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Legitimacy, Jurisdiction and Merits in the South China Sea Arbitration: Chinese Perspectives and International Law

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Author	Wang, Jiangyu
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	One of the most significant events in China’s history of engaging international law was its legal defeat in the South China Sea Arbitration case. The case was brought by the Republic of Philippines on its disputes with China concerning maritime entitlements in the South China Sea. The Arbitral Tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines, first on the jurisdiction and admissibility issues in October 2015, and finally on the merits in July 2016. China not only refused to accept the Tribunal’s authority, but also vigorously attacked the final award as being invalid and even illegal. This paper critically examines the different views, particularly the Chinese perspectives, on three major legal aspects of this case, including (1) the legitimacy of the Arbitral Tribunal, (2) whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction over the case, and (3) whether the Tribunal erred in applying UNCLOS on certain important legal issues concerning the merits of the case, in light of the two awards (the SCS Jurisdiction Award and the Merit Award) and the relevant rules and doctrines in international law. The paper then argues that, while the Tribunal’s own legitimacy seems to be unquestionable, whether it had jurisdiction over the dispute is debatable. Most likely it has, but China’s certain arguments against the jurisdiction are worthy of discussion. However, the final award’s interpretation and application of certain provisions of UNCLOS are problematic and possibly erroneous. The analysis, however, suggests that China would have been in a much better position on the legal front had it formally participated in the case from the jurisdictional stage. Finally, the paper discusses the implication of the arbitration on China’s attitude toward international law.
Starting Page	185
Ending Page	210
Page Count	26
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10806954
Journal	Journal of Chinese Political Science
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18746357
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2017-03-18
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	South China Sea Arbitration Law of the Sea China and international law Historic rights International dispute resolution International rule of law Political Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Political Science and International Relations

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