CIL Research Associate Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho was awarded the V Daniel Vignes Prix by the Association Internationale de Droit de la Mer (AssIDMER). Eduardo’s article that earned him the award was “Revisiting the Grotian Law of the Sea: From Mare Liberum to the BBNJ Agreement”, published in the Journal of Territorial and Maritime […]
11 September 2025: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at ITLOS WORKSHOP FOR LEGAL ADVISERS which was held in Hamburg from 7-12 September 2025. The ITLOS Workshops for Legal Advisers, organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, are held at the seat of the Tribunal.
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The Centre for International Law (CIL) was honoured to host Ms Sally Langrish, Legal Adviser (Director, Legal) of the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for an engaging conversation on international dispute resolution on 11 September 2025. This event was co-moderated by Dr Tara Davenport and Ms Celine Lange. Ms Langrish shared her perspectives
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Su Wai Mon The Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore, co-sponsored the International Law of the Sea Summer Academy, organised by Kadir Has University from 21 July to 6 August 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. This year’s Academy featured 22 distinguished faculty members, including judges from international courts and tribunals, eminent academics, and
Visiting Scholar Yuan Feng has published a review of Understanding Maritime Security by Christian Bueger and Timothy Edmunds in the journal International Affairs. In the review, Yuan praises the book’s comprehensive analysis of maritime security, from traditional threats like piracy to emerging challenges such as ‘blue crime’ and the impacts of climate change. However, he also contends
This seminar was moderated by Dr. Nilüfer Oral, Director of the NUS Centre for International Law The words and actions of States have a significant influence on international law. But what of silence and inaction? In this lecture, Dr Danae Azaria focuses on ‘State Silence interpretation’. She argues that, as a default, State silence,
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9 July 2025: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was a Panellist at an Online Webinar Organized by The Embassy of Costa Rica and the Embassy of France in the Netherlands to Reflect on the Legal Dimensions of the Ocean Conference and Explore the Way Forward. One month after UNOC3, where do we stand from a
Co-Head of the CIL OLP Team, Dr Tara Davenport presented on “Deployment of Submarine Power Cables under the Law of the Sea” at the meeting of the 24th ASEAN Regional Energy Policy and Planning Sub-Sector Network, 27 May 2025, Orchard Hotel, Singapore. The meeting was attended by ASEAN energy officials/regulators, as well as the ASEAN
Co-Head of the CIL OLP Team, Dr Tara Davenport, presented on “The Evolving Function of Advisory Dispute Settlement ‘Complex’” at the 14th Ocean Dialogue on “Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: UNCLOS’ Indispensable Guardians” organized by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, the Australian Embassy Vietnam and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on 7 May 2025 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Click for
CIL at the 2025 Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy CIL actively participated in the 28th Annual Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy, which was held on Greek island of Rhodes from 22 June to 11 July 2025. The Rhodes Academy is a three-week course on the principles of ocean law taught by
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