freedom of navigation operations

• South China Sea as zone of peace

  05 November 2020

  China, Crosscurrents, EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone, FONOPs, freedom of navigation operations, Joint Development, Justice Carpio, maritime cooperation, MOU, Philippine Daily Inquirer, South China Sea as zone of peace, TOR, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  Justice Carpio outlines how joint development agreements and mutual recognition of EEZ rights, backed by freedom of navigation operations, can transform the South China Sea into a zone of peace and reduce the risk of conflict.

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• China is NOT in possession of WPS

  06 August 2020

  2016 Arbitral Award, China not in possession, Crosscurrents, Duterte statement, Exclusive Economic Zone, extended continental shelf, freedom of navigation operations, International Law, Justice Carpio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine sovereign rights, South China Sea dispute, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  Justice Carpio explains why China is not in possession of the West Philippine Sea, citing the 2016 Arbitral Award, UNCLOS principles, and freedom of navigation operations that demonstrate Philippine sovereign rights in its EEZ and ECS.

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