Justice Carpio explains China’s “Three Warfares” strategy—public opinion warfare, intimidation via military presence, and legal warfare—as tools China uses to pursue control over the South China Sea without traditional armed conflict, and how these tactics conflict with international law.
Justice Carpio explains how China’s new coast guard law represents a “deadly legal virus” that empowers the use of force to enforce expansive South China Sea claims contrary to international law and underscores the need for legal countermeasures by ASEAN states.
Statement by Antonio T. Carpio (Ret.) on Rodrigo Duterte’s 23 September 2020 speech before the United Nations General Assembly, affirming the Philippines’ 2016 arbitral-award victory under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and calling for full implementation of the ruling to protect the country’s sovereign maritime rights in the West Philippine…
Justice Carpio explains why raising the Philippine maritime case at the UN General Assembly matters: it provides an opportunity to rally global support for the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, reinforce the rule of law, and strengthen diplomatic backing for the Philippines’ sovereign rights under UNCLOS.
Justice Carpio explains how the nine‑dash line originated with a 1947 Kuomintang map claiming islands and their territorial seas, how Communist China later adopted and expanded it into a sweeping historical claim, and why this expansion is inconsistent with UNCLOS and was invalidated by the 2016 Arbitral Award.
Justice Carpio compares China’s expansive South China Sea claims to a maritime Lebensraum, explaining how Beijing’s attempt to control vast waters and resources violates UNCLOS and was rejected by the 2016 Arbitral Award, and calls for ASEAN cooperation to uphold lawful sovereign rights.
Justice Carpio explains why China does not respect Philippine sovereignty, detailing historical seizures of maritime features and the invalidity of China’s nine‑dash line under international law, and why China’s conduct undermines Philippine sovereign rights.
Justice Carpio explains why even great powers comply with international arbitral rulings: because war and aggression are now illegal under the UN Charter, treaties like UNCLOS/WTO provide binding dispute mechanisms, and world opinion and reputational costs encourage adherence.
Justice Carpio analyzes why even great powers often comply with international arbitral rulings, highlighting binding dispute mechanisms under UNCLOS and WTO, and the role of world opinion and reputational incentives in encouraging adherence to international law.
Defending Our Sovereign Rights in the Grand Manner” — a 07 November 2019 address by Justice Antonio T. Carpio before the alumni of UP College of Law, urging Filipino lawyers to uphold the rule of law in defending the nation’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea, and calling on government and citizens to assert…
Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s 22 June 2018 address to UP–NCPAG graduates warns against divisive proposals—such as “First Nation” designations, expansive autonomous movements, and abandoning the 2016 arbitral award—and calls on Filipinos to uphold national unity, sovereignty, and maritime rights.
“The Framework Code of Conduct — One Year After the Arbitration” (13 July 2017) reflects on the state of regional diplomacy and the need for a binding Code of Conduct in the South China Sea to uphold the 2016 arbitral ruling, protect Philippine sovereign maritime rights, and ensure peace and stability under international law.
Statement (20 May 2017) by Justice Antonio T. Carpio condemning any threat by China to go to war with the Philippines over the South China Sea — calling instead for resolution through international law and the 2016 Arbitral Award under UNCLOS to uphold Philippine sovereignty and maritime rights.
Remarks by Justice Antonio T. Carpio (04 May 2017) on the launching of his e‑book — a comprehensive collation of lectures and speeches explaining the West Philippine Sea dispute, aimed at educating Filipinos about maritime sovereignty, historic rights, and international law.