The South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award

October 11, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mānoa Campus, East-West Center Research Program, Burns Hall, Room 3012

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The South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award: A Legal and Moral (but Pyrrhic) Victory?

Dr. Lowell Bautista

Lecturer, School of Law and Staff Member, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | 12:00 noon to 1:00pm
John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012 (3rd floor)

The final award of the Arbitral Tribunal in the case filed by the Philippines against China over the South China Sea (SCS) was an overwhelming legal and moral victory for the Philippines. The arbitral tribunal categorically declared that China’s nine-dash line claim finds no basis in international law and incompatible with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). However, China’s defiance of the ruling and refusal to honor and implement the award pose a serious challenge to Manila’s victory. This presentation will examine the arbitration case and the award of the arbitral tribunal, provide an evaluation and analysis of the limitations of the award in the context of its potential implications to the management of conflict and resolution of the sovereignty disputes in the SCS, as well as address legal and practical issues with respect to the award.

Lowell Bautista is recognised for his expertise on the Law of the Sea especially in the area of territorial and maritime boundary issues in the South China Sea. He is a lawyer with over ten years of experience in legal and policy research, litigation and consultancy. He holds Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (cum laude) and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of the Philippines, a Master of Laws degree from Dalhousie University in Canada, and a Doctor of Philosophy in law from the University of Wollongong, Australia. His areas of research include territorial and maritime boundary issues in the Asia-Pacific, the South China Sea, Philippine territorial and maritime issues, among others, on which topics he has also published.

Event Sponsor
East-West Center, Research Program, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Lillian Shimoda, 944-7557, ShimodaL@eastwestcenter.org

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