30 August 2010 | CIL Distinguished Speaker Series / South China Sea Seminar Series The Indonesian Perspective on the South China Sea Introduction The overlapping claims on the South China Sea have become one of the main issues in the region since 1973. The South China Sea, with an area of 3.5 million square kilometer, …
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27 August 2010 | CIL Seminar Series Development and Implementation of an Ecosystem Approach to Ocean Management Introduction The worldwide application of an ecosystem approach to the protection and management of the environment and natural resources by 2010 was encouraged at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002. In recent years, the …
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25 August 2010 | South China Sea Seminar Series (This event was by invitation only) The Legal Regime of the Spratlys: Positions of the Parties Concerned and Relevance to the Dispute Introduction This seminar examined the provisions of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which are part of the legal …
18 August 2010 | CIL Seminar Series (This event was by invitation only) The Sino-US controversy over military activities in the exclusive economic zone: Strategy and Law Introduction The controversy over the legitimacy of the US military activities in China’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was triggered by the EP-3 incident of 2001 and escalated …
27 July 2010 | South China Sea Seminar Series (This event was by invitation only) Seminar on the South China Sea Introduction On 27 July 2010, CIL held a seminar on “The dotted line on the map of the South China Sea and its legal implications”. The seminar introduced the history of the …
The New and Continuing Debate about Innocent Passage Rights Introduction Closely attached to freedom of navigation on the seas, the international legal right of innocent passage has long history. Wording in the relevant international treaties not all that helpfully directs that passage of a foreign vessel in the territorial sea “is innocent so long …
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21 January 2011 | CIL Seminar Series Developments in Jurisprudence on Sovereignty Introduction Rights to maritime zones depend on establishing sovereignty over the land from which those zones are generated. In Southeast Asia and elsewhere, there are many islands over which there are competing sovereignty claims. As a result, these disputes hinder relations between …
20 January 2011 | CIL Seminar Series The Arctic Introduction The Arctic has received considerable attention over the past few years, partly because of the littoral States’ claims to extended continental shelves, and partly because of the effects of the receding Arctic ice. This seminar introduced the situation in the Arctic, and examined the …
CIL Workshop on International Maritime Crimes: Legal Issues and Prospects for Co-operation in ASEAN 17 – 18 January 2011 | International Workshop (This event was by invitation only) CIL organized a Workshop on International Maritimes Crimes: Legal Issues and Prospects for Co-operation in ASEAN on 17-18 January at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore. …
Maritime Boundary Delimitation Workshop 2011 About the Workshop Combining lectures, discussion and practical exercises, this is IBRU’s most popular workshop. It helps participants develop the skills needed to achieve an equitable division of maritime space and clearly defined maritime boundaries. Clearly-defined maritime boundaries are essential for good international relations and effective ocean management, yet …
