447. The Tribunal will now turn its attention to the significance of the origin
of sedimentary rocks in the interpretation and application of article 76 of the
Convention. The Tribunal observes that the text of article 76 of the
Convention does not support the view that the geographic origin of the
sedimentary rocks of the continental margin is of relevance to the question of
entitlement to the continental shelf or constitutes a controlling criterion for
determining whether a State is entitled to a continental shelf.
448. The Tribunal is not convinced by the arguments of Bangladesh that
Myanmar has no entitlement to a continental shelf beyond 200 nm. The
scientific data and analyses presented in this case, which have not been
contested, do not establish that Myanmar’s continental shelf is limited to
200 nm under article 76 of the Convention, and instead indicate the opposite.