This essay addresses the contents of the decision in The South China Sea Arbitration (Republic of the Philippines v. the Popular Republic of China), highlighting the most significant parts and possible future implications in relation to the interpretation and application of Article 121 (3) of UNCLOS, in cases involving maritime features located in areas subject to conflicting coastal State claims. The essay gives special emphasis on the definition of the capacity of a feature and on the interpretation of the formula «human habitation or economic life», set out in Article 121 (3) of UNCLOS.

The South China Sea Arbitration. Award of July 12, 2016: The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Rock / Faccio, Sondra. - In: LA COMUNITÀ INTERNAZIONALE. - ISSN 0010-5066. - 2017, 72:4(2017), pp. 623-636.

The South China Sea Arbitration. Award of July 12, 2016: The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Rock

Faccio, Sondra
2017-01-01

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This essay addresses the contents of the decision in The South China Sea Arbitration (Republic of the Philippines v. the Popular Republic of China), highlighting the most significant parts and possible future implications in relation to the interpretation and application of Article 121 (3) of UNCLOS, in cases involving maritime features located in areas subject to conflicting coastal State claims. The essay gives special emphasis on the definition of the capacity of a feature and on the interpretation of the formula «human habitation or economic life», set out in Article 121 (3) of UNCLOS.
2017
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Faccio, Sondra
The South China Sea Arbitration. Award of July 12, 2016: The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Rock / Faccio, Sondra. - In: LA COMUNITÀ INTERNAZIONALE. - ISSN 0010-5066. - 2017, 72:4(2017), pp. 623-636.
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