The arbitration concerned the role of historic rights and the source of maritime entitlements in the South China Sea. The Philippines, under a U.N. treaty governing the seas, asked in 2013 for arbitration on a number of issues it had with treaty co-signee China.Philippines summons China envoy over standoff, dares Beijing to seek arbitration. The South China Sea Arbitration (Philippines v. The American Arbitration Association specializes in beginning-to-end administered arbitration as a time-tested, cost-effective alternative to litigation. Arbitration can be a viable dispute resolution technique in a wide variety of pension and welfare disputes. Certainly he would not.