June 17, 2014

Professor Robert Beckman and Captain J. Ashley Roach participated in two meetings on the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in Manila, Philippines. On 27 May 2014, Professor Beckman and Captain Roach served as experts in the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Workshop on UNCLOS and Maritime Security in East Asia. On 28-29 May 2014, Professor Beckman and Captain Roach served as academic experts at the 2nd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Seminar on UNCLOS.

The Centre for International Law (CIL) is pleased to announce the publication by the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) of CSCAP Memorandum No. 24 on the Safety and Security of Vital Undersea Communications Infrastructure.

CIL Director Robert Beckman and CIL Global Associate Prof Clive Schofield have co-authored a new journal article on the South China Sea disputes. It is published in the most recent issue of the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law [Vol. 29, Issue 2, pp. 193 – 243].