Commentaries & Opinion Editorials

CIL Research Fellow Dita Liliansa’s article titled “The Sticky Case of Indonesia, A Seized Iranian Oil Tanker, and Legal Jurisdiction” has been published by Lowy Institute’s The Interpreter. The article discusses a recent incident involving two freighters engaged in an illegal ship-to-ship oil transfer within Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone. It examines interlinked questions about sanctions, pollution, and …

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Indonesia, a nation that controls vital maritime chokepoints, finds itself at the epicentre of an unfolding geopolitical drama. As rivalry builds between the United States and China, the prospect of more nuclear submarines passing through Indonesian waters – including plans for AUKUS boats under the newly formed pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the …

Dita Liliansa published a commentary in The Interpreter entitled “Could Indonesia Legally Stop Transit by Nuclear-Powered AUKUS Subs?” Read More »

Research Associate Dita Liliansa published a short commentary in The Conversation entitled “Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia’s status as an archipelagic country.” Her commentary responded to a new study that found 92 outermost islands of Indonesia have the potential to sink due to rising sea levels. She briefly analysed whether Indonesia can retain its …

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This year marks 40 years since the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea adopted the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).  The United States was one of four countries that voted against the convention at the conference. On December 10, 1982, the convention was opened for signature in Montego …

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Research Associate Dita Liliansa’s short commentary has been published by The Conversation under the title “Fishing kills at least 24,000 fishers every year – yet most countries are still refusing to adopt international safety rules.” It is available in English and in Bahasa Indonesia. The commentary has also been republished by The Jakarta Post.  

CIL Research Associate Dita Liliansa’s blog entitled “Fishing and Fishing-Related Activities: A Deadly Mutualism in the IUU Fishing Chain” has been published by AsianSIL Voices – Asian Journal of International Law. In her blog, she discusses the role of fisheries support vessels in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated crimes and whether they …

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Tara Davenport, ‘Survival, Success and the Sea: The Importance of UNCLOS to Singapore,’ Fulcrum, 13 September 2022, available at https://fulcrum.sg/survival-success-and-the-sea-the-importance-of-unclos-to-singapore/and https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/survival-success-and-the-sea-the-importance-of-unclos-to-singapore