CHAPTER I 

I. INTRODUCTION 

1.1 In accordance with Article 11 of the Rules of Procedure adopted by the Arbitral Tribunal on 29 March 2012, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland („the United Kingdom‟) submits these Preliminary Objections, in which it requests the Tribunal to find that it is without jurisdiction in respect of the dispute submitted to the Tribunal by the Republic of Mauritius („Mauritius‟). 

1.2 Article 11 of the Rules of Procedure reads as follows: 

“Preliminary Objections 

Article 11 

1. The Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to rule on objections to its jurisdiction or to the admissibility of the Notification or of any claim made in the proceedings. 

2. A submission that the Arbitral Tribunal does not have jurisdiction or that the Notification or a claim made in the pleadings is inadmissible shall be raised either: 

(a) where the United Kingdom requests that the submissions be dealt with as a preliminary issue, as soon as possible but not later than three months from the time of the filing of the Memorial; or 

(b) in all other circumstances, in the Counter-Memorial or, with respect to the Reply, in the Rejoinder.