The Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration will
hold a one-week hearing starting Nov. 24 on the Philippines ’
case challenging China ’s
enormous claim on disputed South China Sea
territories.
“Oral hearing on the merits of the Philippines-China
arbitration case under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of
the Sea (UNCLOS) will be held from November 24 to November 30, 2015 at The Hague ,” the
Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Wednesday.
The hearing is being held after the tribunal on Oct. 30
announced that it has jurisdiction over the Philippines ’
complaint, debunking China ’s
argument that the case is beyond the scope of the court’s mandate.
In its decision, the tribunal said it has immediate
jurisdiction on seven out of 15 points raised by Manila against China, called
“submissions” in legal parlance, but postponed for “later consideration” its
jurisdiction ruling on eight other issues raised by Manila, saying it will be
decided on as it conducts a formal hearing on the merits of the case.
All claimants have stationed military troops in their
territories in the vast sea, said to be sitting atop huge oil and gas deposits,
except for Brunei .
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=825833
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