Rappler Talk: Paul Reichler, Philippines' lawyer vs China

RAPPLER EXCLUSIVE. Paul Reichler, the Philippines' lead counsel against China, speaks to Rappler about Recto Bank and the 3rd anniversary of the Hague ruling on the South China Sea. Tune in to this RapplerTalk tomorrow, July 3 at 10:00 am and join the...

Bookmark to watch on Wednesday, July 3, at 10 AM.Paul Reichler, an internationally-renowned lawyer based in the United States, was the Philippines' legal counsel against China in its case over the South China Sea. The Philippines won this case at The Hague on July 12, 2016.

Reichler spoke to Rappler in an exclusive interview about the 3rd anniversary of the Hague ruling this year, against the backdrop of the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese ship in the West Philippine Sea. Reichler is known for defending poor countries against richer ones before international courts. In 1986, he won Nicaragua's landmark case against the United States, where the Latin American country accused the superpower of funding rebels. (

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