ASEAN Law and Policy
Assoc Prof Michael Ewing-Chow, Head of CIL’s Trade and Investment Programme was interviewed on Laos’ competitiveness in the global economy with Haslinda Amin on Bloomberg Television’s “On The Move Asia”.
The CIL Fireside Chat Series continues in 2013 with an installment on “The South China Sea Disputes: A Role for International Law?”.
CIL would like to extend its congratulations and best wishes to the newly-appointed Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court, Mr Lionel Yee SC. The appointment which begins on 1 February 2013 was announced by the Prime Minister’s Office. Mr Yee is currently the Second Solicitor-General at the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). Early this year, he was …
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CIL and British Institute of International & Comparative Law (the Institute) are engaged on a joint project to carry out training and research on treaty law and practice.Based on the discussions at the Workshop, CIL and the Institute issued a Workshop Report which provides a summary of the proceedings and discussions at the Workshop as well as a set of recommendations designed to improve treaty practices in the region.
CIL congratulates Mr. Lionel Yee, Second Solicitor-General and the former Director-General of the International Affairs Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers, on his appointment as Senior Counsel. Mr Yee has been a friend and supporter of CIL since it was established at NUS in 2009.
The Centre for International Law’s 3rd Annual Singapore International Investment Arbitration Conference was held on 12 December 2012 at the Shangri-La, Singapore. This is the 3rd in a successful run of Arbitration Conferences that the Centre for International Law has organized.
On 23 November 2012, CIL Director Prof Robert Beckman met with H. E. Mr Bagas Hapsoro, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, with their respective staff to discuss future cooperation and collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC).
The inaugural Singapore International Arbitration Academy was launched on Monday, 26 November 2012 as the National University of Singapore’s Centre for International Law (CIL) opened its doors to private sector and public sector lawyers and officials from Singapore, the ASEAN member states, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Spain, and Tanzania.
CIL and the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI), also an NUS research centre, together signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) on 7 November 2012. This unprecedented collaboration with UTP of Malaysia is designed to foster joint and multi-disciplinary research encompassing engineering, marine sciences and ocean law and policy.
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) is pleased to announce that the 2013 Rhodes Academy Submarine Cables Award is open for applications.
