Former International Court of Justice Justice visits Vietnam to discuss the South China Sea.

Professor Alexander Yankor, former Justice of the International Court of Justice and former Justice of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, was present in Ho Chi Minh City to speak about China's illegal placement of an oil rig in Vietnamese waters.

On the afternoon of July 25th, a press conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City regarding the international workshop "Legal Aspects Related to China's Placement of the Haiyang 981 Oil Rig in Vietnamese Waters".

The seminar is jointly organized by the Vietnam Lawyers Association and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law. It will take place on July 26th at the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, with the participation of approximately 50 internationally renowned experts and scholars on maritime law from many countries around the world, representatives from various Vietnamese agencies and departments, and experts from research institutes, universities, law firms, and domestic and international news agencies.

Many prestigious international scholars participated in the conference, coming from major research centers, institutes, and universities in the United States, Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Thailand, South Korea, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and Singapore. Among them, the majority were scholars who had never previously attended international conferences on the South China Sea held in Vietnam.

Professor Mai Hong Quy (right) stated that this conference focuses solely on the legal aspects of China's illegal placement of the oil rig.

Professor Mai Hong Quy, Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, stated that unlike previous conferences on the East Sea, which covered a wide range of issues including the history and geopolitical position of the East Sea, maritime and aviation security and safety, and economic and trade cooperation between countries in the region and the world, this conference focuses solely on the legal field, specifically analyzing and evaluating the event of China placing the Haiyang 981 oil rig in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf from the perspective of international law.

The workshop will also examine and discuss peaceful dispute resolution methods in international law, including political, diplomatic, and legal measures.

Scholars from countries that have used legal means to resolve disputes, such as Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand, will present their experiences in resolving disputes before international judicial bodies (international courts and arbitration tribunals). In particular, experts who have participated in resolving international disputes as judges and lawyers, such as Professor Alexander Yankor, former judge of the International Court of Justice and former judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea from Bulgaria; and Professor Makane Moise Mbengue from the Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland, will provide Vietnam with additional information and experience to peacefully resolve this case.

According to Dan Tri