During the oral proceedings Myanmar clarified its position, stating, inter
alia, that in principle it did not question the jurisdiction of the Tribunal. The
Parties accepted the Tribunal’s jurisdiction on the same terms, in accordance
with the provisions of article 287, paragraph 1, of the Convention, “for the
settlement of dispute […] relating to the delimitation of maritime boundary
between the two countries in the Bay of Bengal”. According to Myanmar, the
only problem that arose concerned the possibility that the Tribunal might in
this matter exercise this jurisdiction and decide on the delimitation of the
continental shelf beyond 200 nm