CIL Dialogues

An International Law Blog

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 | 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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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Manufacturing Peace UNCLOS: An Instrument for Peace by Nilüfer Oral The ocean is a single, continuous body of water that connects continents, peoples, cultures and nature. For centuries it has provided humanity with sustenance and fluid highways of communication, making […]

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Manufacturing Peace Asia’s Peace-Conflict Continuum by Rashmi Raman & Samuel White International law is framed in a binary construct: peace, and conflict. Although the primary position of international law is to promote peace, the concept is fragile. There is risk […]

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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever by Nilüfer Oral and Rashmi Raman As the world watches missiles being hurled across the skies, bombs falling on hapless civilians, as the destruction of war becomes […]

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The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, President Trump’s proposal for ownership transfer, and liability for nuclear damages By Jakub Handrlica Published on 23 June 2025 Introduction Nuclear power plants (NPP, NPPs) generate approximately half of Ukraine’s electricity. There are two reactors at the Khmelnytskyi NPP, four reactors at the Rivne NPP, three reactors at the South […]

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Bridging the Regulatory Gap in the Area Regime: Unilateral Deep Seabed Mining Claims and the Complementary Role of National Laws By Yavuz Arda Yakut and Anaïs Rémont Published on 23 June 2025 Introduction On 29th April 2025, The Metals Company (‘TMC’), a Canadian-based deep-sea mining firm, announced that it had officially applied for exploration licenses […]

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Coercion without Invasion: Trump, Greenland, and the Erosion of International Law By Janakan Muthukumar Published on 16 May 2025 Introduction In a recent and troubling development in global affairs, U.S. President Donald Trump has once again revived his ambition to acquire Greenland—this time with a sharper, more coercive tone. What was once presented as a […]

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Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes The OTP’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes: Opportunities and Challenges By Florentina Pircher Published on 16 May 2025 The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) recently published its ‘Draft Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes under the […]

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Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes Jurisdictional Questions Arising from the Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes at the International Criminal Court By Kenneth Chan Yoon Onn Published on 14 May 2025 Just shy of two years since the Office of the Prosecutor […]