The CIL Energy Law and Policy Team is joined in conversation by Mr Wolfram Tonhauser, who is the former Director and Head of the Nuclear and Treaty Law Section in the Office of Legal Affairs of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or the IAEA. He is also the Chairperson of the International Group of Legal Experts …
CIL Senior Research Fellow Dr. Mohammad Hazrati has co-authored an article titled “Distractions to Renewable Programs: A Comparative Assessment,” published in Sustainable Earth Reviews on 15 July 2025. The article investigates how global disruptions—such as the war in Ukraine, Middle East conflicts, and the COVID-19 pandemic—have contributed to a resurgence in fossil fuel demand, diverting …
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Head of Energy Law & Policy Denise Cheong hosted a visit to CIL by Professor Laurence Williams, one of the world’s leading experts in nuclear safety regulation on 14 November 2024. For over four decades, Professor Williams has contributed to improving nuclear safety in the United Kingdom and internationally. As Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, he was responsible …
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Research Fellow, Nivedita S participated in the 25th Biennial Congress of the International Nuclear Law Association (INLA), held in Warsaw Poland from 3 to 7 November 2024. The Congress was based on the theme: “Nuclear New Build Renaissance – In Search for New Approaches to Legal Challenges and Regulatory Effectiveness,” where discussions explored current and future …
Head of Energy Law & Policy Denise Cheong and Research Fellow Nivedita S hosted a visit to CIL by Mr Frank Hardeman, the former Director-General of Belgium’s nuclear regulator, the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC-AFCN) on 3 October 2024. He has held various positions in the Belgian Centre for Nuclear Energy Studies, (SCK•CEN) where his last position …
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Head of Energy Law & Policy Denise Cheong and Research Fellow Nivedita S participated in several events at the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2024, a week-long event held from 21 – 25 October 2024 in Singapore. These included the Singapore-International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Forum which saw the launch of (i) the IEA Regional …
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Research Fellow Nivedita S participated in a two-day conference on emerging legal and policy issues around air and space navigation from 1-2 August 2024 at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The conference, titled “New Horizons in Air and Space Law: Treaties, Technologies, and Tomorrow’s Challenges”, was a collaborative effort organised by the EW Barker Centre …
Head of Energy Law & Policy Denise Cheong and Research Fellow Nivedita S participated virtually in the Fusion for Energy Roundtable’s International Conference on International Frameworks for Fusion Technology Development. The conference, held in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 to 26 June 2024, brought together various stakeholders to address various legal aspects of fusion technology development. These include …
Denise Cheong, Head of Energy Law & Policy, participated in a seminar by Dr Frank Umbach, Head of Research, European Cluster for Climate, Energy and Resource Security at the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS), University of Bonn/Germany. Dr Umbach spoke on global energy megatrends and focused specifically on the future role …
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Head of Nuclear Law & Policy, Denise Cheong was invited to participate in the 2023 DILA + APOLIA International Conference in Taiwan titled “Asian States’ Potential Leadership in International Law” held on 5 December 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was part of a panel on “Developing International Norms Addressing the Disposal of Nuclear Waste and …
