Professor Christine Chinkin Lecture
A Gendered Analysis of Aggression and International Law
20 January 2026, 4pm - 6pm, WongPartnership LLP
Seminar Room, 12 Marina Boulevard Level 28, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Tower 3, Singapore 018982
SPEAKER
Professor Christine Chinkin
Emeritus Professor of International Law, London School of Economics
Christine Chinkin is a Professor of International Law and founding Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the William W. Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. An authority on gender and peacebuilding, she has been instrumental in shaping international legal frameworks on women, peace, and security.
DISCUSSANT
Rashmi Raman
Research Fellow, NUS Centre for International Law
Rashmi joins CIL as Research Fellow working in public international law. She has previously been a Visiting Research Fellow at CIL when on leave of absence from the Jindal Global Law School, India, where she worked as Professor of International Law for over a decade. She has taught international law at universities in Asia, Europe, and Africa, offering courses that blend rigorous legal analysis with creative inquiry. In addition to academia, Rashmi consults for international organizations on international criminal law and human rights law and serves on the Board of Directors of an international refugee law organization.
MODERATOR
Alessa Pang
Partner, WongPartnership LLP
Alessa Pang is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes, International Arbitration, and Shipping, International Trade & Commodities Disputes Practices. Alessa's main area of practice is in international arbitration and litigation. She handles a wide range of cross-border commercial disputes before international arbitral tribunals, as well as before the Singapore courts. She has acted for clients in ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings under SIAC, ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID Rules. Alessa is adept at handling matters involving foreign law, having advised and acted for clients in disputes governed by laws from civil law and common law systems.
1.5 Public MEC Points
Practice Area: Mandatory Ethics Component
Training Category: General
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REGISTRATION
Registration closed at 10.30am, 20 Jan 2026, Singapore Time