An international dispute may be caused by an unfriendly but legal act.

某一国际争端可能是由某种不友好但却是合法的行为引起的。

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Secondly, people tend to imagine that the mere existence of an international dispute proves that at least one state has broken the law.

其次，人们常常设想，只要存在着国际争端就可证明至少有一个国家违反了法律。

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Indeed, there is no such thing as absolute power in international law. This tribunal, whose authority and power are conferred by states, is an international dispute settlement mechanism under UNCLOS.

国际法中不存在所谓“绝对权力”，仲裁庭作为《公约》制度下的一个国际争端解决机制，其权威和权力是所有缔约国让渡的。

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This, they said, is what formally established an international dispute over the matter.

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But he fears that unless a major shake-up occurs in the market as a result of an international dispute, Congress would be left without a clear path to take on the matter.

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Now Yekhanurov has threatened to refer the dispute to an international arbitrator, the Stockholm Institute, whose decision could be legally binding for both countries.

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