Humane: The New Face of War by Professor Samuel Moyn
Humane: The New Face of War by Professor Samuel Moyn
Public International Law
CIL-ILA Seminar on The Aggravating Duty of Non-Aggravation in International Law by Professor Steven Ratner
CIL-ILA Seminar on The Aggravating Duty of Non-Aggravation in International Law by Professor Steven Ratner
8 January 2019: Practice Fellow Rachel Tan’s Team Won ECC-SAL International Mooting Competition
Rachel Tan Xi’en (CIL Practice Fellow) and Dana Chang (Wong Partnership) emerged champions at the Essex Court Chambers–Singapore Academy of Law (ECC-SAL) Mooting Competition 2019, after five rounds of competition. They won against the team from Wong Partnership in the final round held on 8 January 2019 at the Supreme Court of Singapore. The ECC-SAL …
ASEAN and the UN: Natural Partners
The United Nations (UN) and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are natural partners. This is reflected in the charters of both organisations. In the case of the United Nations, Article 52 of its charter makes references to the role of regional arrangements or agencies in the maintenance of international peace and security. As …
5–7 December 2018: Senior Research Fellow Youna Lyons Delivers Keynote Speech to International Conference on Plastics in the Marine Environment (ICPME) 2018
Senior Research Fellow Youna Lyons was invited as a keynote speaker to the International Conference on Plastics in the Marine Environment (ICPME) 2018, hosted by the National University of Singapore on 5–7 December 2018. The programme of the conference provided a comprehensive discussion of issues related to the introduction of plastic in the marine environment …
CIL International Law Year in Review Conference 2019
CIL International Law Year in Review Conference 2019 Due to overwhelming response, registration for the conference is now closed. (26 February 2019, 4pm) Cocktail Reception Sponsor Media Sponsor Click here to view the programme for the inaugural CIL International Law Year in Review Conference 2018 and the newsletter.
21 November 2018: Practice Fellow Rachel Tan Xi’en Wins 2018 CIArb Competition
Practice Fellow Rachel Tan Xi’en won the 2018 CIArb Competition on 21 November 2018. The essay competition is organised by the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The essay topic concerns a scenario on a culture clash between common and civil law procedures and the different approaches to taking evidence in international arbitration in the …
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8–10 November 2018: Research Associate Melissa Loja Presents Paper at 2018 ASIL Research Forum in Los Angeles
At the 2018 American Society of International Law (ASIL) research forum, Research Associate Melissa Loja presented her paper ‘Recent Engagement with International Human Rights Norms by Courts in Southeast Asia: New Challenges to Human Rights Theories’. She discussed that in recent cases involving arbitration and judicial immunity, Singapore courts relied on European Convention on Human …
The Impact of Non-State Actors’ Intervention in Investor-State Arbitration: A Further Study
This book chapter analyses the impact of non-state actors’ amicus curiae briefs in investor-state arbitration.
Inter-State Compulsory Conciliation Procedures and the Maritime Boundary Dispute Between Timor-Leste and Australia
This article examines the origin and nature of the compulsory conciliation procedure under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and how it has played out in the conciliation between Timor-Leste and Australia—the first time this procedure has been triggered. The article identifies the features of the UNCLOS conciliation procedure—many …