About

CIL was established as a university-level research institute at NUS in response to the growing need for international law thought leadership and capacity building in the Asia Pacific region. CIL’s focus areas of research and training are Ocean Law and Policy, ASEAN Law and Policy, Investment Law and Policy, International Dispute Resolution, Nuclear Law and Policy, Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia (TRILA), Global Health and Policy, Climate Change, and Public International Law. In addition to the numerous specialized courses the CIL also holds the annual CIL eAcademy on International Law, ASEAN Law Academy, Singapore International Arbitration Academy, and the International Trade Academy.

CIL works closely with its partner organizations in Singapore: the NUS Law Faculty, Attorney-General's Chambers Singapore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and the Singapore Maritime Institute. CIL also collaborates with the Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy; Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia; and Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong.