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• 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 unleashes another deadly virus

  28 January 2021

  2016 Arbitral Award, ASEAN maritime rights, China unleashes another deadly virus, coast guard law, Crosscurrents, International Law, Justice Carpio, legal analysis, legal virus, nine-dash line, Philippine Daily Inquirer, South China Sea, UNCLOS

  Justice Carpio explains how China’s new coast guard law represents a “deadly legal virus” that empowers the use of force to enforce expansive South China Sea claims contrary to international law and underscores the need for legal countermeasures by ASEAN states.

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• Law and Justice in the West Philippine Sea

  10 December 2020

  Antonio T. Carpio, Arbitration, China, EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone, extended continental shelf, International Law, Maritime Law, maritime sovereignty, Mischief Reef, nine-dash line, Philippine sovereignty, Philippines maritime rights, Reed Bank, rule of law, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, Territorial Disputes, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  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…

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• South China Sea/West Philippine Sea Dispute

  19 August 2016

  Arbitration Case, Artificial Islands, ASEAN, diplomatic efforts, environmental conservation, fisheries, geopolitical strategy, global trade, International Law, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Maritime Law, military presence, Natural Resources, nine-dash line, Philippine sovereignty, Philippines maritime claims, Rotary Club, South China Sea, Territorial Disputes, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

  Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s lecture at the Philippine Press Institute analyzes the South China Sea dispute, covering historical claims, UNCLOS-based legal entitlements, geopolitical tensions, economic resources, environmental concerns, and diplomatic efforts to uphold Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea. Lecture delivered in thirty-one (31) venues.

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