2. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation within six months shall, at the request of any 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 of those States Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in accordance with the Statute of the Court.
2. 两个或两个以上的缔约国之间关于本公约的解释或适用方面的任何争端，不能在六个月内谈判解决的，经前述任一缔约国要求，应交付仲裁。如果自要求仲裁之日起六个月内，前述缔约国不能就仲裁的组成达成协议，其中任一缔约国可以依照《国际法院规约》提出请求，将争端提交国际法院审理。