Reyters: In defeat for Beijing, Hague court to hear China Sea dispute, http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/30/us-philippines-china-arbitration-idUSKCN0SN26320151030
菲利宾就南中国海争端起诉中国,中国认为:这是有关领土的争端,不在Hague法庭的司法范围。
Hague法庭裁定: 按照联合国海洋法(the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) , 它有权受理菲利宾的起诉。中国决定不参与,并不能剥夺它的裁决。