Justice Antonio T. Carpio
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Defending Sovereign Rights in the West Philippine Sea
Explore the strategic and economic importance of the South China Sea, the Philippines’ sovereign rights, and the legal challenges to China’s nine-dashed line claim under UNCLOS.
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The South China Sea Dispute
Explore insights on the South China Sea dispute, examining its economic, strategic, and legal significance. Learn about China’s territorial claims, the Philippines’ rights, and the 2016 arbitral ruling that shaped international law in the region.
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The South China Sea / West Philippine Dispute
The lecture on the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea dispute explores the legal, geopolitical, and economic implications of China’s claims and the Philippines’ territorial rights. It emphasizes the role of international law in asserting sovereignty.
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If the next president withdraws our case against China, call him a TRAITOR
Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio advised the country’s next president to push through with the territorial dispute case before the United Nations-backed Arbitration Tribunal because withdrawing it would be catastrophic and a big blow against our Sovereignty and Constitution. In a open forum on the dispute on the West Philippine Sea Thursday night, Carpio was […]
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Philippines vs. China: Arbitral Claims under UNCLOS
Launching the Arbitral Case The arbitration, filed in accordance with the dispute settlement provisions of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (“UNCLOS”) (Art. 287 and Annex VII (“Arbitration”), commenced on 22 January, 2013, when the Philippines served China with a “Notification and Statement of Claim” “over the maritime jurisdiction of the […]
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China rejects U.N. arbitration on disputed South China Sea
The Arbitral Tribunal under the UN Convention on Law of Seas (UNCLOS) established at the request of the Philippines has no jurisdiction over the case, Mr. Hong said. China on Monday rejected a UN tribunal’s arbitration on the disputed South China Sea saying it had no jurisdiction over the case even as Beijing asserted it […]
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International Court Hard for China to Ignore
When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case filed by the Philippines against China over the disputed South China Sea, Beijing dismissed the decision, saying it would “lead to nothing”. Philippine officials as well as some foreign diplomats and experts disagree, saying China could come under intensified […]
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Danger looms in horizon as China masses up on warships, warns SC justice Carpio China wants it all.
This was the grim scenario portrayed by Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio at a lecture Friday on China’s burgeoning influence over the South China Sea. Carpio, who spoke at the invitation of the Ateneo de Davao University on “The South China Sea/West Philippine Sea Dispute,” said the Chinese government is trying to wield control, even […]