Permanent Court Of Arbitration (PCA)

 PCA is an intergovernmental organization located at The Hague in the Netherlands.

 The PCA is not a court "in the traditional sense", but provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes between member states, international organizations, or private parties arising out of international agreements.

 The cases span a range of legal issues involving territorial and maritime boundaries, sovereignty, human rights, international investment, and international and regional trade.

 PCA has no sitting judges; instead parties themselves select the arbitrators.

 The organization is not a United Nations agency but has observer status in the UN General Assembly.

 The rulings of PCA are binding but the tribunal has no powers for enforcement.

 This is evident from recent South China Sea Dispute.