2. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention that cannot be settled through negotiation within a reasonable time shall, at the request of one of those States Parties, be submitted to arbitration. If, six months after the date of the request for arbitration, those States Parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one of those States Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in accordance with the Statute of the Court.
二、两个或者两个以上缔约国对于本公约的解释或者适用发生任何争端，在合理时间内不能通过谈判解决的，应当按其中一方请求交付仲裁。如果自请求交付仲裁之日起六个月内这些缔约国不能就仲裁安排达成协议，则其中任何一方均可以依照《国际法院规约》请求将争端提交国际法院。