450. The Tribunal will now proceed to delimit the continental shelf beyond
200 nm. It will turn first to the question of the applicable law and delimitation
method.
451. In this context, the Tribunal requested the Parties to address the
following question: “Without prejudice to the question whether the Tribunal
has jurisdiction to delimit the continental shelf beyond 200 [nm], would the
Parties expand on their views with respect of the delimitation of the
continental shelf beyond 200 [nm]?”
452. In response, Bangladesh points out that article 83 of the Convention
does not distinguish between delimitation of the continental shelf beyond
200 nm and within 200 nm. According to Bangladesh, the objective of
delimitation in both cases is to achieve an equitable solution. The merits of
any method of delimitation in this context, in Bangladesh’s view, can only be
judged on a case-by-case basis