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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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever A Message of International Law and Peace by Tommy Koh The wish above all other wishes is for peace.  The opposite of peace is war.  As some one who lived through the Second World War and the occupation of Singapore by …

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The AANZFTA Upgrade: The Three New Chapters (Part 1) By Miguel Jaime Encarnacion Published on 9 July 2025 The Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) entered into force on 21 April 2025. Regarded as one of ASEAN’s most progressive Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), it is the latest …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Brokering Peace The ASEAN Way of Peace-Making by Johan Pahlepi Introduction Since ASEAN’s establishment in 1967 by the five founding nations Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, ASEAN has moved incisively towards cooperation and integration to stabilise a region once marked …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Brokering Peace For a Free and United Europe Building Integration, Ensuring Peace by Vincenzo Elia “In Peace, Sons bury their Fathers. In War, Fathers bury their Sons.” Herodotus The European Union’s Birthday “Europe Day” commemorates the Schuman declaration of 9 May …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Brokering Peace Regional Human Rights Courts as Peacebuilders by Hélène Tigroudja In its Judgment Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan (2017) dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the European Court of Human Rights affirmed that: It is the responsibility of the …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Brokering Peace Peace Through Law: A Tale of Two Courts by Yang Wenlan & Celine Lange The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—thereafter “the courts”—are widely viewed as symbols of peace and justice. Since their …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Building Peace Re-reading Article 39 of the UN Charter in the Language of Peace by Hla Yadanar Win Article 24 of the UN Charter grants the UNSC the ‘primary’ responsibility for the ‘maintenance of international peace and security,’ and its drafting history …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Building Peace Multiple Provisional Measures Requests before the ICJ: A Facilitator or Obstacle for Peace Processes? by Onur Uraz The International Court of Justice (ICJ), as the only judicial organ referred to in the UN Charter, is designed to be the apex …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Building Peace The Architects of Peace: Studying the Involvement of Non-State Actors in Peace Processes by Trisha Unnikrishnan The traditional conception of international law as norms concerned only with the conduct of States is slowly eroding. There is growing recognition that its …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Building Peace What Role for International Law in Ensuring Women’s Participation in Peace Processes and Beyond? by Julia Vassileva This piece, guided by the question “What role does international law play in ensuring participation of women in peace processes?”, examines the significant …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Manufacturing Peace Seeking Digital Peace and Security in a World of Quantum Uncertainty by Jon Truby Opportunities for peace in the Quantum Era United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/78/287 declares 2025 to be the International Year of Quantum Science and …

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Manufacturing Peace The Right to Peace: From Proclamation to Human Right by Elena Pribytkova It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. Eleanor …

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