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The Republic of Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China

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Case ID
PCA Case No. 2013-19
Country
Claimant
The Republic of Philippines
Respondent
The People’s Republic of China

Case status: Concluded
Type of case: Inter-state arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector: Law of the sea
Procedural rules: - Other -
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced: Multilateral treaty; UNCLOS
Language of Proceeding: English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country): Netherlands
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s): Judge Thomas A. Mensah (President) ; Judge Jean-Pierre Cot ; Judge Stanislaw Pawlak ; Professor Alfred H. Soons ; Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum
Number of Arbitrators in case: 5
Date of commencement of proceeding: 22 January 2013
Date of issue of final award: 12 July 2016
Length of Proceedings: 3-4 years
Additional notes: In accordance with Article 15(2) of the Rules of Procedure, at the request of the Arbitral Tribunal, the Registry is making arrangements for the preparation of unofficial Chinese translations of the awards rendered by the Arbitral Tribunal.
Source: PCA case database.