JANUARY 2021 | International Law Alerts | West Philippine Sea / International Arbitration Law

 

An International Arbitration Yearbook focused on the Philippines covering years 2020-2021

The US military says the carrier strike group was in the South China Sea to conduct routine operations ‘to ensure freedom of the seas, build partnerships that foster maritime security’

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has largely influenced and brought about significant changes to the way we solve disputes. We have already seen judicial systems twist and turn to adapt to the new “norm,” so what will this mean for the future of disputes?

The São Paulo State Court of Appeals (“the Court”) annulled an arbitral award, by request of the claimant in the arbitration (an insurance company), on the grounds that the presiding arbitrator violated his duty of disclosure

China does not offer details on when the drills would take place or at what scale

Chinese Coastguard are now legalized by China to fire on foreign ships.

The United States rejects China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea beyond what it is permitted under international law and stands with Southeast Asian nations resisting its pressure, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

‘When China was saying to the ASEAN, ‘let’s have that code of conduct,’ it was busy preparing this law to kill the code of conduct,’ says former Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio

The Philippines could initiate the filing of a joint diplomatic protest with other claimants in the South China Sea before the United Nations against a new China coast guard law, Senator Francis Tolentino said.