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US rejects ICC jurisdiction and ties it to maritime sovereignty issues

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SCMP Economy discusses the United States position toward the International Criminal Court, saying Washington is not a party to the ICC and frames the court’s existence as a challenge to US sovereignty.

The column also links the ICC stance to a broader argument about maritime law, noting the US is not a party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS.

SCMP Economy says the South China Sea arbitration was set up under UNCLOS Annex VII, with the Permanent Court of Arbitration serving as the registry, and that the tribunal invalidated most of Beijing’s maritime claims commonly referred to as the nine dash line.

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