Maritime Entitlements

• Carpio: Only the Philippine Government Can Protect Sovereignty Over Ayungin Shoal

  15 August 2023

  Antonio Carpio, Ayungin Shoal, Maritime Entitlements, maritime sovereignty, Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity, The South China Sea / West Philippine Sea Dispute

  Justice Carpio emphasizes that no government official can waive the Philippines’ sovereign rights over Ayungin Shoal, underscoring the importance of upholding territorial integrity.

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• 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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• Justice Carpio Urges Panelo to Correct China’s Sovereignty Claim

  26 July 2019

  Antonio Carpio, Antonio Carpio on China, Carpio on West Philippine Sea dispute, International Law, Maritime Entitlements, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo

  Justice Carpio Urges Panelo to Correct China’s Sovereignty Claim

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• Unveiling the Truth: A Mandarin Version of E-Book Challenges China’s South China Sea Claim

  04 May 2017

  China’s Claim, E-book, Justice Antonio T. Carpio on the South China Sea and the Philippine Constitution, Mandarin Version, Maritime Entitlements

  Mandarin version of e-book challenges China’s South China Sea claim

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