Dr Jon Truby’s TIME Op-Ed Argues for a Global Legal and Diplomatic Plan for When AI Superintelligence Breaks Loose Dr Jon Truby, Chair of the UNESCO AI Law & Sustainability at the Centre for International Law, NUS, publishes a second op-ed in TIME arguing that the world needs an urgent legal and diplomatic plan for …
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By-Invite-Only Workshop Picture credits: Unsplash About the workshop The Centre for International Law (CIL) will host the “AI Manual Workshop” as part of the regional consultative workshops organised for “The West Point Manual on International Law Applicable to Artificial Intelligence in Warfare.” This initiative aims to clarify how international law applies to the use of …
Dr Jon Truby, who leads Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology law research at the Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore (NUS), has been appointed Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on AI Law and Sustainability under UNESCO’s UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme. The appointment recognises Dr Truby’s work on AI governance and sustainability and strengthens …
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Dr Jon Truby co-authored a new publication in Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law entitled: ‘Batteries beyond borders: international law, ASEAN, and the extraterritorial effect of EU battery regulation’ (2026 1–23) https://doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2026.2616168 This article examines the extraterritorial effect of the European Union Regulation 2023/1542 governing batteries and waste batteries. The Regulation aims to reduce …
CIL’s Dr Jon Truby has published a co-edited and co-authored book: ‘Artificial Intelligence, Governance and Sustainable Development: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions’ (1st Edition: Routledge, 2026) This book explores the significant advantages AI offers for successfully implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16, and the potential to track progress and impact though machine learning. Focusing on governance, …
CIL’s Dr Jon Truby has co-authored an article ‘Diplomacy in the age of AI: Legal and strategic approaches to techno-nationalism, regulatory soft power and the AI chips race’ (Research in Globalization, 2026) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2026.100335 This article explores how the Artificial Intelligence (AI) race has intensified global competition but also created avenues for international cooperation and developments …
CIL’s Dr Jon Truby presented at the Conference on “The Role of Parliament in Shaping the Future of Responsible AI”, held from 28 to 30 November 2025 at the Parliament of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. Co-organised by the Parliament of Malaysia, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations Development Programme, the …
CIL’s Dr Jon Truby has a new publication with Oxford University Press that tackles a novel question at the intersection of public international law and frontier AI governance: “Global Governance of Transboundary Risks from Agentic AI: Enhancing International Standards for Auditing AI Management Systems to Comply with State Duties” in Oxford Intersections: AI in Society …
Dr Jon Truby delivered a presentation in the panel on “Emerging Issues in Transition” titled “An SDG for AI: aligning climate goals and international law to enable open trade” at the International Conference “International Trade and Business Law: Emerging Issues and Legal Education in Transition” hosted by the University of Law, Vietnam National University Hanoi. …
Governing AI for People, Planet and Progress: AI Sovereignty and International Law On 12 December 2025, the Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore convened the international conference Governing AI for People, Planet & Progress. AI Sovereignty and International Law in Singapore, as an officially designated India AI Impact Pre-Summit event. …
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