Report reveals fallacies in 'South China Sea Arbitration Award'

(ECNS) -- A report titled "A New Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award" was released at a roundtable dialogue on Monday in Hong Kong.

Legal representatives and scholars from various countries and regions attended the dialogue. 

The report provides a 10-year impact analysis of the so-called 2016 award unilaterally initiated by the Philippines.

It reveals major fallacies in the "award" regarding legal interpretation and application, factual findings, and evidentiary acceptance.

The report concludes that the award's influence in international practice has been far more limited than its supporters had expected.  

(By Helen Mo, intern Li Chengzhan)