With the approach of the 8th anniversary of the so-called South China Sea arbitration awards, a ruling in 2016 that challenged China's claims in the waters and seriously violates international law ...

MANILA — The Philippines’ foreign ministry said on Wednesday it summoned China’s ambassador to protest Beijing’s drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South ...

The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, and seek an ...

A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser steamed past a disputed island chain in the South China Sea on Tuesday, one of the service’s regular freedom-of-navigation operations and the first since July.

For years, the U.S. has failed to ratify the U.N.'s Law of the Sea treaty that covers deep sea mining. Absent America, China is set to dominate the new industry that could start next year.

Hamburg, Germany (21 May 2024): WWF strongly supports the new Advisory Opinion published today by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which for the first time at a global level defines ...

Small island developing states are seeking a legal ‘advisory opinion’ from an international tribunal on whether climate change falls under the international law of the sea.

How China Is Rewriting the Law of the Sea. Other nations should join the Philippines’ cause against Beijing. February 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. By Karishma Vaswani.

The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, and seek an ...

MANILA: The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday (Nov 13) it summoned China's ambassador to protest Beijing's drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the So ...