low‑tide elevations

• Regime of Islands

  27 May 2021

  Crosscurrents, Exclusive Economic Zone, island definition, Justice Carpio, Kalayaan Island Group, low‑tide elevations, Maritime Entitlements, Philippine Daily Inquirer, regime of islands, Rocks, Spratly Islands, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  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.

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