Arbitration
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PH to China on sea row: Respect rule of law, honor UN tribunal ruling
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USAThe Philippines is not giving up its claims on the South China Sea as President Aquino once again pressed China to respect the rule of law and honor the ruling of the United National arbitral tribunal that it has jurisdiction over the maritime dispute case. “As the arbitration process we have entered into continues to […]
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Indonesia May Take China To Court Over South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, Indonesia, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USAJakarta is contemplating the possibility of taking China before an international court if Beijing refuses to back down on its claims over the majority of the South China Sea and part of Indonesian territory through dialogue. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea with a nine-dash line that stretches deep into the maritime hub […]
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Would Indonesia Actually Challenge China’s Nine-Dash Line in International Court?
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, Indonesia, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USAA top Indonesian official recently said his country was seeking clarification on the extent of Chinese claims to the South China Sea – and could take China to international court if that clarity isn’t forthcoming. Luhut Pandjaitan, the chief of staff to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as well as Jakarta’s coordinating minister for political, legal, […]
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Indonesia Hints at South China Sea Litigation
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, Indonesia, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USACould we be witnessing a legal cascade in the South China Sea? Most states with claims have thus far eschewed formal legal challenges to China, but that could be changing. In the wake of the Philippines’ legal victory against China (if only on jurisdictional questions), Indonesia’s security chief has suggested that his country might also […]
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MARITIME DISPUTE ARBITRAL HEARING UP
Arbitration, China, Hague, Lawfare, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSTHE Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration has set on Nov. 24 the start of the hearing on the merits of the Philippines’ arbitration case against China’s sweeping claim over nearly the entire South China Sea, even as Manila vowed to pursue the case to the end. Foreign Affairs spokesman DFA spokesman Charles Jose said the […]
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US lawyer for PH expert in maritime boundary cases
The lawyer leading the Philippine team in its fierce legal battle against China belongs to a select group of elite lawyers with extensive experience in representing sovereign states before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (Itlos) in Hamburg, Germany, according to Chambers Global, which ranks law firms and lawyers across the world. […]
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China loses round 1 in international court
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, Lawfare, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USAPhoto from the Permanent Court of Arbitration shows Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario addressing the tribunal in The Hague last July. Behind him is the counsel team for the Philippines and the empty seats for China’s representatives. MANILA, Philippines – In a legal setback for Beijing, an arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled on […]
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Press Release: Arbitration Between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China
Arbitration, arbitration case, China, jurisdictional ruling, Maritime Law, PCA ruling, Philippines, South China Sea, Territorial Disputes, UNCLOSRead the 7th press release detailing the PCA’s jurisdictional ruling in the Philippines-China arbitration case, highlighting legal milestones and their implications for the South China Sea dispute.
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China may fear reputation damage more than military threats over South China Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Arbitration, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, UNCLOS, USAChina’s rapid construction of a string of artificial islands in the South China Sea has entered a more troubling phase. According to a major Pentagon report released last week, Beijing is shifting its focus from land reclamation to building deepwater ports, military-grade airstrips and other strategic infrastructure on top of its islands. While it’s unclear […]
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FULL TEXT: Transcript of oral arguments on Philippines vs China arbitration case
MANILA, Philippines – The Arbitral Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Netherlands released the full transcript of the oral hearings on the territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea as requested by the Philippines. Last July, the Philippines sent a delegation composed of top executives from the three government branches as […]