\ARELLANO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRST SEM 2018-19

Atty. Roberto A. Demigillo FRIDAY Class

Topics : Law of the Sea

Cases

Internal Waters

Military & Paramilitary Activities in and AGUIRRE

against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), ICJ
Reports, 1986
Saudi Arabia v Arabian American Oil ARADA
company 27 ILR 117 Territorial Sea

The Gulf of Sidra Incidents, 5 Italian CARREON

Yearbook of International Law
El Salvador v. Honduras, with Nicaragua
Intervening, ICJ Reports, 1992
Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case, ICJ CRISOLOGO
Reports, 1951
US v. California, 382 US, 1966 CINCO

US v Louisiana 382 US 11, 1969 DELAVIN

Straits

Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 1949 PIANSAY

The Contiguous Zone / The Continental Shelf

North Sea Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Reports, 1969 PABILLA

Libya v. Malta, ICJ Reports, 1985 GUMABOL
Tunisia v. Libya, ICJ Reports, 1982 MARASIGAN
Guinea v. Guinea Bissau, ILR 77, 1985 ICHIKAWA
Aegean Sea Continental Shelf Case (Greece v. Turkey),
ICJ Reports, 1978 MANIGBAS
Anglo-French, ICJ Reports, 1979 GIBSON
Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation in
the area between Greenland and Jan Mayer Denmark
v Norway. 1993 DELAVIN

The Exclusive Economic Zone

Spain v. Canada (facts only), ICJ Reports, 1966 VILLARUEL

M/V Saiga (St. Vincent & Grenadines v. Guinea), SINGSON
ITLOS Judgment, July 1, 1999
Camouco Case (Panama v. France), Judgment, 7 Feb 2000, JORDAN
(www.un.org/depts/ios/itlos/jud-camouco.htm)

Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries

Gulf of Maine Case (Canada v. US), ICJ Reports, 1994 LACSON

 The High Seas

Conservation & Management of Living Resources of the High Sea

Southern Blue Fin Tuna Cases (NZ & Australia v. Japan),

Order on Request for Provisional Measures, ITLOS Order LAZARO
August 27, 1999

Criminal and civil jurisdiction over foreign vessels

Wildenhaus Case 120 US 1 (1887) CAMBA
Schooner Exchange v Macfaddon 7 Cranch 116 (1812) DACAYANAN
Cunard v Mellon, 262 US 100 (1923) CORDOVA
People v Wong Cheng, 46 Phil 729 (1922) SY
US v Look Chow, 18 Phil 573 SUYAN
US v Bull 15 Phil 7 (1910) ILAO
Chumney v Nixon, 615 F.2d 389 (1980) BRIONES
Georges Triandafilou v Ministri Public 39 Am. J. Intl. 345 (1945) MORALEJO
Melevo Marwel v Ministri Public, 39 Am. J. Intl 345 LAZARO
People v Tulin, 364 SCRA 10 (2001), BENEDITO
Nuclear Test Case (New Zealand v France ICJ Rep 457

Readings/ References

Internal Waters

Arts. 27-32, UNCLOS

Archipelagos

Arts. 49, 52-53, UNCLOS

Coquia, Analysis of the Archipelago Doctrine in the Law of the Sea, 8 PYIL 30

The Exclusive Economic Zone

Arts. 55-58, 70-73, UNCLOS

The High Seas

Arts. 86-97, 105-111, UNCLOS

Marine Pollution

Civil Liability Convention of 1969

International Fund Convention of 1971
TOVALOP
CRISTAL
1984 Protocols to CLC & FC Conventions
1992 CLC & FC
TOVALOP Supplement of 1994
Crystal 1992
Doctrines, Words and Phrases

a. International Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ILM 21, 1982
b. Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the UNCLOS, ILM 33, 1994
c. Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UNCLOS Relating to the
Conservation & Management of Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
d. RA 3046
e. RA 5446

1. Cannon shot rule - DELAVIN

2. Three mile rule DELAVIN
3. Twelve mile rule DELAVIN
4. Right of Innocent Passage CINCO
5. Exclusive economic Zone or patrimonial sea CINCO
6. High seas and six freedoms CINCO
7. Hot pursuit ARADA
8. Flag of convenience ARADA
9. Flag State ARADA
10. Principle of Genuine Link GUMABOL
11. Moratorium Resolution GUMABOL
12. “Parallel System’ in seabed mining GUMABOL

 PCA Case Nº 2013-19 IN THE MATTER OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

ARBITRATION- before - AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED
UNDER ANNEX VII TO THE 1982 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION
ON THE LAW OF THE SEA between -THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES and -THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Permanent
Court of Arbitration 12 July 2016 - MARASIGAN