Retired Justice Antonio T. Carpio urges the Philippine government to file a new arbitration case before the International Court of Justice over the West Philippine Sea dispute, citing centuries-old maps and strong legal grounds supporting the country’s claim to the Kalayaan Island Group.
Retired Justice Antonio T. Carpio urges the Philippine government to file a new arbitration case before the International Court of Justice over the West Philippine Sea dispute, citing centuries-old maps and strong legal grounds supporting the country’s claim to the Kalayaan Island Group.
Statement by Antonio T. Carpio (Ret.) on Rodrigo Duterte’s 23 September 2020 speech before the United Nations General Assembly, affirming the Philippines’ 2016 arbitral-award victory under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and calling for full implementation of the ruling to protect the country’s sovereign maritime rights in the West Philippine…
Defending Our Sovereign Rights in the Grand Manner” — a 07 November 2019 address by Justice Antonio T. Carpio before the alumni of UP College of Law, urging Filipino lawyers to uphold the rule of law in defending the nation’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea, and calling on government and citizens to assert…
Statement (20 May 2017) by Justice Antonio T. Carpio condemning any threat by China to go to war with the Philippines over the South China Sea — calling instead for resolution through international law and the 2016 Arbitral Award under UNCLOS to uphold Philippine sovereignty and maritime rights.
Remarks (11 September 2014) by Antonio T. Carpio at the launching of the “Exhibit of Ancient Maps of Scarborough Shoal” — a cartographic exhibition presenting historical maps that show Scarborough Shoal as part of the Philippines, challenging China’s alleged historic claims under the “nine‑dash line.”
Justice Antonio T. Carpio delivers a detailed address on the Philippines’ constitutional duty to protect its marine wealth in the West Philippine Sea, explaining UNCLOS, the invalidity of China’s 9-dashed line claim, and why joint development under China’s terms would violate Philippine sovereignty.