Ten years after award, law and power diverge in South China Sea

Ten years have passed since the International Arbitral Tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines in its maritime case against China. The July 2016 award was hailed at the time as a landmark in international law, affirming Manila’s rights under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Yet a decade later, The post Ten years after award, law and power diverge in South China Sea appeared first on Asia Times.

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