Philippines case against China moves forward as tribunal adopts rules of procedures
The Philippines’ complaint against China’s massive claim over the resource-rich South China Sea is moving forward after an international tribunal finalized the rules of procedures on the case and ordered Manila to formally present its petition on March 30, 2014.
China claims "indisputable sovereignty" over the entire waters, where undersea gas deposits have been discovered in several areas. China's claims overlaps with the offshore territories claimed by Asian neighbors surrounding the South China Sea.
Manila sought international arbitration in January and asked a tribunal formed under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and based in The Hague, to declare China's massive territorial claim as illegal and invalid.
The progress in the Philippines’s legal challenge against China comes amid increasing animosity between the two Asian nations due to their long-standing territorial conflict.
“In the first Procedural Order, the Arbitral Tribunal formally adopts the Rules of Procedure and fixes 30 March 2014 as the date on which the Philippines should submit its Memorial,” the Permanent Court of Abritration said in a statement on Aug. 27.
“The Arbitral Tribunal directs the Philippines to fully address all issues, including matters relating to the jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal, the admissibility of the Philippines’ claim, as well as the merits of the dispute,” it added.
After seeking the views of the parties, the PCA said the Arbitral Tribunal “will determine the further course of the proceedings, including the need for and scheduling of any other written submissions and hearings, at an appropriate later stage.”
The Rules of Procedure covers communications, language, publicity, organization of hearings, consideration of objections to the Arbitral Tribunal’s jurisdiction, requests for provisional measures, and the appointment of experts to assist the Arbitral Tribunal.
Read More: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/69992/philippines-case-against-china-moves-forward-as-tribunal-adopts-rules-of-procedures
China claims "indisputable sovereignty" over the entire waters, where undersea gas deposits have been discovered in several areas. China's claims overlaps with the offshore territories claimed by Asian neighbors surrounding the South China Sea.
Manila sought international arbitration in January and asked a tribunal formed under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and based in The Hague, to declare China's massive territorial claim as illegal and invalid.
The progress in the Philippines’s legal challenge against China comes amid increasing animosity between the two Asian nations due to their long-standing territorial conflict.
“In the first Procedural Order, the Arbitral Tribunal formally adopts the Rules of Procedure and fixes 30 March 2014 as the date on which the Philippines should submit its Memorial,” the Permanent Court of Abritration said in a statement on Aug. 27.
“The Arbitral Tribunal directs the Philippines to fully address all issues, including matters relating to the jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal, the admissibility of the Philippines’ claim, as well as the merits of the dispute,” it added.
After seeking the views of the parties, the PCA said the Arbitral Tribunal “will determine the further course of the proceedings, including the need for and scheduling of any other written submissions and hearings, at an appropriate later stage.”
The Rules of Procedure covers communications, language, publicity, organization of hearings, consideration of objections to the Arbitral Tribunal’s jurisdiction, requests for provisional measures, and the appointment of experts to assist the Arbitral Tribunal.
Read More: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/69992/philippines-case-against-china-moves-forward-as-tribunal-adopts-rules-of-procedures
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