{"id":45067,"date":"2015-03-18T03:36:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T19:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=45067"},"modified":"2015-03-18T03:36:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T19:36:01","slug":"phl-submits-3000-page-12-volume-documents-to-tribunal-to-bolster-case-against-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/03\/18\/phl-submits-3000-page-12-volume-documents-to-tribunal-to-bolster-case-against-china\/","title":{"rendered":"PHL submits 3,000-page, 12-volume documents to tribunal to bolster case against China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo of China\u2019s reclamation work taken by Philippine\u2019s aerial surveillance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — The Philippines has conveyed on Monday additional volumes of maps, legal arguments and charts to the Netherlands-based tribunal to further bolster its arbitration case against China.<\/p>\n

Manila\u2019s “supplemental submission” was in compliance with the tribunal\u2019s Dec. 16, 2014 requirement for the Philippines to reply to 26 questions seeking additional argument and information on its case, said Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Charles Jose on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe questions relate to issues concerning both the tribunal\u2019s jurisdiction and the merits of the Philippines\u2019 claims including the…lawfulness of China\u2019s so-called nine-dash line,\u201d Jose said.<\/p>\n

Philippine diplomats said the submission is vital as it will determine if the country\u2019s complaint against China has legal merit or not.<\/p>\n

Manila, which initiated arbitration against Beijing in March 2013, is questioning the legality of China\u2019s nine-dash line, a U-shaped massive enclosure of its claim of the disputed South China Sea, including areas that fall within Manila\u2019s territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Philippines has submitted detailed responses and extensive additional information,\u201d Jose said, adding the government is confident that the answers to the tribunal\u2019s questions \u201cleave no doubt that the tribunal has jurisdiction over the case and that the Philippines\u2019 claims including its particular claims concerning the nine-dash line are well-founded in fact and law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jose said the submission consists of 12 volumes and totaling over 3,000 pages.<\/p>\n

Volume one consists of 200 pages of written argument, Jose said, while volume two consists of 200-page atlas containing detailed information about pertinent islands, reefs and other features in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreparing such extensive submission in such short order required substantial effort and coordination from relevant concerned agencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Jose said the Philippines \u201cappreciates the evident care and attention the tribunal is giving to this case as reflected by the scope and detail of the tribunal\u2019s questions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manila also praised the tribunal for its \u201cutmost professionalism\u201d despite \u201cthe difficulties created by China\u2019s decision not to appear\u201d in the proceedings and for making sure that \u201cboth sides are not prejudiced by that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ignoring the claims of other parties like the Philippines, China, which does not recognize the country’s case, insists indisputable historical and sovereign right to the vast waters and its resources.<\/p>\n

Manila says China\u2019s claims are baseless and violates international law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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