Ocean Law and Policy

Sixth International Conference on the Law of the Sea On 30 November – 1 December 2021

1 December 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Sixth International Conference on the Law of the Sea Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and organized by Korea Society of International Law (KSIL) and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) …

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Detroits Straits International Symposium On 24 November 2021

24 November 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Moderate at the Detroits Straits International Symposium on 24 November 2021 Straits (Détroits) spaces are particularly salient given the growing importance of the maritime economy, an intensification of human migration and the pressing need to adopt ecological approaches for the management of seas, oceans …

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Launch of the “Research Handbook on Ocean Acidification Law and Policy”

8 November 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Launch of the “Research Handbook on Ocean Acidification Law and Policy”. The Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations, together with the Marine & Environmental Law Institute of Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, Centre for International Law at …

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CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa’s encyclopedia entries on Philippine state practice in international law included in Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia

CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa’s encyclopedia entries on Philippine state practice in international law, among others, are included in Volume 2 (Southeast Asia) of the recently launched Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill Nijhoff, 2021; Series Editor: Prof. Seokwoo Lee (Inha University Law School); Philippine Volume Editor: Prof. Rommel J. Casis (University …

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CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa’s book chapter on “Limits on the Use of Force at Sea in the Jurisprudence of ITLOS” in Case-Law and the Development of International Law : Contributions by International Courts and Tribunals (Brill Nijhoff, 2021)

CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa’s book chapter on “Limits on the Use of Force at Sea in the Jurisprudence of ITLOS” is included in the recent publication Case-Law and the Development of International Law: Contributions by International Courts and Tribunals (Brill Nijhoff, 2021). The volume is edited by CIL Adjunct Senior Research Fellow and …

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15-16 November 2021: CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa at the 82nd Founding Anniversary of the Philippine Department of National Defense

On 15-16 November 2021, CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa took part in the celebrations for the 82nd Founding Anniversary of the Philippine Department of National Defense, themed “DND@82: Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran: Pamanang Hatid sa Sambayanan” (Peace and Progress: A Legacy for the Nation), which included a special webinar on the National Defense Act of …

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2 – 3 November 2021: CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa presented at the “Towards a Peaceful Sea: Maritime Security Amidst Contemporaneous Challenges” Conference

CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa took part in the 2021 Malaysia Ministry of Defense and Security (MiDAS) and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) (“MiDAS-KAS) Conference from 2-3 November 2021, on the theme “Towards a Peaceful Sea: Maritime Security Amidst Contemporaneous Challenges”. Ms. Benosa delivered a presentation on “Challenges to the Post-Arbitration Legal Order in the …

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Why it is Urgent to Register and Publish Maritime Zone Information in View of Rising Seas On 29 Oct 2021

29 October 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Was Invited by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) to a Virtual Informal Discussion on “Why it is Urgent to Register and Publish Maritime Zone Information in View of Rising Seas” Climate change has proven to …

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Sea-level rise: what are the implications for international law? On 26 October 2021

26 October 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Was One of the Invited Speakers at Freshfields’ Public International Law Seminar, Titled “Sea-level rise: what are the implications for international law?” During this year’s Sixth Committee (Legal) of the United Nations General Assembly, Freshfields hosted its annual Public International Law Seminar. In keeping with Freshfields’ past …

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