The arbitration concerned the role of historic rights and the source of maritime entitlements in the South China Sea. Seamlessly file a case online with AAA using an online demand form, an arbitration agreement and the filing fee.It was pursuant to Part XV of, and Annex VII to, the Convention that the Philippines commenced this arbitration against China on 22 January. This critical Study analyzes in detail the award on jurisdiction and admissibil- ity of 29 October 2015 and the award of 12 July 2016 in the South China. By Notification and Statement of Claim dated 22 January 2013, the Philippines initiated arbitration proceedings against China pursuant to. Expounding on the Philippines' perspective,. Prof. Jay Batongbacal calls on ASEAN to uphold. On 12 July 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration (The Republic of the Philippines v.