Endangered Species and Fragile Ecosystems in the South China Sea

Alfredo C. Robles, Jr. is a University Fellow at De La Salle University, Philippines. He holds doctorate degrees from the Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne), France and Syracuse University, USA. He is the author of French Theories of Regulation and Conceptions of the International Division of Labour (1994), The Political Economy of Interregional Relations: ASEAN and the EU (2004), The Asia-Europe Meeting: The Theory and Practice of Interregionalism (2008), and The South China Sea Arbitration: Understanding the Awards and Debating with China (2018).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Endangered Species, Fragile Marine Ecosystems, and the Philippines.- 3. The International Frameworks for the Conservation of Biodiversity and of the Marine Environment.- 4. The Protection and Preservation of Endangered Species and Fragile Ecosystems and the Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal.- 5. Endangered Species, Fragile Ecosystems, and the Obligation to Protect and Preserve the Marine Environment.- 6. Summary and Conclusions.