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parties to the dispute.
2. Nothing in this section impairs the right of the parties to the dispute
to agree to some other procedure for the settlement of such dispute or to reach
an amicable settlement.
PART XVI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 300
Good faith and abuse of rights
States Parties shall fulfil in good faith the obligations assumed under this
Convention and shall exercise the rights, jurisdiction and freedoms
recognized in this Convention in a manner which would not constitute an
abuse of right.

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Article 301
Peaceful uses of the seas
In exercising their rights and performing their duties under this
Convention, States Parties shall refrain from any threat or use of force against
the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other
manner inconsistent with the principles of international law embodied in the
Charter of the United Nations.
Article 302
Disclosure of information
Without prejudice to the right of a State Party to resort to the procedures
for the settlement of disputes provided for in this Convention, nothing in this
Convention shall be deemed to require a State Party, in the fulfilment of its
obligations under this Convention, to supply information the disclosure of
which is contrary to the essential interests of its security.
Article 303
Archaeological and historical objects found at sea
1. States have the duty to protect objects of an archaeological and
historical nature found at sea and shall cooperate for this purpose.
2. In order to control traffic in such objects, the coastal State may, in
applying article 33, presume that their removal from the seabed in the zone
referred to in that article without its approval would result in an infringement
within its territory or territorial sea of the laws and regulations referred to in
that article.
3. Nothing in this article affects the rights of identifiable owners, the
law of salvage or other rules of admiralty, or laws and practices with respect
to cultural exchanges.
4. This article is without prejudice to other international agreements
and rules of international law regarding the protection of objects of an
archaeological and historical nature.
Article 304
Responsibility and liability for damage
The provisions of this Convention regarding responsibility and liability
for damage are without prejudice to the application of existing rules and the
development of further rules regarding responsibility and liability under
international law.

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