This seminar was moderated by Dr. Nilüfer Oral, Director of the NUS Centre for International Law The words and actions of States have a significant influence on international law. But what of silence and inaction? In this lecture, Dr Danae Azaria focuses on ‘State Silence interpretation’. She argues that, as a default, State silence, …
9 July 2025: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was a Panellist at an Online Webinar Organized by The Embassy of Costa Rica and the Embassy of France in the Netherlands to Reflect on the Legal Dimensions of the Ocean Conference and Explore the Way Forward. One month after UNOC3, where do we stand from a …
Co-Head of the CIL OLP Team, Dr Tara Davenport presented on “Deployment of Submarine Power Cables under the Law of the Sea” at the meeting of the 24th ASEAN Regional Energy Policy and Planning Sub-Sector Network, 27 May 2025, Orchard Hotel, Singapore. The meeting was attended by ASEAN energy officials/regulators, as well as the ASEAN …
Co-Head of the CIL OLP Team, Dr Tara Davenport, presented on “The Evolving Function of Advisory Dispute Settlement ‘Complex’” at the 14th Ocean Dialogue on “Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: UNCLOS’ Indispensable Guardians” organized by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, the Australian Embassy Vietnam and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on 7 May 2025 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Click for …
CIL at the 2025 Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy CIL actively participated in the 28th Annual Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy, which was held on Greek island of Rhodes from 22 June to 11 July 2025. The Rhodes Academy is a three-week course on the principles of ocean law taught by …
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POST EVENT NUS Centre for International Law organised a closed-door Conference on International Law and the Protection of Submarine Cables and Pipelines: Multi-Dimensional Perspectives on 16 and 17 September 2025 at Orchard Hotel, Singapore. The Conference brought together international lawyers, academics, government officials, policymakers, and industry experts to examine the international law that applies to …
The 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law & Policy (COLP48) is heading to Delhi, India, from 9–12 September 2025! COLP48 will revolve around the theme: ‘Developing World Approaches to Ocean Governance: Perspectives from the Indian Ocean Rim’, and bring together distinguished scholars and experts from different disciplines to discuss innovations in international maritime law and …
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Five researchers from the Centre for International Law (CIL) presented their work at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL), held from 2 to 4 July 2025 at the ANU College of Law in Canberra, Australia. Dita Liliansa and Yulu Liu from the Oceans Law and Policy …
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CIL Research Fellow Dita Liliansa spoke at the 16th Annual Conference of the Japan Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law, held at Chuo University in Tokyo on 29 June 2025. The conference, themed “Is There Anything Asian about International Law in Asia, and Should There Be?”, explored the complexities of regional identity in …
On 27 June 2025, CIL Research Fellow Dita Liliansa spoke at the Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Colloquium Series, held at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Her presentation, titled “Legal Challenges in Tackling Modern Slavery in Fisheries,” examined the disconnect between the recognition of fishers’ rights under international law and the persistent challenges in enforcing …
