Carpio: China claim illegal under UNCLOS
By Jojo Malig, ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 05/24/2013 12:59 AM | Updated as of 05/24/2013 1:01 AM
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MANILA, Philippines - China's 9-dashed line claim to almost the entire West Philippine Sea violates the the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), according to Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.
Carpio, in a speech before graduates of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila on May 18, said Beijing's claim takes away the maritime entitlements of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia to exclusive economic zones and extended continental shelves, which is in gross violation of UNCLOS.
"In the case of the Philippines, China's 9-dashed line claim takes away our exclusive economic zone and extended continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea beyond 30 to 50 nautical miles from the baselines of the Philippines," he said. "That deprives the Philippines of 80% of its exclusive economic zone, and 100% of its extended continental shelf, in the West Philippine Sea."
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