404. Bangladesh further contends that “insofar as its entitlement to this
area of continental shelf overlaps with the claims of Myanmar, it is for ITLOS
to determine the validity of the competing claims and delimit an equitable
boundary taking into account the applicable law, and relevant scientific and
factual circumstances. These include Bangladesh’s ‘natural prolongation’
throughout the Bay of Bengal and the absence of any natural prolongation on
Myanmar’s side”.
405. Myanmar argues that “the Tribunal has no need to and cannot deal
with the issue of the entitlement of Bangladesh or of Myanmar to a continental
shelf extending beyond 200 [nm]”. In the view of Myanmar, “the determination
of the entitlements of both States to a continental shelf beyond 200 [nm] and
their respective extent is a prerequisite for any delimitation, and the
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) plays a crucial role
in this regard”.