Permanent Court of Arbitration: The Republic of the Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China. The South China Sea Arbitration

A unanimous Award was issued on the 12 July 2016 by the Tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the arbitration instituted by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China.

The Award went against China, which refused to accept the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

BBC News, 11.07.16: Why is the South China Sea contentious? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13748349

ESO: Background information: Sense and sensibility – Addressing the South China Sea disputes http://www.europeansources.info/record/sense-and-sensibility-addressing-the-south-china-sea-disputes/

ESO: Background information: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Recent Developments in the South China Sea http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-declaration-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-recent-developments-in-the-south-china-sea/

Wikipedia: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea

Deutsche Welle 08.07.16: Court ruling due in South China Sea row between Philippines and China http://dw.com/p/1JLtW

BBC News, 12.07.16: South China Sea: Tribunal backs case against China brought by Philippines http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36771749

Deutsche Welle 12.07.16: Hague court finds against China, for Philippines, in South China Sea dispute http://dw.com/p/1JNSX

United Kingdom: Parliament: House of Commons: Library: Briefing Paper, No.7481 (12.07.16): The South China Sea dispute: July 2016 update http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7481/CBP-7481.pdf

EurActiv, 14.07.16: EU unable to adopt statement upholding South China Sea ruling http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-unable-to-adopt-statement-upholding-south-china-sea-ruling/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 15.07.16: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the Award rendered in the Arbitration between the Republic of the Philippines and the People's Republic of China http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/07/15-south-china-sea-arbitration/

Blog: International Crisis Group, 12.07.16: Landmark South China Sea Ruling Could Revive Negotiations http://blog.crisisgroup.org/worldwide/2016/07/12/landmark-south-china-sea-ruling-could-revive-negotiations/

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 14.07.16: Will There Now Be Peace in the South China Sea? https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/will-there-now-be-peace-south-china-sea

ECFR: Commentary, 13.07.16: Law of the Sea: China, the EU, and the global order http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_law_of_the_sea_china_the_eu_and_the_global_order_7074

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 15.07.16: South China Sea Decision Is ‘Legal Shock Therapy’ for Beijing https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/south-china-sea-decision-legal-shock-therapy-beijing

ECFR: Commentary, 22.07.16: China and the South China Sea arbitration: what next? http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_china_and_the_south_china_sea_arbitration_what_next_7082

EurActiv, 25.07.16: South-east Asia deadlocked as South China Sea split deepens http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/south-east-asia-deadlocked-as-south-china-sea-split-deepens/

EPC: Commentary, 29.06.16: Europe’s potential in addressing maritime security in Asia: a Japanese view. http://aei.pitt.edu/76654/

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