The reluctance of states to commit themselves to third-party dispute settlement in respect of maritime boundaries is also evidenced by the fact the “disputes concerning the interpretation and application of articles 15,74 and 83 relating to sea boundary delimitations” are included amongst the provisions on which states are entitled to make a declaration that it does not accept the compulsory procedures for dispute settlement under Section 2 of Part XV.107 At the time of this writing, of the states that have made declarations accepting one or other forms of compulsory dispute settlement, over a third have declared that dispute settlement will not apply to the settlement of maritime boundaries. In declaring their preferences in accordance with Article 287 a number of states have also excluded forms of third-party adjudication.108