Former PH Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said accepting China's terms in the current talks could mean "they won already because we will acknowledge that they own and oil and gas [in PH territory]."

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines warned against partnering with China on oil and gas exploration, accusing Beijing of not being a "reliable partner."

#Philippines #Asian #Oil #UNCLOS #Business

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/1/carpio-philippines-committing-suicide-if-it-accepts-china-s-oil-and-gas-terms-1148

La Commission préparatoire de l'Accord #BBNJ se tient au siège de l'ONU.

Les États, organisations intergouv. & autres parties prenantes poursuivent leurs discussions pour mettre en œuvre cet Accord et préparer la première Conférence des Parties. #UNCLOS

https://buff.ly/DkNpE5z

The #ADF can hardly claim "international waters" (a #UNCLOS definition) in the South China Sea at the _very same_ time it encourages US / Israel aggression in the middle east (clearly breaching the UN Charter).

#Australia, we either rely on international law, or you undermine it. There's no middle path.

In local dialect:
If international law is buggered, then we're fucked.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/adf-helicopter-evasive-action-chinese-military/106426388

#UNcharter #lawOfTheSea

Can Iran Close the Strait of Hormuz? And How Exactly Do You Close the Sea?

Share As tensions rise following U.S. and Israeli strikes across the Middle East, attention has shifted to a…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Iran #MiddleEast #PeaceandSecurity #U.S.-UN #UNCLOS
https://www.newsbeep.com/421676/

Beijing Angry as Australia, Philippines, U.S. Patrol Manila's EEZ Claimed By China

https://defensemirror.com/news/41117/Beijing_Angry_as_Australia__Philippines__U_S__Patrol_Manila_s_EEZ_Claimed_By_China

#SouthChinaSea #Philippines #Australia #UnitedStates #China #IndoPacific #FreedomOfNavigation #UNCLOS

Chinese Embassy questions ‘treason’ label vs Filipinos backing China’s WPS claims

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://news.bomboradyo.com/chinese-embassy-questions-treason-label-vs-filipinos-backing-chinas-wps-claims/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-embassy-questions-treason-label-vs-filipinos-backing-chinas-wps-claims

Philippines will insist South China Sea code is based on international law, DFA chief says

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2026/01/22/308153/philippines-will-insist-south-china-sea-code-is-based-on-international-law-dfa-chief-says/

Defence of the seas:
- Intl. laws for conservation and protection (UNCLOS for 170 counties)
- Plans for marine ecosystem (126 countries on it, official's 45)
- Protect KBA (44% ✓)
- No to irregular fishing (avg. cover 80%)

#sdg14 #sdgs #unclos #lawofthesea #earth

Read the report:
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2025/extended-report/Extended-Report-2025_Goal-14.pdf

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Veto under Annex I of the CLCS Rules of Procedure

The demonstration of entitlement to outer continental shelf, ie. areas of continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles (M) distance from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. However, while States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) invest

#LawOfTheSea #UNCLOS

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/veto-under-annex-i-of-the-clcs-rules-of-procedure/