That's so it can be determined whether China is indeed entitled to the stretch of territorial waters under the convention. South China SeaIndia's standJudges at an arbitration tribunal in The Hague on Tuesday rejected China's claims to economic rights across large swathes of thein a ruling that will be claimed as a victory by the Philippines. It also wants China to be declared in violation of the convention for carrying out fishing and construction activities that breached the Philippines' maritime rights. Here is what the dispute was all about:Approximately 3.5 million square km area of the South China Sea has been under dispute as China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have all claimed sovereignty over this territory. This area of the sea is rich in oil and gas fields.China has backed its territorial claim by building on these islands and running naval patrols near them.

Source: Times of India August 09, 2016 03:23 UTC