituto
di Studi Giuridici Internazionali del Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, vol 1, pp 2012–2013
Papanicolopulu I (2015) Considerations of humanity in the Enrica Lexie case. Quest Int Law
22:25–37
Papanicolopulu I (2016) Commenti a margine dell’ordinanza del tribunale arbitrale nel caso Enrica
Lexie. Rivista di diritto internazionale 99:763–776
The Provisional Measures in The “Enrica Lexie” Incident Case