Philippines and Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) versus China.
Regional Hegemon v International Rule of Law: Philippines and the UNCLOS Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling over China's Ten Dash Line A2AD claims. This is where the international rule of law will be challenged by ancient empires of traditional Superpowers like China who have always considered their size and cultural influence to supercede modern day international laws that have only been created within this century. The League of Nations and the United Nations were modern International Organisations that have only existed in just over a century whereas China as an Asian miitary and political Regional Hegemon has always maintain their hegemonic influence throughout the South China Sea region. More so in the 21st century whereby China's regional military and political Hegemony has become comparable and even more powerful than the United States of America and will NEVER accept the verdict made by the International Maritime Arbitration Authorities regarding the South China Se...