Retired Justice Antonio T. Carpio refutes Senator Marcoleta’s threat to file treason charges over the 2011 Magallona v. Ermita ruling, explaining that treason applies only in wartime and that the decision aligned Philippine law with UNCLOS and constitutional principles.
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has threatened to sue retired Justice Antonio T. Carpio for treason over a 2011 maritime baselines decision; Carpio counters that treason applies only in wartime and explains the legal basis of the baselines decision and its role in protecting Philippine maritime rights.
Retired Justice Antonio T. Carpio expresses readiness to join a public debate on the legality of the West Philippine Sea and the Philippines’ maritime claims, emphasizing the need to clarify legal principles and educate the public on national sovereignty rights.
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.
Retired Justice Antonio T. Carpio accepts Senator Marcoleta’s invitation for a public discussion on the West Philippine Sea and the legal basis of the Philippines’ maritime rights, emphasizing established international law and sovereign entitlements.
Retired Justice Antonio Carpio says the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone boundaries are already defined under international law (UNCLOS), and that no additional geographic coordinates are needed to assert the country’s maritime rights — despite recent debates in the Senate on the West Philippine Sea.
Justice Antonio T. Carpio warns that China’s recent embassy rhetoric and diplomatic posturing may signal renewed assertive moves on Scarborough Shoal, underscoring threats to Philippine sovereignty, international law, and regional stability.
Justice Carpio reaffirms Panacot—Bajo de Masinloc—Scarborough Shoal as Philippine territory through centuries of maps, records, and state acts.
Justice Antonio Carpio disputes China’s claim on Arbitral Ruling, highlights significance of upholding international law
China’s historical rights claim to South China Sea challenged by former Justice Carpio
Justice Antonio Carpio rejects China’s claim to historical rights in the South China Sea
Justice Carpio on PH’s Arbitral Win vs China: Sovereign Rights and Future Prospects
Carpio urges PH to assert sovereignty over Reed Bank
Justice Carpio: Philippines’ Territorial Rights in South China Sea Not Up for Debate
Justice Carpio on International Law: A Clarion Call to Defend Philippine Sovereignty
Justice Carpio calls for Philippine gov’t to file case vs China in int’l arbitral tribunal
Justice Carpio urges PH to file extended continental shelf claim, seek fishing rules in Scarborough
Carpio’s Vision for Philippines’ West PH Sea Strategy
Justice Carpio Calls for Shift in PH Strategy on West PH Sea
Justice Antonio Carpio unmasks China’s designs in the West Philippine Sea
Justice Carpio on China’s shift in West Philippine Sea claims: Implications for UNCLOS
Carpio calls for common fishing rules in South China Sea before UNCLOS
Justice Antonio Carpio advocates for a more assertive Philippine stance against China in West PH Sea dispute
Justice Carpio advocates for PH to seek common fishing rules in South China Sea before UNCLOS
Justice Carpio on US-PH Joint Patrols: Sending a Strong Signal to China
Carpio warns China of ‘sure’ legal defeat over arrests of Filipino fishermen
Justice Carpio pushes for PH to file case vs China’s island-building activities
Justice Carpio Calls for Enhanced Maritime Security with Allies in WPS
Justice Carpio advocates collective enforcement under UNCLOS to resolve WPS dispute
Justice Antonio Carpio on PH’s Legal Options in WPS: A Watershed Moment?
Justice Carpio warns that supporting China’s claims in the West PH Sea is equivalent to backing Beijing’s lies.
Justice Carpio urges PH to challenge China’s SCS claims before ICJ, citing flawed historical evidence
Justice Carpio critiques Duterte-China ‘gentleman’s deal’ in WPS dispute
Justice Carpio on West Philippine Sea: Shift in Strategy or Same Old Tactics?
Carpio proposes PH-ASEAN coalition against China’s aggression
Justice Carpio blasts China as a ‘rogue state’ for disregarding arbitral ruling
Carpio: International court may be an option for PH to sue China over damaged corals
Carpio warns Marcos on WPS issue, says no gray area in UN ruling
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…
Justice Carpio condemns China’s laser attack on West Philippine Sea, citing threat to regional security
Justice Carpio outlines how the Philippines uses archipelagic and normal baselines under UNCLOS and existing law to measure maritime zones, and explains why issuing and publishing official nautical charts is key to asserting sovereign rights.
