The CIL Nuclear Law and Policy Team is joined in conversation by Dr Charles D Ferguson, Director of Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and former President of the Federation of American Scientists. This episode addresses the complex question of what is nuclear security and how it …
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The CIL Nuclear Law and Policy Team is joined in conversation by Dr Charles D Ferguson, Director of Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and former President of the Federation of American Scientists. This episode touches on key nuclear safety concepts such as safety culture and defence-in-depth; …
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The CIL Nuclear Law and Policy Team is joined in conversation by Dr Charles D Ferguson, Director of Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and former President of the Federation of American Scientists. In this episode, key concepts relevant to understanding nuclear safety, security and safeguards including …
This panel acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious crisis for the shipping industry. Ships are being denied of services such as survey and certification, while crew and passengers are denied port access for me dical treatment and repatriation. The panellists called for an improvement of the global governance framework of international shipping, in …
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Acknowledging that the COVID-19 pandemic presents the greatest crisis that the civil aviation industry has ever faced, this panel engaged in a lively discussion on the responses in the aviation sector from the perspective of governments, regulators, airlines and international organisations. The panellists touched on the challenges of adapting current regulations and standards to the …
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CIL Head of Nuclear Law and Policy, Denise Cheong, provides an overview of how and why nuclear law and policy became a new focus area at CIL and introduces “Nuclear Matters at CIL”
Assoc Prof Robert Beckman, Head of Ocean Law and Policy Programme at CIL, lectures about sovereignty and maritime disputes in the South China Sea. He particularly focuses on the extended continental shelf submissions in the South China Sea and responses from other littoral states.
Session 5 of 5 of CIL’s e-Conference Series “COVID-19: A Challenge to the International Legal Order?” This e-Conference challenged notions that ASEAN has been unresponsive to the current crisis. Speakers pointed out that the ASEAN chair did in fact quickly mobilise emergency meetings at the Summit and across numerous sectoral levels, as well as meetings …
Session 4 of 5 of CIL’s e-Conference series “COVID-19: A Challenge to the International Legal Order?” This session discussed the challenges that the pandemic presents for states’ investment policies and their potential exposure to investment claims, as well as for the international arbitration community. The speakers emphasised the importance of investment facilitation to attract FDI …
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Session 3 of CIL’s e-Conference series on “COVID-19: A Challenge to the International Legal Order?” This panel discussed how states, the WTO and regional cooperation arrangements can address a growing need for e-Commerce regulations and supply chain diversification, while ensuring the free flow of goods and services in the response to COVID-19. The speakers underscored …
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