UNCLOS Philippines-China Arbitration
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South China Sea: Regional States Push Back Against China
On March 18, officials from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Singapore to resume consultations on a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea that began last September. This meeting should have created an atmosphere for the lowering of tensions in the South China Sea. At the least, China […]
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THE RULE OF LAW IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA DISPUTE
Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Nine Dash Line, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, UNCLOS Philippines-China ArbitrationBy Hon. Justice Antonio T. Carpio [Note: The following is the Commencement Speech delivered by Justice Antonio T. Carpio on 18 May 2013 before the Graduating Class of the Graduate School of Law of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.] As life-long students of the law, we ask: in the international sphere, is there a […]