China emerges stronger than ever after ASEAN meetings

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China emerges stronger than ever after ASEAN meetings

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Daring to take on China in a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, the Philippines went to an international tribunal for justice, and won big. But it turned out to be a pyrrhic victory. Tiếp tục đọc “China emerges stronger than ever after ASEAN meetings”

China’s Fury Over South China Sea Belies Its Legal Insecurities

04 July 2016

Sonya Sceats

Associate Fellow, International Law

chathamhouse – Despite its dramatic rejection of the South China Sea arbitration case initiated by the Philippines, China is gearing up to play a much larger role in the evolution of the international legal system.

A vendor in Beijing stands behind a map including an insert depicting the 'nine-dash line' in the South China Sea. Photo by Getty Images.A vendor in Beijing stands behind a map including an insert depicting the ‘nine-dash line’ in the South China Sea. Photo by Getty Images.

It is tempting to read China’s refusal in this case to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal in The Hague as the defiance of an arrogant superpower that views itself as above international law. No doubt many in Manila, Washington and elsewhere are purveying this view. But there is more here than meets the eye.

For decades, Beijing has complained that the global order was forged in an era when China was weak and the rules of the game are rigged against it. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s Fury Over South China Sea Belies Its Legal Insecurities”

Philippines v. China: Tribunal sets date for issuance of final award

The tribunal sets July 12, 2016, for issuing final award.

Read the PCA’s press release here.

While waiting for the final award, you can be better informed by viewing or saving the tribunal’s decision on jurisdiction by clicking here. A summary of that decision is found in the 3-page press release that accompanied its release that you may read here.

 

Tòa Trọng Tài tuyên bố có thẩm quyền tài phán cho vụ kiện Phi Luật Tân kiện Trung quốc ở Biển Đông

Ngày 29/10 vừa qua Tòa Trọng Tài, thiết lập theo Phụ Lục VII của Công Ước Liên Hợp Quốc về Luật Biển 1982, đã ra phán quyết về thẩm quyền tài phán của tòa đối với vụ kiện Phi Luật Tân kiện Trung quốc trong các vấn đề về Biển Đông. Toà xác nhận tòa có thẩm quyền tài phán trong 7 vấn đề Phi Luật Tân nêu lên, và 7 vấn đề còn lại thì tòa chỉ có thể xác nhận được thẩm quyền khi cứu xét giá trị pháp lý của các vấn đề này sau này, 1 vấn đề khác thì tòa yêu cầu Phi Luật Tân làm rõ hơn và thu hẹp lại

Đây là một chiến thắng lớn cho Phi Luật Tân cũng như các quốc gia trong vùng và cộng đồng quốc tế trong các nỗ lực đối phó với những bất ổn ở Biển Đông.

Trước khi nói đến chi tiết của Quyết Định của Tòa Trọng Tài, chúng ta cần làm rõ chức danh và bản chất của Tòa này, vì rất nhiều người hiểu lầm. Tiếp tục đọc “Tòa Trọng Tài tuyên bố có thẩm quyền tài phán cho vụ kiện Phi Luật Tân kiện Trung quốc ở Biển Đông”

Philippines v. China – Documents in PCA Case Repository

Case name The Republic of Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China
Case description

On 22 January 2013, the Republic of the Philippines instituted arbitral proceedings against the People’s Republic of China under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the “Convention”), “with respect to the dispute with China over the maritime jurisdiction of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.” On 19 February 2013, China presented a Note Verbale to the Philippines in which it described “the Position of China on the South China Sea issues,” and rejected and returned the Philippines’ Notification. The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as Registry in this arbitration.

Name(s) of claimant(s) The Republic of Philippines ( State )
Name(s) of respondent(s) The People’s Republic of China ( State )
Names of parties
Case number 2013-19
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Pending
Type of case Inter-state arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector – Other –
Rules used in arbitral proceedings – Other –
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced Multilateral treaty
Treaty: UNCLOS
Language of proceeding English
Seat of arbitration (by country) Netherlands
Arbitrator(s) Judge Thomas A. Mensah (President)
Judge Jean-Pierre Cot
Judge Stanislaw Pawlak
Professor Alfred H. Soons
Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum
Representatives of the claimant(s) Agent
Solicitor General Florin T. Hilbay
Office of the Solicitor General, Makati, Republic of the Philippines Counsel
Paul S. Reichler
Lawrence H. Martin
Foley Hoag LLPProfessor Bernard H. Oxman
University of Miami School of Law

Professor Philippe Sands QC
Matrix Chambers

Professor Alan Boyle
Essex Court Chambers

Representatives of the respondent(s) China has not appointed an agent. In a Note Verbale to the PCA on 1 August 2013, China reiterated “its position that it does not accept the arbitration initiated by the Philippines.”
Representatives of the parties
Number of arbitrators in case 5
Date of commencement of proceeding [dd-mm-yyyy] 22-01-2013
Date of issue of final award [dd-mm-yyyy]
Length of proceedings Pending
Additional notes
Attachments – Other –

Award or other decision

Press release

Transcript/Minutes