21 October 2025: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the “International Conference on Territorial and Maritime Boundaries in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities” in Hanoi.

The international conference on resolving territorial border disputes in a changing world was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' National Boundary Commission in Hanoi on 21 October 2025, gathering leading international law experts along with representatives from Vietnamese government agencies, research institutes, and universities.

Experts and scholars from France, Singapore, India, Belgium, Canada, Australia, the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Vietnam discussed legal and practical issues in resolving border and territorial disputes; the impact of climate change and new technologies on international legal frameworks on land and sea borders; and the role of international cooperation in managing and handling these challenges.

Dr Oral spoke on the topic “Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Baselines and Maritime Zones: Insights from the UN International Law Commission”