The Philippines v. China verdict: China’s crossroads (Reproduced from https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/philippines-v-china-verdict-chinas-crossroad/) 15 Jul 2016|Jay L Batongbacal ‘An overwhelming victory’ is how Paul Reichler, lead counsel of the Philippines, describes the Award issued by Permanent Court of Arbitration Tribunal in the case of Philippines v. China concerning the South China Sea (SCS).  The Tribunal unanimously granted all but a handful of Manila’s claims, and in doing so laid down a significant number of rulings that will reshape the discourse over the SCS disputes in the years to come. First and foremost, the Tribunal definitively characterised and then struck down the most expansive…

Prof. Jay L. Batongbacal interviewed on Mornings@ANC regarding the South China Sea Arbitration China will accept ruling over time, expert says Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News Posted at Jul 13 2016 09:07 PM (Reproduced from https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/13/16/china-will-accept-ruling-over-time-expert-says) 'Don't expect China to remove structures,' says UP's Jay Batongbacal The director of the University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea said on Wednesday the arbitration verdict may be binding on all parties, but its effects will not be immediate. Speaking to Mornings@ANC, Atty. Jay Batongbacal said it may take decades before China complies with the award from the Permanent Court…

Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza and former Solicitor General Professor Florin Hilbay: Favorable ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration as leverage in the Philippines' relations with China.  The joint statement of the former Solicitors General is available. here Reproduced from (https://www.rappler.com/nation/139521-duterte-ruling-assert-ph-rights-china)   Duterte urged to use tribunal ruling to assert PH rights vs China (UPDATED) Solicitors general under the Aquino administration say the ruling is 'a potent legal platform' for our 'goal of effectively asserting our maritime entitlements under UNCLOS' by Jee Y. Geronimo @jeegeronimo Published 7:51 PM, July 12, 2016 Updated 4:45 PM, July 13, 2016   BALL…

ICC Justice Prof. Raul Pangalangan: ASEAN countries can use ruling by an international court to make a stand on South China Sea disputes without hurting China. (Reproduced from https://globalnation.inquirer.net/140805/with-un-court-verdict-asean-can-make-stand-on-sea-dispute) With UN court verdict, Asean can make stand on sea dispute By: Estrella Torres - Reporter / @StarTorresINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer / 03:02 AM July 10, 2016 Editors’ Note. This story has been re-edited to reflect the fact that the views of former dean Raul Pangalangan were aired before he was elected a judge of the International Criminal Court. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) could use this week’s ruling by an international court to…

The Philippines: Into Stormy Seas Ahead Download the paper in PDF format here https://law.upd.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ASEANFocusSouthChinaSeaArbitration.pdf  

Philippine Supreme Court: Foundlings are Natural Born Citizens; May Run for President (Reproduced from http://www.iconnectblog.com/2016/03/philippine-supreme-court-foundlings-are-natural-born-citizens-may-run-for-president/) —Dante Gatmaytan, University of the Philippines, College of Law On March 8, 2016, the Philippine Supreme Court promulgated a landmark decision holding that Senator Grace Poe, a foundling, is a natural born citizen and eligible to run for President in the May 2016 national elections. Poe had been naturalized as a citizen of the United States in 2001 after being petitioned by her husband who has dual citizenship. After her father’s death, however, she gave up US citizenship and entered public life, serving briefly as the…