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As of July 2015, any further documents and updates are available on the PCA's new case database at the link below:
http://www.pcacases.com/web/view/7
The Republic of the Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China
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.
Arbitral Tribunal
The members of the Arbitral Tribunal are:
Judge Thomas A. Mensah (President)
Judge Jean-Pierre Cot
Judge Stanislaw Pawlak
Professor Alfred H. A. Soons
Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum
Party Representatives
The Philippines is represented by:
Agent
Florin T. Hilbay, Acting Solicitor General
Office of the Solicitor General, Makati, Republic of the Philippines
Counsel
Paul S. Reichler
Lawrence H. Martin
Foley Hoag LLP, Washington DC, United States of America
Professor Bernard H. Oxman
University of Miami School of Law, Miami, United States of America
Professor Philippe Sands QC
Matrix Chambers, London, United Kingdom
Professor Alan Boyle
Essex Court Chambers, London, United Kingdom
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.”
Press Releases
- First Press Release (English), dated 27 August 2013
- First Press Release (Unofficial Mandarin Chinese translation), dated 27 August 2013
- Second Press Release (English), dated 3 June 2014
- Second Press Release (Unofficial Mandarin Chinese translation), dated 3 June 2014
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- Third Press Release (Unofficial Mandarin Chinese translation), dated 17 December 2014
- Fourth Press Release (English), dated 22 April 2015
- Fourth Press Release (Unofficial Mandarin Chinese translation), dated 22 April 2015
- Fifth Press Release (English), dated 7 July 2015
- Fifth Press Release (Unofficial Mandarin Chinese translation), dated 7 July 2015
- Sixth Press Release (English), dated 13 July 2015
- Sixth Press Release (Unofficial Mandarin Chinese Translation), forthcoming
Documents
As of July 2015, any further documents and updates are available on the PCA's new case database at the link below:
http://www.pcacases.com/web/view/7
The Arbitral Tribunal in Philippines v. China, L to R: Judge Jean-Pierre Cot, Judge Stanislaw Pawlak, Judge Thomas A. Mensah (President), Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum, Professor Alfred H. A. Soons
