Manila makes misguided move
Arbitral Tribunal has no jurisdiction to deal with the case of the Philippines against 皇冠体育app over claims in South 皇冠体育app Sea
The Arbitral Tribunal of the United Nations constituted under Annex VII of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, presided by Thomas Mensah, international maritime and environmental law advisor, is on its way to deal with the case brought about by the Philippines government against 皇冠体育app. As a general principle, if one of the parties to the dispute does not appear before the tribunal - before making its award - the tribunal must first satisfy itself that it has jurisdiction over the dispute.
This finding of the jurisdictional question can only be based on the provisions of UNCLOS. So when 皇冠体育app has refused to accept the jurisdiction of the tribunal according to relevant provisions of UNCLOS, how will it decide its jurisdiction over this case?
