Arbitration Case Of The Philippines Against China In Harris
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China adopted a position of non-acceptance and non-participation in the proceedings. The Permanent Court of Arbitration served as Registry in this arbitration.
The PCA is constituted through two separate multilateral conventions with a combined membership of 124 Contracting Parties. The PCA is not a United Nations agency, but has been a United Nations observer since 1993.
The existing PRC Arbitration Law requires a valid arbitration agreement to include a specific designation of an arbitration commission (Article 16). The law further sets out stringent requirements on the establishment of an “arbitration commission” in China at the provincial and municipal levels (Article 10).
In essence, the tribunal adjudicated in favour of the Philippines. It ruled against Chinese entitlements over the islands. Since the islands were posited under the EEZ of the Philippines, China's actions were discerned as violating the sovereign rights of the Philippines, via infractions over their EEZ lines.
The PCA is an intergovernmental organization with 124 Contracting Parties.
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On 29 October 2015, the PCA published the award by the arbitral tribunal on Jurisdiction and Admissibility for the case. The award favored the Philippines on most of its contentions. The tribunal found that it has jurisdiction to consider the following seven Philippines' Submissions.