Retired Justice Antonio T. Carpio accepts Senator Marcoleta’s invitation for a public discussion on the West Philippine Sea and the legal basis of the Philippines’ maritime rights, emphasizing established international law and sovereign entitlements.
Retired Justice Antonio Carpio says the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone boundaries are already defined under international law (UNCLOS), and that no additional geographic coordinates are needed to assert the country’s maritime rights — despite recent debates in the Senate on the West Philippine Sea.
Justice Antonio Carpio unmasks China’s designs in the West Philippine Sea
Carpio: Escoda Shoal within PH EEZ after UNCLOS tribunal ruling
Carpio on Ayungin Shoal: Resupply Mission Must Continue with Caution
Carpio on PH options for Reed Bank gas exploration: Exploring all avenues to assert PH rights
Justice Carpio warns against China’s ’tila pag-reclaim’ in Sabina Shoal and Pag-asa Cay
Carpio asserts Philippine sovereignty over West PH Sea without Chinese permission
Justice Carpio advocates for Philippine sovereignty and clear ground rules in Scarborough Shoal
Justice Antonio Carpio proposes building a civilian structure on Ayungin Shoal to protect marine environment
Justice Carpio explains why joint patrols with allies are crucial in stopping China from harassing survey ships
Justice Carpio stresses the deterrent effect of joint PH-Ally patrols against China’s harassment in the West Philippine Sea.
Justice Carpio reflects on final conversation with Del Rosario, West Philippine Sea top priority
Justice Carpio explains why China’s conduct in the South China Sea amounts to hegemonic bullying and urges ASEAN states to pursue arbitration under international law to protect their maritime rights.
Justice Carpio explains the legal and energy security implications of the upcoming expiration of the Malampaya gas field contract in 2024, urging the Philippines to prepare for the field’s eventual depletion by developing new gas sources like Reed Bank.
Justice Carpio outlines how the Philippines uses archipelagic and normal baselines under UNCLOS and existing law to measure maritime zones, and explains why issuing and publishing official nautical charts is key to asserting sovereign rights.
Justice Carpio explains how overfishing by foreign vessels in Philippine EEZ waters has depleted fish stocks like galunggong, driving up prices and harming Filipino fishing communities while illustrating broader threats to sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.
Carpio blasts Duterte’s China pact as a clear violation of Philippine sovereignty
Justice Carpio explains the UNCLOS legal framework for what constitutes an island versus a rock or low‑tide elevation, and why this distinction fundamentally affects maritime entitlements and territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea.
Justice Antonio Carpio sheds light on the West Philippine Sea dispute, emphasizing the need for a consistent approach in asserting the country’s claims.
Justice Carpio evaluates President Duterte’s West Philippine Sea policies—including setting aside the Arbitral Award, limiting naval patrols, a verbal fishing agreement with China, and statements conceding Chinese control—arguing they contradict constitutional and international law and jeopardize Philippine sovereign rights.
Justice Carpio explains why Chinese fishermen appear in the West Philippine Sea—clarifying that under UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award, fishing in the EEZ by foreign vessels is allowed only with consent, and discusses how a reported verbal agreement has enabled Chinese fishing there.
Justice Carpio explains why China’s new coast guard law, sometimes likened to a “Monroe Doctrine,” is fundamentally different: it seeks to enforce expansive maritime claims beyond sovereign zones recognized under UNCLOS and threatens the rights and security of ASEAN coastal states.
Law and Justice in the West Philippine Sea” — a 10 December 2020 lecture by Antonio T. Carpio upon reception of an honorary degree, urging the defense and preservation of the Philippines’ sovereign maritime rights under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and calling for lawful enforcement of the 2016 arbitral…
Justice Carpio explains how China’s historical actions and nine‑dash line claim demonstrate hegemonic expansion in the South China Sea, marked by forceful seizures and militarization of disputed features to assert control contrary to international law.
Justice Carpio explains why the ASEAN–China Code of Conduct must not legitimize past unlawful acts, exclude the 2016 Arbitral Award, or restrict dispute settlement under UNCLOS, and why it should protect EEZ rights and uphold international law in the South China Sea.
Justice Carpio explains why Scarborough Shoal has become a legal and strategic “red line” in the South China Sea dispute, rooted in Philippine historic rights, UNCLOS entitlements, and international opposition to China’s enhanced claims and potential militarization.
Justice Antonio T. Carpio delivers a comprehensive lecture on defending Philippine sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, explaining UNCLOS, the 2016 arbitral ruling, and why China’s nine-dashed line has no basis in international law.
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 how policy shifts and rhetoric by President Duterte—including moves toward VFA abrogation and reduced joint military cooperation—have weakened deterrence and the Philippines’ defenses in the West Philippine Sea, undermining constitutional duties to protect maritime 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.
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 Carpio warns against Chinese maritime presence in Philippine waters, emphasizing national security concerns.
Justice Carpio: Philippines must protect EEZ from China’s fishing rights
Carpio rebuts Duterte gov’t on Reed Bank as China loan collateral
Justice Carpio unmasks China’s agenda for West Philippine Sea control, highlighting its EEZ encroachment.
Justice Carpio: Drop ‘Disputed’ Label from West Philippine Sea
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Justice Carpio calls for PH patrols to protect EEZ from Chinese assertiveness
“Personal Statement on Final Arbitral Award” — 12 July 2016 statement by Antonio T. Carpio affirming that the 2016 tribunal ruling upholds the rule of law, the primacy of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the Philippines’ constitutional right to its marine wealth and exclusive economic zone.