Parting the South China Sea.

The author explores the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international body in The Hague, a tribunal constituted under the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), on the case filed by the Philippines challenging China's maritime claims to most of the contested waterway in the South China Sea. Topics discussed include problem created by the tribunal's ruling in favor of the Philippines, and significance of the tribunal's ruling.