A Landmark Decision in the South China Sea: The Scope and Implications of the Arbitral Tribunal's Award
RIS ID
114541
Abstract
On 12 July 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal in the case between the Philippines and China delivered its award.1 The Tribunal's ruling represents a sweeping victory for the Philippines and fundamentally alters the international legal land, or more appropriately, seascape of the South China Sea. This article has three aims: first, to outline the character of the Tribunal and the status of its award; second to summarize the Tribunal's main findings; and third, to explore some of the potential implications of the award, both within and beyond the South China Sea.
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Publication Details
Schofield, C. (2016). A Landmark Decision in the South China Sea: The Scope and Implications of the Arbitral Tribunal's Award. Contemporary Southeast Asia: a journal of international and strategic affairs, 38 (3), 339-347.