I am not comparing it to the UN, but how it is referred to in the media is often misleading, especially the "in the Hague" part. Quite a few articles even dropped that bit and just referred to it as an "UN court/tribunal".
It gave the impression that China is defying the UN, not saying that China wouldn't do something like that, but they didn't in this instance.
And because it is a court of arbitration, both sides have to agree to have their dispute resolved by arbitration in the first place. China did not agree to it.
It gave the impression that China is defying the UN, not saying that China wouldn't do something like that, but they didn't in this instance.
And because it is a court of arbitration, both sides have to agree to have their dispute resolved by arbitration in the first place. China did not agree to it.