Ocean Law and Policy

31 October 2012

CIL Director Robert Beckman and Senior Research Fellow Youna Lyons participated actively in the APAC decommissioning workshop organized by Decomworld in Singapore on 31st October-1st November 2012. Professor Beckman chaired the regulatory panel and made a presentation on the global legal regime on the decommissioning of offshore installations and structures.

22 November 2012

CIL Research Associate Leonardo Bernard participated in the International Conference for the 30th Anniversary of UNCLOS with the theme “China and the Law of the Sea” from 22-24 November 2012 at Qingdao, China. Leo delivered a presentation titled “Effect of Islands on Maritime Delimitation: A Look at the Recent Judgments of ITLOS and ICJ”. The …

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4 December 2012

CIL Director Robert Beckman contributed to the CSCAP Regional Security Outlook 2013 with a short article on “Increased Tension and Risk of Potential Conflict in the South China Sea”. CSCAP is the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific. It provides an informal mechanism for scholars, officials and others in their private capacities to …

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21 October 2012

CIL Senior Research Fellow Youna Lyons attended and made a presentation at the SCS-2012, 2nd Conference for Regional Cooperation in Ocean and Earth Science Research in the South China Sea: Sharing Knowledge, Resources and Technologies for a Sustainable South China Sea, jointly organized by the University of Malaya and the Ministry of Science, Technology and …

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1 October 2012

CIL Director Robert Beckman delivered the Keynote Address at the 7th ABLOS Conference in Monaco on 1-5 October 2012. ABLOS is the Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea of the International Hydrographic Organization. The theme of the 7th ABLOS Conference was “UNCLOS in a Changing World”. Prof Beckman’s Keynote Address was on “Maritime …

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17 October 2012

CIL Director Robert Beckman made a presentation on 17 October 2012 at the Offshore Patrol & Security Asia Pacific Conference at the Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prof Beckman’s presentation was on “Territorial Disputes, Unresolved Maritime Boundaries & Maritime Security – Case Study: The South China Sea”. For the PowerPoint Presentation, click here.

18 May 2009

CIL Director Robert Beckman made a presentation on “Somali Piracy – Legal Issues concerning the Arrest and Prosecution of Somali Pirates” at the Raytheon annual meeting of regional managers, St Regis Hotel, Singapore.

14 May 2009

CIL Director Robert Beckman made a presentation on “Military Activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone” at the International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC) at the Singapore EXPO. The Conference was organized by the Republic of Singapore Navy and the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS).

7 May 2009

CIL Director Robert Beckman made a presentation on “The Law and Practice in Asia on the Protection of Submarine Cables” at the CIMA/COLP Submarine Cable Workshop in Beijing, China. Prof Beckman also served as Rapporteur for the Workshop. The Workshop was organized by the China Institute of Maritime Affairs (CIMA) of Beijing, China and the …

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26 March 2009

CIL Director Robert Beckman took part in a Panel Discussion on Piracy at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), Washington, DC.