high seas

• Defending the Rule of Law to Preserve World Peace

  27 March 2023

  Antonio T. Carpio, Convegno Vedovato Conference, geopolitical stability, global commons, global maritime rights, high seas, high seas treaty, International Law, law of the sea, Maritime Disputes, maritime sovereignty, nine-dash line, ocean conservation, Philippines, Pontifical Gregorian University, rule of law, South China Sea, UNCLOS, world peace

  Defending the Rule of Law to Preserve World Peace” — a public lecture by Antonio T. Carpio delivered on 27 March 2023 at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome), arguing that global stability depends on upholding the rule of law in oceans, rejecting expansive historic maritime claims like the “nine-dash line,” and defending the high seas…

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• China’s ‘Un-Monroe’ doctrine

  11 February 2021

  ASEAN coastal states, China’s Un-Monroe Doctrine, coast guard law, Crosscurrents, Exclusive Economic Zone, high seas, International Law, Justice Carpio, Maritime Disputes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, South China Sea, UN Charter, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  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.

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• Remarks on the 2nd Anniversary of the Arbitral Award On the South China Sea Dispute

  12 July 2018

  ADR Forum, Antonio T. Carpio, Arbitral award 2016, arbitral tribunal, China, EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone, Freedom of Navigation, high seas, International Law, Maritime Law, maritime sovereignty, Mischief Reef, naval operations, nine‑dashed line, Philippines, Philippines maritime rights, Reed Bank, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, State practice, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  Remarks by Justice Antonio T. Carpio on the 2nd anniversary (12 July 2018) of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea dispute — reaffirming that the Award invalidates China’s “nine‑dashed line” as a legal basis for claiming waters or resources, confirms the Philippines’ full 200‑NM EEZ under United Nations Convention on the Law…

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• Remarks on the 2nd Anniversary of the Arbitral Award

  10 July 2018

  Antonio T. Carpio, Arbitral award 2016, Freedom of Navigation, high seas, International Law, Kasarinlan Foreign Policy Forum, Maritime Law, maritime sovereignty, nine‑dashed line, Philippines, Philippines EEZ, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  Remarks by Justice Antonio T. Carpio on the 2nd‑anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award — re‑affirming the Award’s invalidation of China’s nine‑dashed line claim, defending the Philippines’ 200‑NM EEZ and maritime rights under UNCLOS, and calling for continued respect for international law in the South China Sea dispute.

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• Why China’s Acceptance of the Ruling Is Material

  16 January 2018

  Antonio T. Carpio, Arbitration Award, China compliance, Freedom of Navigation, high seas, international dispute settlement, International Law, marine sovereignty, Maritime Law, Mischief Reef, Philippine EEZ, South China Sea Arbitration, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  “Why China’s Acceptance of the Ruling Is Material” — Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s 16 January 2018 statement on why compliance with the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration award is crucial: China is legally bound by the ruling under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), but actual acceptance and implementation are essential…

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• Global Theft of the Global Commons

  30 August 2014

  9‑dashed line, Antonio Carpio, Arbitration, China, China maritime claims, Environmental Protection, fishery resources, Geopolitical Challenges, global commons, global fishing rights, global heritage, global theft, Hainan, high seas, History, International Cooperation, International Law, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Macclesfield Bank, Maritime Security, maritime sovereignty, resource management, shared resources, South China Sea, South China Sea dispute, Territorial Disputes, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  Global Theft of the Global Commons — Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s 2014 lecture analyzing China’s 9‑dashed‑line claims in the South China Sea as a “grand theft” of humanity’s shared maritime heritage. A legal critique based on UNCLOS, sovereignty, and the concept of the high seas as global commons.

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