Justice Carpio explains why President Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address broke no new ground on the West Philippine Sea issue, repeating old positions on the Arbitral Award and omitting support for key maritime claims that could strengthen the Philippines’ legal posture.
Justice Carpio explains how overfishing by foreign vessels in Philippine EEZ waters has depleted fish stocks like galunggong, driving up prices and harming Filipino fishing communities while illustrating broader threats to sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.
Justice Carpio: PH has options against China’s WPS fishing
Justice Carpio: PH Can Pursue UNCLOS Arbitration Against China for WPS Fishing Activities
Justice Antonio Carpio pushes for revised baselines law to assert Philippine sovereignty over West Philippine Sea
Justice Carpio explains the legal role of maps in territorial disputes: how maps become binding through treaties or state acceptance, how historical cartography can constitute admissions against interest, and why China’s own published maps weaken its South China Sea claims.
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.
Carpio vs Roque: Is a Military-Only Approach Enough for WPS Solution?
Justice Carpio questions Duterte’s loyalty to China: is it protection or something more?
Justice Antonio Carpio exposes Duterte’s weakness on WPS claims
Justice Carpio evaluates conflicting statements by President Duterte and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on West Philippine Sea policy, stressing the importance of legal accuracy and consistency in defending Philippine sovereign rights.
Justice Carpio explains why Chinese fishermen appear in the West Philippine Sea—clarifying that under UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award, fishing in the EEZ by foreign vessels is allowed only with consent, and discusses how a reported verbal agreement has enabled Chinese fishing there.
Justice Carpio explains the difference between the Spratlys’ unresolved territorial dispute and the already‑settled maritime dispute, and calls for binding voluntary arbitration at the ICJ among all claimant states to finally determine sovereignty over features in the Spratlys.
Justice Carpio assesses the Philippines’ diplomatic approach to China, describing it as “unrequited love” that has failed to protect national interests in the West Philippine Sea and urging a principled, law‑based foreign policy instead.
Justice Carpio Calls for UNCLOS Tribunal to Address Chinese Presence in Philippine Waters
Justice Carpio explains China’s “Three Warfares” strategy—public opinion warfare, intimidation via military presence, and legal warfare—as tools China uses to pursue control over the South China Sea without traditional armed conflict, and how these tactics conflict with international law.
Justice Carpio explains why China’s new coast guard law, sometimes likened to a “Monroe Doctrine,” is fundamentally different: it seeks to enforce expansive maritime claims beyond sovereign zones recognized under UNCLOS and threatens the rights and security of ASEAN coastal states.
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.
A documentary episode exploring how everyday Filipinos engage with and respond to the West Philippine Sea dispute, highlighting public advocacy and the legal, diplomatic, and national-sovereignty issues at stake.
A documentary episode exploring how everyday Filipinos engage with and respond to the West Philippine Sea dispute, highlighting public advocacy and the legal, diplomatic, and national-sovereignty issues at stake.
A documentary episode exploring how everyday Filipinos engage with and respond to the West Philippine Sea dispute, highlighting public advocacy and the legal, diplomatic, and national-sovereignty issues at stake.
A documentary episode exploring how everyday Filipinos engage with and respond to the West Philippine Sea dispute, highlighting public advocacy and the legal, diplomatic, and national-sovereignty issues at stake.
A documentary episode exploring how everyday Filipinos engage with and respond to the West Philippine Sea dispute, highlighting public advocacy and the legal, diplomatic, and national-sovereignty issues at stake.
A documentary episode exploring how everyday Filipinos engage with and respond to the West Philippine Sea dispute, highlighting public advocacy and the legal, diplomatic, and national-sovereignty issues at stake.
Justice Carpio explains the UNCLOS opt-out provision allowing states to limit compulsory dispute settlement procedures in certain cases, and why this does not preclude legal accountability under the Convention’s dispute resolution framework.
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…
Justice Carpio explains the concept behind establishing a Philippine maritime militia in the West Philippine Sea—how civilian‑based vessel coordination could help supplement naval and coast guard presence to protect sovereign rights under international law.
Justice Carpio explains how China’s historical actions and nine‑dash line claim demonstrate hegemonic expansion in the South China Sea, marked by forceful seizures and militarization of disputed features to assert control contrary to international law.
Justice Carpio debunks additional historical and legal arguments China has used to support its South China Sea claims—showing that declarations like Cairo and Potsdam, and the San Francisco Peace Treaty, do not award the Spratlys or Paracels to China, and that analogies to the Monroe Doctrine are specious.
