Seamlessly file a case online with AAA using an online demand form, an arbitration agreement and the filing fee. 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.The Philippines is entitled to the full enjoyment of its 200-mile exclusive economic zone and continental shelf and the resources located therein. On 12 July 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal in the case between the. Philippines and China delivered its award. As provided in the Convention, the Tribunal's decision is final and legally binding on both China and the Philippines. On July 12, 2016, an arbitral tribunal constituted under the United Nations Convention on the. 3 The Tribunal's Findings on the Status of Features in the South China Sea (Philippines Submission Nos. 3 to 7; Award Chapter VI). Ernment of the People's Republic of China on the Matter of Jurisdiction in the South China Sea Arbitration.