Ocean Law and Policy

CIL-ANCORS eTraining Course on Maritime Boundary Delimitation in a Changing Ocean 2020

CIL-ANCORS eTraining Course on Maritime Boundary Delimitation in a Changing Ocean Programme 31 Aug – 4 Sep 2020, 2pm – 6pm Singapore Time, via Zoom Time Converter Following the success of its Workshops on Maritime Boundaries in 2017, 2018, and 2019, the Centre for International Law (CIL) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the …

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Unilateral Trade Measures and the Importance of Defining IUU Fishing

Existing scholarship addresses difficulties with international law’s ‘definition’ of IUU fishing but not those arising from unilateral definitions. This article examines the legal consequences of the USA’s IUU definition, including the lessons thereof for all port and market states.

CIL Singapore Academy of International Law (CIL eAcademy 2020)

Completed! An Online Advanced Training on International Law and Practice September – December 2020 From our participants … Ramesh Raj Kishore, Singapore Excellent opportunity to hear and learn from subject matter experts. Thank you CIL eAcademy for making this possible. Lucas da Costa Pereira Fontoura, Brazil I cannot thank you enough for the course. It …

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11 June 2020: Nilüfer Oral and Robert Beckman at the Adoption Ceremony of the Model Agreement between Singapore and ITLOS

Dr Nilüfer Oral, CIL Director, and Robert Beckman, Head, CIL Ocean Law & Policy, were invited to attend the online Adoption Ceremony of the Model Agreement between Singapore and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on 11 June 2020. Disputes referred to the ITLOS can now be heard in Singapore under …

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Lecture: Extended Continental Shelf Claims in the South China Sea

Assoc Prof Robert Beckman, Head of Ocean Law and Policy Programme at CIL, lectures about sovereignty and maritime disputes in the South China Sea. He particularly focuses on the extended continental shelf submissions in the South China Sea and responses from other littoral states.

e-Conference Series on ‘Covid-19’ (Transportation) International Shipping

Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 4pm, Singapore Time Covid-19 and International Shipping INTRODUCTION This session discusses the impact of COVID-19 on international shipping and the global supply chain. It will examine the challenges faced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN specialized agency responsible for the regulation of international shipping, in addressing COVID-19. It will …

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