Justice Carpio explains why the ASEAN–China Code of Conduct must not legitimize past unlawful acts, exclude the 2016 Arbitral Award, or restrict dispute settlement under UNCLOS, and why it should protect EEZ rights and uphold international law in the South China Sea.
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…
Justice Carpio analyzes the 2020 diplomatic “dueling Notes Verbales” between the Philippines and Malaysia over extended continental shelf claims, showing why competing assertions—especially involving Sabah and South China Sea rights—fail to advance Philippine maritime interests and distract from common ASEAN positions.
Justice Carpio explains why raising the Philippine maritime case at the UN General Assembly matters: it provides an opportunity to rally global support for the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, reinforce the rule of law, and strengthen diplomatic backing for the Philippines’ sovereign rights under UNCLOS.
Justice Carpio refutes China’s claim of a peaceful history by detailing historical invasions of neighboring states and modern seizures of maritime features, and explains how China’s nine‑dash line aims to control nearly the entire South China Sea—at the expense of international law and ASEAN rights.
Justice Carpio explains how the nine‑dash line originated with a 1947 Kuomintang map claiming islands and their territorial seas, how Communist China later adopted and expanded it into a sweeping historical claim, and why this expansion is inconsistent with UNCLOS and was invalidated by the 2016 Arbitral Award.
Justice Carpio explains why Scarborough Shoal has become a legal and strategic “red line” in the South China Sea dispute, rooted in Philippine historic rights, UNCLOS entitlements, and international opposition to China’s enhanced claims and potential militarization.
Justice Antonio T. Carpio delivers a comprehensive lecture on defending Philippine sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, explaining UNCLOS, the 2016 arbitral ruling, and why China’s nine-dashed line has no basis in international law.
Justice Carpio explains why naming features in the South China Sea does not confer sovereignty or maritime rights, outlines how sovereign states can lawfully name features, and notes the historical precedence of Philippine names like those on the 1734 Velarde‑Bagay‑Suarez map.
Justice Carpio compares China’s expansive South China Sea claims to a maritime Lebensraum, explaining how Beijing’s attempt to control vast waters and resources violates UNCLOS and was rejected by the 2016 Arbitral Award, and calls for ASEAN cooperation to uphold lawful sovereign rights.
A comprehensive lecture by Justice Antonio T. Carpio detailing the Philippines’ legal, historical, strategic, and economic basis for defending its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, presented across multiple scholarly events. Lecture delivered in nine (9) venues.
Justice Carpio explains why even great powers comply with international arbitral rulings: because war and aggression are now illegal under the UN Charter, treaties like UNCLOS/WTO provide binding dispute mechanisms, and world opinion and reputational costs encourage adherence.
Justice Carpio explains why Subi Reef—though a low‑tide feature—is within the Philippines’ territorial sea because it lies within 12 nautical miles of Pag‑asa Island under the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award.
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…
Justice Antonio Carpio weighs in on the West Philippine Sea dispute
Justice Carpio’s formula for resolving South China Sea tensions emphasizes the importance of asserting sovereignty through international law and seeking international support.
Follow the Rule of Law But Aspire for the Rule of Justice” — a 14 July 2019 address by Justice Antonio T. Carpio urging that adherence to international law, particularly under UNCLOS and treaty obligations, must be paired with justice and equitable treatment of nations in maritime and territorial disputes.
Justice Carpio: Philippines must protect EEZ from China’s fishing rights
Statement (14 June 2019) by Justice Antonio T. Carpio on the ramming of F/B Gimver 1 — condemning the likely attack by a Chinese maritime-militia vessel inside the Philippine EEZ at Recto/Reed Bank, highlighting the violation of the rights granted under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and calling for accountability…
“Protecting the West Philippine Sea: A Historic Task for Filipino Lawyers” — a 09 June 2019 address by Justice Antonio T. Carpio calling on the Philippine legal profession to uphold national sovereignty, maritime rights under UNCLOS, and the rule of law amid escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
A Call for a South China Sea Truth Movement” — a 07 June 2019 address by Justice Antonio T. Carpio urging a nationwide movement to expose historical and legal truths about the South China Sea dispute, uphold the Philippines’ maritime rights under UNCLOS, and resist disinformation campaigns.
Justice Carpio Challenges Duterte’s South China Sea Assertion: China’s Claim of Sovereignty Over Disputed Waters