Ocean Law and Policy

CIL – NCLOS Dialogue 2025 | Arctic Governance: Contemporary Trends in Shipping, Environment, and Security

By-Invitation-Only Event The opening of Arctic sea routes necessitate urgent analysis at the critical intersection of Arctic maritime security and environmental governance. The Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore and the Norwegian Centre for Law of the Sea (NCLOS) at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway […]

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Prof Robert Beckman participated in the “International Conference: Territorial and Maritime Boundaries in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities” in Hanoi

On 21 October 2025, Prof Robert Beckman participated in the “International Conference: Territorial and Maritime Boundaries in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities” at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Hanoi. Prof Beckman made a presentation in Session 4 on International Cooperation in Managing and Resolving Maritime Issues. The title of his presentation was “The Role of

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Research Fellow Liu Yulu recently presented her work at two authors’ workshops

Liu Yulu presented a chapter on Singapore’s approach, as a city-state, to plastic pollution management in the ERIA-led ASEAN book project, ‘Plastic Pollution Countermeasures—For Effective Global Efforts, with Case Studies of the East Asia Region’. The authors’ workshop, held in Hanoi on 24 September, was followed by the 8th ERIA Experts Working Group Meeting on

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Su Wai Mon spoke at the Conference on Enhancing Indo-Pacific Resilience Amidst a Volatile Geopolitical Landscape: South China Sea Security, Cooperation, and Strategic Foresight, organized by National Taiwan University

CIL Research Fellow Su Wai Mon (Oceans Law & Policy) was invited to speak at the Conference on Enhancing Indo-Pacific Resilience Amidst a Volatile Geopolitical Landscape: South China Sea Security, Cooperation, and Strategic Foresight, organized by National Taiwan University on 23 September 2025 in Taipei. She presented on Submarine Cables and the Strategic Use of

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Dita Liliansa Delivered a Keynote Speech at Workshop on Sustainable Fisheries in Zhoushan, China

CIL Research Fellow Dita Liliansa delivered a keynote speech at the Workshop on Sustainable Fisheries and the Implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement, held on 19 September 2025 at the Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China. The workshop followed the accession of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Agreement on Port State

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Dita Liliansa, Amiel Ian Valdez, and Su Wai Mon presented their respective research projects at the 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy (COLP) in New Delhi, India

CIL Researchers – Dita Liliansa, Amiel Ian Valdez, and Su Wai Mon – shared and presented their current research works at the recently concluded 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy (COLP48), which was held in New Delhi, India from 9 to 11 September 2025. The conference revolved around the theme ‘Developing World Approaches

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Prof Robert Beckman participated in the panel discussion on the Shadow Fleet organized by Estonian Embassy

On 18 September 2025 Prof Robert Beckman participated in a Panel Discussion on the Shadow Fleet that was organized by the Embassy of Estonia in Singapore and held at the Estonian Business Hub in Singapore. The Panel discussion was moderated by Damian Cheong, the Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence for National Security at RSIS.

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Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho awarded the V Daniel Vignes Prix by the Association Internationale de Droit de la Mer (AssIDMER)

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

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