Milei orders arbitration proceedings against the UK over the Sea Lion project
Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday instructed the foreign ministry and the government's legal teams to launch international arbitration proceedings against the United Kingdom over the development of the Sea Lion oil project in the basin north of the Falklands, and gave London two weeks to halt the activity before Argentina turns to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Argentine President Javier Milei has ordered the foreign ministry and legal teams to initiate arbitration proceedings against the United Kingdom regarding the Sea Lion oil project in the North Malvinas Basin, north of the Falkland Islands. President Milei gave London two weeks to cease this activity, after which Argentina will pursue the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
The procedure complies with Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which both nations are signatories. The government asserts that the exploitation hinders Argentine rights, citing UN General Assembly resolutions 2065 and 31/49, which recognize a sovereignty dispute and urge negotiation and abstention from unilateral changes.
However, the chosen route may face legal challenges, as past tribunals under the Law of the Sea Convention have typically not ruled on disputes involving territorial sovereignty. Argentina has also accused the UK of unauthorized air operations between the Falkland Islands and Chile using a UK-registered aircraft, ordering sanction proceedings and criminal complaints.
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