8. This article shall not affect the obligations entered into under any
other applicable treaty, bilateral or multilateral, or any other applicable operational agreement or arrangement that governs, in whole or in part, the return
of persons who have been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this
Protocol.
IV.
Final provisions
Article 19. Saving clause
1. Nothing in this Protocol shall affect the other rights, obligations and
responsibilities of States and individuals under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law and, in particular, where applicable, the 1951 Convention2 and the 1967 Protocol3 relating
to the Status of Refugees and the principle of non-refoulement as contained
therein.
2. The measures set forth in this Protocol shall be interpreted and
applied in a way that is not discriminatory to persons on the ground that they
are the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol. The interpretation and application of those measures shall be consistent with internationally
recognized principles of non-discrimination.
Article 20.
Settlement of disputes
l. States Parties shall endeavour to settle disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Protocol through negotiation.
2. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the
interpretation or application of this Protocol that cannot be settled through
negotiation within a reasonable time shall, at the request of one of those States
Parties, be submitted to arbitration. If, six months after the date of the request
for arbitration, those States Parties are unable to agree on the organization of
the arbitration, any one of those States Parties may refer the dispute to the
International Court of Justice by request in accordance with the Statute of
the Court.
3. Each State Party may, at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance
or approval of or accession to this Protocol, declare that it does not consider
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United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 189, No. 2545.
Ibid., vol. 606, Nos. 8791.
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