Who can file a claim under the Compact? What is the process for submitting a claim?
Any State can file a claim by providing evidence that the release of an LMO by a member caused damage to biological diversity. The Compact outlines a process for the State and Member to try to resolve the claim by agreement. If the matter is not resolved, the State and the Member will submit the claim to binding arbitration, which is conducted under the auspices and modified rules of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), a long-established independent international body in The Hague that administers arbitrations.
