South China Sea Arbitration

• Aquino and the arbitration against China

  01 July 2021

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  Justice Carpio recounts how President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to pursue the South China Sea arbitration against China led to a historic legal victory, highlighting internal debates, strategic choices in the Memorial, and the legal team’s efforts at The Hague.

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• Remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

  26 November 2019

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  Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s 26 November 2019 remarks on the 50th anniversary of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties underscore its pivotal role in ensuring uniform interpretation of international treaties, including its decisive application in the South China Sea Arbitration that reaffirmed lawful maritime entitlements under United Nations Convention on the Law of…

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• Why China’s Acceptance of the Ruling Is Material

  16 January 2018

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  “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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