CIL was one of the co-sponsors of the 37th Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy (COLP) on "Global Challenges and Freedom of Navigation" from 1-3 May 2013 in Seoul, Korea, which was organized by the COLP at the University of Virginia and the Korea Maritime Institute. Professor Tommy Koh, Chairman of CIL's Governing Board, gave the Welcome Address (delivered by CIL Director Robert Beckman). CIL sent a 5-member delegation including CIL Director Prof Beckman to attend the Conference. There were seven Panels on Counter-Piracy Operations, Transnational Threats, Developments in the Arctic Ocean, Deep Seabed Mining Update, Energy Security and Sealanes, Balancing Marine Environment and Freedom of Navigation and Marine Data Collection. For more information, Prof Koh's Welcome Address and to download presentations delivered by the CIL team, please click here.
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The second installment in the 2013 CIL Fireside Chat Series focused on the topic of "The Practice of International Law by Government Officials". Hosted by Prof S Jayakumar and Prof Tommy Koh, the event featured Minister K. Shanmugam, Minister of Law and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pang Khang Chau, Director-General of the International Affairs Division (IAD) of the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and Hui Choon Kuen, Director of the Legal Services Department (LSD) of the Ministry of Defence. For more information,
The 3rd Annual Singapore International Investment Arbitration Conference was held on 12 December 2012 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. Attended by over 100 delegates, it followed upon the success of two preceding international investment arbitration conferences organised by CIL in 2010 and 2011. The theme of the Conference, "Can Investment Treaty Arbitration be Improved", was explored in four sessions over the course of one day. The panel sitting in each session was composed of leading academics and well-regarded private practitioners in the field of investment treaty arbitration. CIL has prepared a Report on the Proceedings of the Conference, highlighting the relevant issues raised in each session, and the discussion it generated.
The CIL Fireside Chat Series continues in 2013 with an installment on "The South China Sea Disputes: A Role for International Law?", which was held on 22 February 2013 at the NUS Bukit Timah Campus. Hosted by Prof S. Jayakumar and Prof Tommy Koh, this inaugural session of the CIL Fireside Chat Series for 2013 featured an international law expert, CIL Director Professor Robert Beckman and an international relations expert, Mr. Lye Liang Fook, Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute (EAI) and formerly from the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The discussion explored the advantages and limitations of using international law to settle contentious and intractable disputes between States. For more information, please 
The Centre for International Law's 3rd Annual Singapore International Investment Arbitration Conference was held on 12 December 2012 at the Shangri-La, Singapore (





CIL Chairman Prof Tommy Koh’s message to the 37th Annual Conference of COLP (delivered by CIL Director Robert Beckman).
CIL Chairman Professor Tommy Koh moderated a talk by H.E. Dr Tun Shin, Attorney-General of Myanmar, at the Supreme Court on 30 April 2013.
CIL Director Beckman attended and presented at the London International Boundary Conference at the Royal Geographic Society in London.
Dir Beckman served as presenter in a Masterclass Tutorial on Maritime Jurisdiction & Submarine Telecoms Marine Activities.
CIL’s Dr Phan and Ms Yusran contributed to HRRC’s Baseline Studies as Country Rapporteurs for Viet Nam & Indonesia respectively. 
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