CIL Dialogues

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CIL Dialogues is the re-imagination of the existing blog of the Centre for International Law (CIL) of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The editorial team’s approach to CIL Dialogues reflects two shared commitments. First, we share a generalist perspective of international law, viewed as raising shared foundational questions across specialised fields, institutions, regions, and inquiries. Secondly, we are appreciative that CIL Dialogues is not based in (the virtual space of), or associated with institutions in the ‘Western European and Others States Group’. The blog will therefore be interested in international law broadly conceived and seek to be attentive to regional perspectives to questions of universal and general relevance, particularly relating to Asia Pacific, as well as the views and voices that may have been traditionally excluded. More...

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Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes Introduction to the Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s ‘Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute’ By Priya Urs Published on 13 May 2025 In a statement issued on 7 March 2025, the Office of the […]

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Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes Cyber-Enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute: Interactions with the UN OEWG Process by Stephany Aw Published on 13 May 2025 The Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute (the Draft Policy) represents recent efforts by the Office of […]

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The Road to a Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity by Ana Paula Lavalle Arroyo and Sergio E. Delgado Fernández Published on 26 April 2025 Background A previous contribution to this journal, here chronicled the complex uphill process that culminated in the adoption of General Assembly resolution 79/122 (2024), which […]

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Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes The Best of Intentions: Comment on the ICC’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes and the Absence of Mens Rea and AI Considerations by Christine Carpenter Published on 15 May 2025 The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s recent Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled […]

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Breaking the impasse: towards a new convention to prevent and punish Crimes against humanity. by Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga and Natalia Jiménez Alegría Published on 21 April 2025 Photo Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías Background The mandate on the progressive development and codification contained in article 13 of the UN Charter has historically been a priority for […]

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Duterte in the Hague tests Philippine engagement with international criminal law by Ruby Rosselle L. Tugade Published on 11 April 2025 The dramatic circumstances surrounding Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and extradition to the Hague last month for alleged crimes against humanity generated various discussions on his arrest’s propriety under the legal regime of the International Criminal […]

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Sudan v. United Arab Emirates: Short-lived but Meaningful? By Juliette McIntyre Published on 4 April 2025 Introduction Since 2013, Sudan has faced a catastrophic civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (‘RSF’). In 2024, the RSF was accused of committing genocide in respect of its attacks against the Masalit […]

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May the United States Unilaterally Conduct or Regulate Activities in the Area According to International Law? By Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho  Published on 4 April 2025 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/53593818135/in/photostream/ On 27 March 2025, The Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian company, announced that its US subsidiary will apply for exploitation permits under the US 1980 Deep Seabed […]

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The United Nations General Assembly advances towards the negotiation of a Convention on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters By Lucía Solano Legal adviser at the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN Published on 10 March 2025 In what constituted a historic moment for the codification and progressive development of international […]

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Non-recognition of Unconstitutional Changes of Government: From African Union to ASEAN By Dr Trung Q.T. Nguyen Published on 2 March 2025 In the pre-dawn hours of 1 February 2021, military vehicles rolled into Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw. Senior civilian leaders were detained, and by sunrise, the Tatmadaw had declared a state of emergency, effectively terminating the […]

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Timor-Leste’s Upcoming Membership to ASEAN: Clearer Guidance Needed By Johan Pahlepi Published on 2 March 2025 Image credit: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (orthographic projection). The map has been created with the Generic Mapping Tools: https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/ using one or more of these public-domain datasets for the relief. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons […]

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A New Beginning for International Benefit-Sharing? Harmonising and Complying with Rules on Digital Sequence Information by Adam Strobeyko Published on 23 February 2025 Opening Plenary of the HL Segment – Peace with Nature at COP16. The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene in […]