On 1 December 2022, Professor Joseph Weiler received the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Francis at the Vatican. Professor Weiler is the first person of the Jewish faith to receive this prestigious award that honours scholars who demonstrate authentic and meaningful contributions to theology, Christianity, and human society. Professor Weiler has examined, inter alia, the relationship […]

Memorandum of Understanding for academic cooperation signed between the NUS Centre for International Law and the DU Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy From left to right: Dr. Joe Mulhern, Professor Petra Minnerop, Professor Karen O’Brian, Dr. Nilufer Oral, Professor Claire O’Malley, Ms Railla Puno, Mr Amiel Ian Valdez. The Director of CIL, Dr. […]

 CIL Governing Board Deputy Chairman, Professor Simon Chesterman appointed as David Marshall Professor of Law Congratulations Prof! Read more about his appointment here!  

On 6 July 2022, the Chairman of CIL’s International Advisory Panel, Professor Tommy Koh was awarded Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by the National University of Singapore. Congratulations Prof! Photo above from Prof Koh’s Facebook Page Photos below are screengrabs from NUS Commencement 2022 Ceremony 1 Read Prof Koh’s Speech here  

NUS CIL is extremely proud and pleased to announce that Ms Geraldine (Gerry) Ng is one of the recipients of The Commendation Medal, 2021. The Medal is one of the awards given out during Singapore’s National Day by the President. It is recognition of persons who have distinguished themselves through commendable performance and conduct, or […]

Launch of TRILA Database of Asian Cases and Reading Materials TRILA team officially launches its Database of Asian Cases and Reading Materials. The Database can be accessed here: This Database was developed to address one of the struggles that teachers of international law in Asia face, that is, formulating a reading list that is relevant […]

The Professor Robert Beckman Jessup National Round The legendary 1982 Jessup team, made up of Justice Steven Chong, Mr V K Rajah SC, Mr Davinder Singh SC and Mr Jimmy Yim SC, acknowledges the profound difference that Emeritus Professor Robert Beckman made to their lives in his capacity as a teacher/mentor, by renaming the Singapore […]

Professor S Jayakumar, Chairman of CIL’s International Advisory Panel, has been appointed as NUS Pro-Chancellor. Congratulations Professor! https://news.nus.edu.sg/highlights/professor-s-jayakumar-appointed-nus-pro-chancellor

Robert C Beckman, Head of CIL’s Ocean Law and Policy Programme, has been made an Emeritus Professor of the National University of Singapore. Robert played a transformative role in the lives of virtually all of Singapore’s international lawyers and the many international students with whom he has had contact. His pioneering work on the Jessup […]

We are pleased to share with you the warm exchange of letters between Mr Wang Chao, President of the  Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs and Professor Tommy Koh on the cooperation between China and Singapore against COVID-19. A letter from the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs to Professor Tommy Koh (26 March 2020) […]

The NUS Centre for International Law mourns the passing of a special friend and a wonderful human being, Ambassador Satya Nandan of Fiji. He was a special friend of the Centre because of his deep friendship with Professor S Jayakumar, Professor Tommy Koh and Senior Judge Chao Hick Tin, a friendship forged from the early […]