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SJD Student Lectures on Law of the Sea and South China Sea Conflict
03/30/2017
IU McKinney Doctor of Juridical Science candidate Perfecto Boyet Caparas, LL.M. ’05, lectured on “South China Sea: Triumph of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as a Framework for Peace-building and Conflict-resolution.” Caparas delivered his lecture on March 28 before the Indiana Council on World Affairs in Indianapolis. He discussed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS.
“Diplomatic channels needed to be tapped by stakeholders to the South China Sea conflict, including those available at the UN,” Caparas said. “Draft resolutions needed to be filed before the UN General Assembly by the Philippines calling for China to respect and fulfill its obligations under the UNCLOS-based award.”
“The force and majesty of international law may be asserted in all avenues available by persistently, creatively and courageously standing up to China and demanding its respect for the rule of law,” Caparas said.
