Permanent Court of Arbitration - South China Sea dispute

Q.  Recently verdict on the South China Sea row came out. It was given by
- Published on 13 Jul 16

a. UNCLOS
b. International Court of Justice
c. Permanent Court of Arbitration
d. UNSC

ANSWER: Permanent Court of Arbitration
 
  • The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is an intergovernmental organization located at The Hague in the Netherlands. The PCA is not a court, but rather an organiser of arbitral tribunals to resolve conflicts between member states.
  • The International Court of Justice is a separate institution.
  • The court was established in 1899 by the first Hague Peace Conference. The Peace Palace was built for the Court in 1913. Since 1922, the building has also housed the separate Permanent Court of International Justice, which was replaced by the International Court of Justice in 1946.
  • A five-member tribunal appointed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague, the Netherlands, rejected China's claims to economic rights across large swathes of South China Sea, a case brought by the Philippines.
  • In the ruling, judges said that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas.

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