On 3 – 4 December 2025, the Ocean Law and Policy team organized an in-person event “Regional Roundtable on the Law Of The Sea” at the Orchard Hotel, Singapore. The CIL Regional Roundtable on the Law Of The Sea brought together leading experts and academics from 12 institutions across Southeast Asia with an aim to …
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On 4 December 2025, Prof Robert Beckman participated in a panel discussion on the shadow fleet at the Financial Times Commodities Asia Summit which was held at the ParkRoyal Collection, Marina Bay, Singapore on 3-4 December. The title of the panel discussion was “How are Sanctions and Dark Fleets Reshaping Shipping?” The panel was moderated …
CIL Research Fellow Liu Yulu published an article on ‘Southeast Asian Countries at the Sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution and the Bridging with ASEAN Marine Plastic Policies’ in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, Volume 10 (2025): Issue 2 (Nov 2025). This article discusses the management of plastic pollution …
From 10–14 November 2025, the Centre for International Law (CIL) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) delivered a course on the International Law of the Sea, supported by the Singapore Cooperation Programme (Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The course brought together 25 participants from 20 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific …
CIL Research Fellow Dr Su Wai Mon Spoke at the ASEAN Maritime Cybersecurity Conference co-hosted by the Ministry of Defence Malaysia and Australian Department of Defence, in Putrajaya 17-19 November 2025. Su delivered a presentation on “Maritime Cybersecurity: Advancing Stronger Regional Cooperation,” where her discussions covered the growing cybersecurity risks facing vulnerable maritime infrastructure; the …
CIL Research Fellow Dr Su Wai Mon Spoke at the Manila Dialogue on South China Sea Plenary 3: Securing Submarine Cables in the South China Sea – A Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Philippines Special Plenary Session, 5-7 November 2025 in Manila, Philippines Su delivered a presentation on “Protection of Submarine Cables in the South China Sea: Advancing …
Danielle Yeow Liu Yulu CIL researchers Danielle Yeow and Liu Yulu contributed to a section on East Asian Seas regional developments in the 2024-2025 Roadmap to Oceans and Climate Action report (ROCA Report), Assessing Progress on Ocean and Climate Action. The 2024-2025 ROCA Report is a collaborative, multi-organisational effort, involving 70 co-authors from 45 collaborating …
21 October 2025: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the “International Conference on Territorial and Maritime Boundaries in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities” in Hanoi. The international conference on resolving territorial border disputes in a changing world was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ National Boundary Commission in Hanoi …
Su Wai Mon Trung Nguyen On 31 October 2025, CIL Research Fellows Dr. Su Wai Mon and Dr. Trung Nguyen spoke at the Workshop on Maintaining Regional Maritime Stability: Challenges and Opportunities in Bintan, Indonesia. Su delivered a presentation on “Cyber Threats in the Maritime Domain: An Emerging Maritime Security Challenge,” where she highlighted how …
