Director's Activities

8 October 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Speaks on Ocean Acidification at UN Side Event

At the online UN side event The Role of the Ocean in Climate Change and Sea Level Rise on 8 October 2020, CIL Director Nilüfer Oral spoke on ‘Ocean Acidification: A Conundrum for International Law?’ The event was organised by NGO Sustainability Inc and co-hosted by the UN Permanent Missions of Kenya, Portugal and Sri …

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10 November 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Speaks at Closing Address of The Public International Law Year in Review

Dr Nilüfer Oral was invited to speak at the online closing address of the Public International Law Year in Review on 10 November. The event was co-organised by Essex Court Chambers, Essex Court Chambers Duxton (Singapore Group Practice), Fietta LLP, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, and The Sydney Centre for International Law. Dr Oral spoke …

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1 October 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Participates as Lecturer in ITLOS-Nippon Capacity-Building and Training Programme

On 1 October 2020, CIL Director Nilüfer Oral delivered an online lecture on sea-level rise and the law of the sea at the annual ITLOS-Nippon Capacity-Building and Training Programme. The programme helped participants, who were junior to mid-level government officials and researchers from mainly developing countries, to develop their legal skills and deepen their practical …

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17 September 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Participates as Panellist at Webinar Organised by IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law

CIL Director Nilüfer Oral was a panellist at the webinar ‘Galapagos at Risk: International Marine Protection, Challenges and Legal Options’ on 17 September 2020. The webinar was organised by the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, in partnership with the Inter-American Institute on Justice and Sustainability. Globally renowned experts at this webinar provided perspectives on …

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9–11 September 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Presents Paper at Regional Conference on Securing the Limits of the Blue Pacific

At the online regional conference on Securing the Limits of the Blue Pacific organised by Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) on 9–11 September 2020, CIL Director Nilüfer Oral presented a paper titled ‘Legal Options and Institutional Responses to the Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Maritime Zones in the Context of International Law’. In her presentation, …

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10 September 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Presents Paper at NYU’s UN Diplomacy Clinic

CIL Director Nilüfer Oral presented a paper titled ‘First Issues Paper on Sea Level Rise in Relation to International Law: Key Issues and Gaps’ at the online UN Diplomacy Clinic organised by New York University’s Law Faculty on 10 September 2020. Dr Oral is the Co-Chair of the International Law Commission’s Study Group on Sea …

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4–5 November 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Co-Chairs Informal BBNJ Intersessional High Seas Treaty Dialogue on Marine Genetic Resources

Dr Nilüfer Oral chaired the online Informal BBNJ Intersessional High Seas Treaty Dialogue on Marine Genetic Resources, with Ms Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, who is the ex-Director of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea under the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs. The topic of the November dialogue was marine genetic resources, …

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18 January 2019: Director Lucy Reed Delivers Keynote Address at Inaugural Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference at Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University

On 18 January, Director Lucy Reed delivered the keynote address at the inaugural Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University. Mr Lester Schiefelbein, the former Vice-President of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and CEO of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center, and his family have …

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13 February 2019: CIL Director Lucy Reed Speaks at ISDS Reform Conference Organised by Asian Academy of International Law and Hong Kong SAR Department of Justice

On 13 February 2019, Director Lucy Reed participated in the conference on ‘ISDS Reform: Mapping the Way Forward’ organised by the Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL) and the Hong Kong SAR Department of Justice. The welcoming speakers included Ms Teresa Cheng GBS SC JP, the Hong Kong SAR Secretary for Justice. The conference featured …

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15 September 2018: CIL Director Delivers Keynote Address at Conference in Commemoration of Professor David D Caron at University of California, Berkeley

CIL Director Lucy Reed delivered a keynote address on 15 September 2018 at the Conference in Commemoration of Professor David D Caron held at the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley. At the time of his tragic, premature death in February 2018, Professor Caron was sitting as a judge on the …

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