Article 33

1. The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security, shall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice;

2. The Federation Council shall, when it deems necessary, call upon the parties to settle their dispute by such means.

Article 34

The Federation Council may investigate any dispute, or any situation which might lead to interplanetary friction or give rise to a dispute, in order to determine whether the continuance of the dispute or situation is likely to endanger the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security.

Article 35

1. Any member of the United Federation of Planets may bring any dispute, or any situation of the nature referred to in Article 34, to the attention of the Federation Council or the Supreme Assembly;

2. A planetary social system which is not a member of the United Federation of Planets may bring to the attention of the Federation Council or the Supreme Assembly any dispute to which it is a party if it accepts in advance, for the purposes of the dispute, the obligation of pacific settlement provided in these Articles of Federation;

3. The proceedings of the Supreme Assembly in respect to matters brought to its attention under this Article will be subject to the provisions of Articles 11 and 12.

Article 36

1. The Federation Council may, at any stage of a dispute of the nature referred to in Article 33 or of a situation of the nature referred to in Article 34, recommend procedures or appropriate methods of adjustment;

2. The Federation Council shall take into consideration any procedures for the settlement of the dispute which have already been adopted or proposed by the parties;

3. In making recommendations under this Article the Federation Council should also take into consideration that legal disputes should as a general rule be referred to the Interplanetary Supreme Court of Justice in accordance with the provisions of the Statute of that Court.

Article 37

1. Should the parties to a dispute as referred to in Article 33 fail to settle it by means indicated in the Article, they shall refer it to the Federation Council;

2. If the Federation Council deems that the continuance of the dispute is in fact likely to endanger the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security, it shall decide whether to take action under Article 36 or to recommend such terms as it may consider appropriate.

Article 38

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 33 through 37 inclusive, the Federation Council may, if all the parties to any dispute so request, make recommendations to the parties with a view to a pacific settlement of the dispute.