The inaugural Singapore International Arbitration Academy was launched on Monday, 26 November 2012 as the National University of Singapore’s Centre for International Law (CIL) opened its doors to private sector and public sector lawyers and officials from Singapore, the ASEAN member states, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Spain, and Tanzania.
CIL and the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI), also an NUS research centre, together signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) on 7 November 2012. This unprecedented collaboration with UTP of Malaysia is designed to foster joint and multi-disciplinary research encompassing engineering, marine sciences and ocean law and policy.
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) is pleased to announce that the 2013 Rhodes Academy Submarine Cables Award is open for applications.
CIL is pleased to announce the publication of Piracy and International Maritime Crimes in ASEAN: Prospects for cooperation, the first book in the NUS Centre for International Law Series published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., The book is edited by CIL Director Prof Robert Beckman and Captain J Ashley Roach, JAGC , United States Navy (ret’d), both renowned experts in the field of maritime security.
