Ocean Law and Policy

Dr Nilüfer Oral spoke at the Informal Plenary of the General Assembly on Existential Threats of Sea-level Rise Amidst the Climate Crisis

On 3 November 2023, the President of the General Assembly (PGA), H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis convened an informal plenary meeting of the General Assembly to hear from and engage with eminent speakers on the existential threats of sea-level rise amidst the climate crisis. The meeting aimed to discuss concrete solutions from the membership, observers in …

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Dita Liliansa presented at the “UNSW International Law Junior Workshop

Dita Liliansa participated in the “UNSW International Law Junior Workshop” organised by UNSW Sydney in Sydney, Australia, on 24 November 2023. She presented her draft article about informal lawmaking in ASEAN. Professor Natalie Klein from UNSW served as a commentator for her article.  

CIL-ANCORS Workshop on Maritime Boundary Delimitation 2024

CIL-ANCORS Workshop on Maritime Boundary Delimitation 27-29 February 2024 From 27-29 February 2024, the Centre for International Law (CIL) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) of the University of Wollongong co-hosted a Workshop on Maritime Boundary Delimitation. Held at NUS Bukit Timah Campus, …

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Dita Liliansa participated at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Training Programme on “Responding to Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) by Sea

Dita Liliansa delivered two modules during the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Training Programme on “Responding to Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) by Sea,” organised by the UNODC’s Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 26 to 27, 2023. On October 26, 2023, Dita led a session …

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CIL NUS-UNSW Sydney Workshop on Addressing the Human Rights of Fishers in Southeast Asia, 25 October 2023

Investigative reports have exposed the tragic working conditions experienced by some fishers in Southeast Asia. These fishers often find themselves labouring nearly around the clock with minimal access to essential provisions like food, water, and medical care. The situation is exacerbated by instances where those in need of medical assistance are abandoned at sea. To …

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Intentional Damage To Submarine Cable Systems By States by Tara Davenport

Dr Tara Davenport, “Intentional Damage to Submarine Cable Systems by States,” Aegis Series Paper No. 2305, Hoover Institute, Stanford University, 1-24 available at https://www.hoover.org/research/intentional-damage-submarine-cable-systems-states and https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/intentional-damage-to-submarine-cable-systems-by-states.  

Dr Tara Davenport participated in conference on “Undersea Cables, Geoeconomics, and Security in the Indo-Pacific: Risks and Resilience”

Co-Head of the CIL Oceans Law and Policy Team. Dr Tara Davenport, participated (virtually) in an academic conference on “Undersea Cables, Geoeconomics, and Security in the Indo-Pacific: Risks and Resilience” organized by the University of Hawaii’s Centre for Indo-Pacific Affairs, the Japan Foundation, Keio University and Khalifa University, and held in Hawaii from 26 – …

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Dr Tara Davenport presented in a panel on “How Politics, Economics and the Environment Shape the Global Communications network,” in the Singapore Symposium 2023

Co-Head of the CIL Oceans Law and Policy Team, Dr Tara Davenport, presented in a panel on “How Politics, Economics and the Environment Shape the Global Communications network,” in the Singapore Symposium 2023 organized by the SubOptic Foundation on 26 September 2023, which was aimed at students who are interested in careers in telecommunications. She …

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Prof Robert Beckman participated in the 15th South China Sea International Conference: Luminate the Grey, Light up the Green

25-26 October 2023 | Prof Robert Beckman participated in the 15th South China Sea International Conference: Luminate the Grey, Light up the Green, Hotel Nikko, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Prof Beckman has participated in almost all of the annual conferences on the South China Sea that have been organized by the Diplomatic Academy of …

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