International Dispute Resolution

Investor-State Mediation: changing the mindset – In conversation with the practitioners

~ In conjunction with the Singapore Convention Week 2024 ~ All the actors engaged in dispute resolution have a crucial role to play in the choice of an appropriate avenue, including mediation and hybrid processes, to resolve each individual dispute. In the very specific context of disputes involving States and foreign investors, how can these …

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Singapore International Arbitration Academy 2024

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION ACADEMY 2024 24 to 29 November 2024, Singapore Apply Now! The Singapore International Arbitration Academy (SIAA) is one of CIL’s flagship programmes. Every year since 2012, the Centre for International Law (CIL) has brought together some of the world’s leading experts in international arbitration for a weeklong programme on investor-state dispute settlement …

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A new Era for IDR: Breaking the Stronghold of Arbitration.

A new Era for IDR: Breaking the Stronghold of Arbitration On 8 April 2024, the CIL-NUS International Dispute Resolution (IDR) Programme held a conference entitled: “A new Era for IDR: Breaking the Stronghold of Arbitration”. This by-invitation-only conference was an interactive event, bringing together recognised experts in international dispute resolution and diplomacy to explore alternative …

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Daniel Pakpahan participated in the HKIAC Tribunal Secretary Training Programme

On 24-26 January 2024, CIL Research Associate Daniel Pakpahan attended the first Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Tribunal Secretary Training Programme for 2024, held in Singapore at Allen & Overy LLP. The Programme was led by Dr. Noam Zamir (Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong) and Ms. Dong Long (HKIAC Managing Counsel). …

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Professor Can Yeginsu on International Law in Practice – A View from the London Bar

International Law in Practice A View from the London Bar 26 February 2024, Monday, 12:15pm – 1:30pm, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469A Bukit Timah Road, Block B, Level 5, Seminar Room 5-1, Singapore 259756 Professor Can Yeginsu will share his experience and insights about arguing international law before domestic courts and in high-profile cases before …

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International Law Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution in International Law

Photo: cinematic city by achresis kora (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Overview             States must resolve their disputes peacefully. This obligation is enshrined in Article 33(1) of the Charter of the United Nations, which recognises many valid and useful paths to peaceful resolution beyond the well-known methods of adjudication and arbitration. These other paths include “negotiation, enquiry, mediation, …

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CIL ILA Seminar on Conflicts of law, sanctions and commercial disputes: Russia, Myanmar and beyond

SYNOPSIS Governments are increasingly enforcing their values through sanctions on commercial parties, with far-reaching effect.  Whilst sanctions have been part of the arbitration landscape for decades, from Iran through North Korea to Myanmar, the global response to Russian aggression in Ukraine has been uniquely widespread and universal, with repercussions that will be felt for years to …

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Singapore International Arbitration Academy 2022 (8 – 11 November 2022)

Singapore International Arbitration Academy 2022 8 – 11 November 2022, 9.00am – 5.30pm, Singapore Time Registration Deadline: 28 Oct 2022 ABOUT THE ACADEMY Spearheaded by the then Attorney-General and now Chief Justice of Singapore, Sundaresh Menon, the Academy runs annually in Singapore. It is founded upon CIL’s mandate to establish programmes for capacity-building in key …

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