The Russian Journal of Vietnamese StudiesThe Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies2618-9453Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the RAS84213Research ArticleInternational court of arbitration in Hague: decisions and significanceLokshinGrigory M.Ph. D. (history), leading researcher of the Center for Vietnam and ASEAN studies, Institute for Far Eastern studies, RAS-Institute for Far Eastern studies, RAS151220171714216031102021Copyright © 2017, Lokshin G.M.2017During all 30 years of the «Doi moi» (renovation) policy territorial dispute in the South China Sea (SCS) was the main challenge to security and development of Vietnam. It has a very strong impact not only on the keeping of peaceful external environment, sovereignty and territorial integrity but also on the stability of political regime which always was a great preference of Vietnam. The 12 July 2016 the Arbitration court in Haag adopted award in the suite of Philippine against China but the later from the beginning did not recognized its competence and refused from any cooperation with the court. Nevertheless the Award unanimously adopted by the authoritative international tribunal has a great implication not only to the interests of the Philippine but to Vietnam as well, together with other claimants of sovereign rights in SCS. It has a great importance for the strengthen the law regime and future resolution of disputes in the region. It is not by hazard the award produced a large discussion in the world scientific community. The aim of the author was also to give an attentive appreciation of the significance of this legal document, to present its content and reaction to it from the most interested parties, as well as its possible implications for the prospects of peace solution of the disputes in SCS.Territorial disputeSouth China Seaarshipelago SpratlyParacell ailandsScarborohistoric rightsline «U»awardarbitrationтерриториальный спорЮжно-Китайское мореархипелаг СпратлиПарасельские островаотмель Скарбороисторические правалиния «U»вердиктарбитраж[Nhan dan. 6.09.2016][URL: http:// www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id= 1529][Position Paper of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the matter of Jurisdiction in South China Sea Arbitration Initiated by the republic of Philippins. December 07, 2014. URL: http://news.sinhuanet.com/English/2014-07/12/c_135507754.htm][The Award of South China Sea arbitration, para 261. URL: http:// PH-CN-20160712-Press-Release-No-11-English.pdf][Merits Aword, para 180, 246, 805.][Откуда взялась «линия коровьего языка?» // БиБиСи. вьет. яз., 18 июля 2016.][Конвенция ООН по морскому праву (UNCLOS) 1982 г. Ст. 121(3).][PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Ministry Spoke person Lu Kang's Remarks on Statement of Spoke person of US State Department on South China Sea Arbitration Ruling. July 13, 2016. URL: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/t1380409.shtml][URL: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/nanhhai/eng/wjbxw_51/trb82766 html (дата обращения: 05.09.2016).][PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Yang Jiechi Gives Interview to State Media on the So-called Award by the Arbitral Tribunal for the South China Sea Arbitration. July 15, 2016. URL: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1381740.shtml][South China Sea Morning Post, Wednesday, 11 January, 2017.][Reuters. South China Sea/fri. Oct 28, 2016.][QUAN HE TRUNG QUOC-PHILIPPINES CHUA THÉ LAC QUAN // Nguyet san «Quang Giac kinh» (Hong Kong), 15.12.2016. TLTH TTX VN (Отношения Китая и Филиппин пока еще не внушают оптимизма. Сборник справочных материалов ВИА. Перевод из гонконгской газеты South China Morning Post).][China's charm offensive on South China Sea claimants // The Straits Times. November 05. 2016.][URL: http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/tt baochi/pbnfn/ns160712211059 (дата обращения: 10.09.2016).][Локшин Г.М. Острова раздора // Азия и Африка сегодня. 2015. № 9.]