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Renato de Castro, Stratbase-ADRi Trustee Image Source: The Philippine Star On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) under the United Nations Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ruled in favor of the Philippines in its 14 claims against China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea that it is a violation of… Read More
Following the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s tribunal ruling in favor of the Philippines in its claims against China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea, the Stratbase-Albert Del Rosario Institute (ADRi), with the participation of the UP Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (UP-IMLOS), organized a forum entitled “Upholding the Law of… Read More
By Janvic Mateo Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio answers questions during a forum at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City yesterday. Right photo shows Philippine Consul General to San Francisco Henry Bensurto Jr., former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario and Solicitor General Jose Calida singing the national anthem before… Read More
By Patricia Lourdes Viray Counsel Team for the Philippines, including Prof. Bernard Oxman, Prof. Alan Boyle and Lawrence Martin at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands PCA/Released MANILA, Philippines — China technically consented to undergo arbitration by signing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), one of the Philippines’s legal… Read More
Prof. Mariko Kawano specializes in International Law and her research theme is focused on the Pacific Settlement of International Law and State responsibility. She currently serves as a professor of International Law, Waseda University School of Law.
Hon. Raul C. Pangalangan is a Judge at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Nethrlands. Pangalangan specializes in Public international and Constitutional law, and has previously served as a visiting professor in the Harvard Law School. Currently, he sits in the governing council of the International Association of Constitutional Law and of the Asian… Read More
By Renato Cruz De Castro In this May 24, 2014 photo, China’s Harbin (112) guided missile destroyer, left, and DDG-139 Ningbo Sovremenny class Type-956EM destroyer, right, take part in a week-long China-Russia “Joint Sea-2014” navy exercise at the East China Sea off Shanghai, China. AP/China Out MANILA, Philippines — On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court… Read More
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