Governance of Arctic Shipping The Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea (JCLOS) at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway hosted an International Conference on the Governance of Arctic Shipping in Singapore. The objective of the Conference was to examine …
9 December 2015 | Intersessional Meeting ILA Committee on Baselines under the International Law of the Sea: Open Intersessional Meeting Introduction The International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Baselines under the International Law of the Sea held an open intersessional meeting on 9 December 2015 at the NUS Bukit Timah Campus. The meeting, chaired by …
13 March 2015 | CIL Distinguished Speaker Series Reflections on Sustainable Fishing of Highly Migratory and Straddling Fish Stocks under the 1995 Fish Stocks Agreement and Western Pacific Fisheries Commission Introduction In the first of three public talks, Ambassador Satya Nandan shared his observations on the discussions that surrounded the design of today’s international fisheries …
Indonesian Maritime Policy Introduction Indonesia recently launched a policy initiative called the “global maritime axis”, which was introduced by President Jokowi during the 9th East Asia Summit in Myanmar on 13 November 2014. In his statement, President Jokowi set out the rationale, objectives and important pillars of this policy, which include: (i) a revival of …
20 March 2015 | CIL Distinguished Speaker Series Straits Used for International Navigation and Archipelagic Sea Lane Passage Introduction The regimes for unimpeded passage through straits used for international navigation and archipelagic sea lane passage were important components of the overall ‘package’ of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Acceptance of …
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26 March 2015 | CIL Distinguished Speaker Series Reflections on the Negotiation of the Deep Sea Mining Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: Implications for Singapore and Beyond Introduction Over the last several years, interest in deep sea mineral resources has grown as a result of an increase in demand …
2 April 2015 | CIL Seminar Series The Move to Mine the Seabed and Issues of Responsibility and Liability Introduction Over the last several years, interest in deep sea mineral resources has grown as a result of an increase in demand for metal and in metal prices, a decline in the grade and tonnage of …
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22 April 2015 | CIL Seminar Series From Dusk to Dawn? Maritime Domain Awareness in South East Asia Introduction Information Sharing and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) are at the heart of the contemporary maritime security agenda. The goal of MDA is to develop shared understandings of developments and threats at sea. This provides one of …
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25 November 2014 | CIL Seminar Series Understanding Article 76 and the Challenges of Mapping the Arctic Introduction Article 76 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides a mechanism whereby a coastal State can extend its sovereign rights over the resources of the seafloor and subsurface far beyond the 200-nautical …
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This seminar was supported by Singapore Maritime Institute and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore 10 December 2014 | CIL Seminar Series Arctic IMO Issues Introduction This lecture examined a range of issues involving the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its efforts to enhance the safety of navigation in and protection of the marine environment of …
