Journal Articles & Book Reviews

Legal Agency of Small States: Regional Law Co-operation amid Indo-Pacific Pressures

Using the wealth of carefully curated data in the CIL Instruments Database, Dr Tan Hsien-Li has published “Legal Agency of Small States: Regional Law Co-operation amid Indo-Pacific Pressures” 45(2) Michigan Journal of International Law (Oct 2024) 185-232. The product of a decade of thinking and (re)writing, this article challenges the common narrative is that only …

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‘Decarbonizing International Shipping at the IMO: Are Alternative Fuels The Way Forward?’, Carbon & Climate Law Review

CIL Research Assistant Joel Ong’s article entitled ‘Decarbonizing International Shipping at the IMO: Are Alternative Fuels The Way Forward?’ has been published by the Carbon & Climate Law Review, Volume 17, Issue 4 (2023) In his article, he addresses the physical characteristics of fuels, IMO’s internal regulations and policy options, and examines how the move …

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Addressing Traditional and Emerging Threats to Commercial Shipping in Southeast Asia in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy

Professor Robert Beckman and Dr. Trung Nguyen edited a Special Issue on Addressing Traditional and Emerging Threats to Commercial Shipping in Southeast Asia in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, Volume 8 (2023): Issue 2 (Dec 2023). There are seven journal articles in this Special Issue, encompassing a diverse range of issues of …

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“AUKUS Two Years on: The View from Indonesia” by Dita Liliansa 

CIL Research Fellow Dita Liliansa’s article titled “AUKUS Two Years on: The View from Indonesia” has been published by the Perth USAsia Centre (PUSAC) as part of the Indo-Pacific Defence and Security – AUKUS Series. Her article delves into Indonesia’s perspectives on the trilateral security pact between Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS). Her objective is …

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A Quest for Meaning: Interpretation of Article 73(3) of the Law of the Sea Convention by Indonesian Supreme Court

Dita Liliansa published an article entitled “A Quest for Meaning: Interpretation of Article 73(3) of the Law of the Sea Convention by Indonesian Supreme Court” in Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, Volume 8(1)(2023). This article examines a series of domestic cases that have emerged, questioning the practical implementation of Article 73 of UNCLOS. The crux …

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Ship Surveys and Certification During Global Health Pandemics; Challenges and Opportunities Presented by COVID-19

Dr Dawoon Jung, a research fellow, published an article “‘Ship Surveys and Certification During Global Health Pandemics; Challenges and Opportunities Presented by COVID-19’ in Ocean Development & International Law (2023). This article examines how flag states, port states, and the shipping industry have attempted to fulfill their obligations to carry out mandatory ship surveys and …

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Dita Liliansa, Sea Turtles Protection in Southeast Asia: Linkages and Role of Soft Law Instruments in the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Vol. 37(4) (2022).

CIL Research Associate Dita Liliansa’s article entitled ‘Sea Turtles Protection in Southeast Asia: Linkages and Role of Soft Law Instruments in the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention’ has been published by the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Volume 37(4) (2022). In her article, she investigates the role of regional soft …

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Amiel Ian Valdez, ‘Defending the Defenders: Upholding the Right to Effective Remedy of Environmental Defenders in the Philippines’, 66 Ateneo LJ 176 (2021/2022)

Amiel Ian Valdez published an article titled ‘Defending the Defenders: Upholding the Right to Effective Remedy of Environmental Defenders in the Philippines’ at Ateneo Law Journal, Volume 66, Issue 1, 2021 (September 2022, online publication) In this article, Amiel assesses the issues being faced by environmental defenders in the Philippines, as shown in the case …

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Intergovernmental Yet Dynamically Expansive: Concordance Legalization as an Alternative Regional Trading Arrangement in ASEAN and Beyond by Tan Hsien-Li

Dr Tan Hsien-Li has published an article presenting Concordance Legalization as an alternative regional trading arrangement to the two longstanding models exemplified by the USMCA (NAFTA’s successor) and the EU. Based on ASEAN integration data, this ‘third way’ brings greater understanding to how Global South countries may prefer to cooperate, including shedding light on how …

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