2016 South China Sea arbitration

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf arbitration
gptkbp:arbitralTribunal gptkb:Permanent_Court_of_Arbitration
gptkbp:awardYear 12 July 2016
gptkbp:category gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:Philippines–China_relations
2016 in international relations
Maritime disputes
gptkbp:ChinaParticipation China refused to participate
gptkbp:ChinaResponse China rejected the ruling
gptkbp:filingDate 22 January 2013
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2016 South China Sea arbitration
gptkbp:impact increased tensions in the South China Sea
no enforcement mechanism
strengthened Philippines' legal position
gptkbp:internationalResponse mixed international response
gptkbp:launched Republic of the Philippines
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea_(UNCLOS)
gptkbp:location gptkb:The_Hague,_Netherlands
gptkbp:numberOfIssues fishing rights
legality of China's nine-dash line
entitlement to maritime zones
environmental obligations
status of maritime features in the South China Sea
gptkbp:officialName The South China Sea Arbitration (The Republic of the Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scarborough_Shoal
gptkb:Spratly_Islands
gptkb:Exclusive_Economic_Zone_(EEZ)
gptkb:South_China_Sea_dispute
gptkbp:response gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkbp:subject South China Sea maritime disputes
gptkbp:verdict Certain features are rocks, not islands, and do not generate EEZs
China caused environmental harm
China violated the Philippines' sovereign rights
China's nine-dash line has no legal basis under UNCLOS
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2012_Scarborough_Shoal_standoff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6