Cartography

• The role of maps in territorial disputes

  03 June 2021

  admission against interest, Cartography, Crosscurrents, historical maps, International Law, Justice Carpio, Pedra Branca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Maritime Claims, role of maps, South China Sea, Territorial Disputes, treaty evidence, UNCLOS

  Justice Carpio explains the legal role of maps in territorial disputes: how maps become binding through treaties or state acceptance, how historical cartography can constitute admissions against interest, and why China’s own published maps weaken its South China Sea claims.

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• Justice Carpio’s West Philippine Sea Lecture: Unveiling the Historical Truth

  12 July 2016

  Cartography, Honorable Justice Antonio Carpio, International Law, Maritime Disputes, Philippine Claim, Scarborough Shoal, The South China Sea / West Philippine Sea Dispute

  Justice Carpio’s West Philippine Sea Lecture Highlights Historical Truth

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• Justice Carpio’s Expert Analysis on West Philippine Sea Territorial Claims

  12 July 2016

  Antonio Carpio, Carpio on West Philippine Sea dispute, Cartography, China’s territorial claims, Democracy and Rule of Law, Historical Research, International Law, maritime sovereignty

  Justice Carpio’s West Philippine Sea Lecture: Unveiling Historical Truths

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