May 2015

CIL Congratulates Kristine Dalaker Kraabel

CIL is pleased to announce that Kristine Dalaker Kraabel has been promoted to Associate Director effective 21 May 2015. Kristine brings over ten years of experience as an international corporate lawyer, business owner and communications consultant to the Centre, where she will be assisting CIL Director Robert Beckman with administration and special projects and will …

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New Publication: Transboundary Pollution: Evolving Issues of International Law and Policy

CIL is pleased to announce the publication of the latest book in the NUS Centre for International Law Series, Transboundary Pollution: Evolving Issues of International Law and Policy. Edited by S. Jayakumar, Tommy Koh, Robert Beckman, and Hao Duy Phan, the book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to discuss major legal principles governing transboundary …

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IDR Experts’ Meeting

CIL Director Robert Beckman and Senior Principal Research Fellow Christopher Thomas QC were pleased to welcome Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC, Dr GĂ©rardine Goh Escolar and Professor Chester Brown to Singapore for the first Experts’ Meeting on CIL’s new focus area, International Dispute Resolution, to brainstorm potential research projects. The meeting took place from 18-19 …

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CIL Governing Board Meeting

CIL is pleased to report that its Governing Board held its 7th annual meeting on 12 May 2015. The members of CIL’s Governing Board include: Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore (Chairman), Mr Lionel Yee Woon Chin, SC, Solicitor-General (Deputy Chairman), Professor Simon Chesterman, Dean, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore …

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An Introduction to BBNJ: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction

CIL Visiting Research Fellow Captain J Ashley Roach presented a seminar on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction on 8 May 2015 at the NUS Bukit Timah Campus. This subject is garnering increased attention as scientific discoveries have been made using marine genetic resources to develop medical …

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