Aquino and the arbitration against China
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
ONE OF the enduring legacies of President Benigno Aquino III is the Philippines’ landmark victory against China in the South China...
Extrajudicial confessions and EJKs
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
THE PROSECUTOR of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has a pending request for authority from a Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICC...
The ICC Prosecutor’s submission
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
ON JUNE 14, 2021, Prosecutor Ms. Fatou Bensouda formally requested the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for authority...
The 1734 Murillo Velarde Map
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
ALTHOUGH China refused to participate in the South China Sea Arbitration at The Hague, China submitted to the arbitral tribunal a...
The role of maps in territorial disputes
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
ARE MAPS relevant in territorial disputes over ownership of tiny islands in the South China Sea? The question arises because maps...
Regime of Islands
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
THE KALAYAAN Island Group (KIG) was formally incorporated into Philippine territory under Presidential Decree No. 1596 dated June 11, 1978. PD...
China does not possess the WPS
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
PRESIDENT Duterte’s mantra is “China is in possession of the West Philippine Sea (WPS).” The President made this declaration on several...
Tiny Sandy Cay reveals the big lie
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
THERE is a tiny sandbar called Sandy Cay about two nautical miles from Pag-asa Island, which at about 37 hectares is...
President Duterte’s policies in the WPS
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson Harry Roque praised President Duterte’s policies in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as “careful, calibrated, and calculated.” In contrast,...
Who is lying — the President or Roque?
BY ANTONIO T. CARPIO
THE President’s spokesperson Harry Roque issued a statement last April 23, 2021, that President Duterte never entered into a “verbal fishing...