RUSSIA’S POST-CONFLICT OBLIGATION TO COMPENSATE by Romesh Weeramantry The harrowing footage of civilian displacement and property destruction resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings to mind the importance of a recent but overshadowed milestone – on 13 January 2022 Iraq finally satisfied its compensation obligations that resulted from its invasion of Kuwait. The Kuwait invasion compensation program …

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To Close or Not to Close the Turkish Straits under Article 19 of the 1936 Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits by Nilüfer Oral Centre for International Law – NUS President Zelensky’s request to Turkey to invoke Article 19 On 24 February 2022, Ukrainian President Zelensky requested the Turkish Government to close the Turkish Straits for …

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SUPREMELY PRAGMATIC: THE UK SUPREME COURT’S JUDGMENT IN “MADURO BOARD” OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF VENEZUELA V “GUAIDÓ BOARD” OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF VENEZUELA MASSIMO LANDO Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Global Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore THE LEGAL ISSUES: RECOGNITION AND ACT OF STATE …

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The gift that keeps on giving: The ICJ’s Orders on Provisional Measures in the Cases between Armenia and Azerbaijan MASSIMO LANDO Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Global Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore Two “tit-for-tat” requests for provisional measures On 7 December 2021, the International Court of Justice …

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Approaches to Advisory Procedure in the Right to Vote Advisory Opinion of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights MASSIMO LANDO Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Global Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore A Little Noticed Pandemic-related Case We may have become accustomed to living in …

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Remote Arbitration Hearings in the Asia-Pacific Region by Arthur Tan In the context of COVID-19, various judicial proceedings have necessarily been conducted remotely. Arbitral proceedings are no exception. With the current difficulties surrounding international travel, knowing if virtual hearings are an option and in what circumstances they might be ordered is of some importance to …

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A Trip Down Memory Lane: The Judgment of the International Court of Justice in Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v Kenya) MASSIMO LANDO Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Global Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore “Been There, Done That” One may get used to lack of consistency …

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A Regional Network of Sandboxes for Post-COVID 19 Recovery of Marine Tourism in Southeast Asia by Vu Hai Dang[1] Introduction Before COVID-19, Southeast Asia was a well-known destination for world travellers. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), in 2018, six Southeast Asian countries were among the world top 50 in attracting the …

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Reflecting on ASEAN Members’ Disputes at the World Trade Organisation Part 3: DS496, 2015 by Yvette Foo Introduction DS496, 2015: Indonesia — Safeguard on Certain Iron or Steel Products (DS496) is the third, and as of the date of this blog post, last WTO case between two ASEAN Member States. This was a trade dispute …

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Reflecting on ASEAN Members’ Disputes at the World Trade Organisation Part 2: DS371, 2008 by Yvette Foo DS371, 2008: Thailand — Customs and Fiscal Measures on Cigarettes from the Philippines (DS371) is the second dispute between two member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that was brought before the Dispute Settlement Body …

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Rethinking law in ASEAN’s rules-based order by Dr Tan Hsien-Li  By the end of 2021, the ASEAN Charter would have been in force for 13 years pursuant to Indonesia’s ratification in 2008. Yet what is supposed to be ASEAN’s ‘constitutional’ breakthrough has been to many, in the years since, underwhelming when compared to the initial …

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Reflecting on ASEAN Members’ Disputes at the World Trade Organisation Part 1: DS1, 1995 by Yvette Foo The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established amid regional conflict and strained relations. ASEAN’s first five member states (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) in 1967 agreed to join together to increase regional solidarity in …

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Ten conclusions of the CIL roundtable on “ASEAN and Myanmar: Balancing the ASEAN Charter and Non-Interference in the Internal Affairs of Other States” held on 25 March 2021 By Tommy Koh ?? This afternoon I moderated an important discussion on the crisis in Myanmar. The webinar was organised by the Centre for International Law of …

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Immunities and Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France) Judgment of 11 December 2020 by Tutku Bektas* Introduction On 11 December 2020, the International Court of Justice handed down its judgment on the case between Equatorial Guinea and France concerning the immunity of the Second Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue and the …

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The 2020 US Presidential Election: A Quest For Understanding by Professor Tommy Koh Introduction The United States of America is a very complicated country.  Although I have spent over 20 years of my life in that country, I am frequently surprised and puzzled by events in that country.  This essay is an attempt to understand the …

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Government Responsibility to Remediate Mercury-Contaminated Sites, a Philippine Perspective by Amiel Ian Valdez On 8 July 2020, the Philippines became the 123rd party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (‘the Convention’), following its Government’s deposit of the instrument of ratification. For a country with a history of abandoned mine sites and sizable Artisanal and Small-scale …

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The ‘Enrica Lexie’ Incident Award and Exclusive Flag State Jurisdiction by Arron N Honniball Sugeesh at Malayalam Wikipedia / CC BY, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Enrica_Lexie.jpg Introduction On 21 May 2020 the Arbitral Tribunal (UNCLOS, Annex VII) in respect of the ‘Enrica Lexie’ Incident (Italy v. India), PCA Case No. 2015-28, furnished its Award. Once Italy and India agree …

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COVID-19 and Shipping: New Global Regulations and a New Normal by Robert Beckman COVID-19 has caused many serious problems for the global supply chain and the world’s economy. Fortunately, although maritime trade has slowed, it has continued. The Singapore port and many other major ports have remained in operation, and have allowed visits by commercial …

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Reproduced from the Business Times For Business Times – Dr Tan Hsien-Li, Co-Director (Teaching) for CIL’s ASEAN Law and Policy Programme, reflects on ASEAN’s collective response to public health crises. As the COVID-19 crisis was intensifying in the region in February and March, commentators from the media and academia noted that ASEAN was slow to …

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Digital Trade in the Time of COVID-19 by Neha Mishra The COVID-19 outbreak has caused a systemic shock to global trade. The World Trade Organization (WTO ) has predicted that global trade will fall between 13% and 32% in 2020. In a period of few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has already significantly disrupted global supply …

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The World Health Organization and COVID-19: How Much Legal Authority Does the WHO Really Have to Manage the Pandemic? by Ayelet Berman 1.      Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the World Health Organization (WHO) in the defendant’s seat. It has been accused—mostly by the US but also by other countries—of having been unduly influenced by …

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