International Law, UNCLOS and the Arbitral Tribunal Determination: Retrospect and Prospects
Session 5 of the conference on "The South China Sea in the Broader Maritime Security of the Indo-Pacific Conference", 28-30 September 2016, Canberra, Australia. This conference is co-organized by UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), and the Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA).

Chair: Associate Professor Christopher Roberts, UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy
Speaker 1: Professor Clive Schofield, Director of Research at the Australian Centre for Ocean Resource Security, University of Wollongong
Topic: The SCS Award and the Regime of Islands, Historic Rights and Environmental Obligations
Speaker 2: Dr Nguyen Dang Thang, Vietnam Lawyer’s Association
Topic: The Implications of the July 2016 Arbitral Tribunal Ruling
Speaker 3: Professor Bing Ling, Professor of Chinese Law, Associate Director, Centre for Asian and Pacific Law, Associate Dean (International), Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Australia
Topic: The Potential Utility of International Law for Conflict Mitigation and or Resolution
Speaker 4: Associate Professor Douglas Guilfoyle, Faculty of Law, Monash University, Australia
Topic: The Potential Utility of International Law for Conflict Mitigation and or Resolution
Discussant and Q&A: Ambassador Shingo Yamagami, Acting Director-General, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Tokyo