Ocean Law and Policy

Charting the Course: The Role of IMO within the UNCLOS Legal Framework in Tackling Challenges of Contemporary Shipping

The Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore (CIL) and the World Maritime University (WMU) have successfully organized a two-day, in-person, Workshop on Charting the Course: The Role of IMO within the UNCLOS Legal Framework in Tackling Challenges of Contemporary Shipping at the World Maritime University, Sasakawa Auditorium, Malmo, Sweden from 9 – 10 […]

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Dita Liliansa Speaks on Emerging Maritime Security Issues at RSIS–King’s College London Workshop

Dita Liliansa CIL Research Fellow Dita Liliansa spoke at the RSIS–King’s College London Workshop, held on the sidelines of the 9th International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC) in Singapore from 7 to 8 May 2025. Organised by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the workshop featured leading experts on maritime

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WMU – CIL Workshop on Charting the Course: The Role of IMO within the UNCLOS Legal Framework in Tackling Challenges of Contemporary Shipping

WMU – CIL Workshop on Charting the Course: The Role of IMO within the UNCLOS Legal Framework in Tackling Challenges of Contemporary Shipping Monday, 9 June 2025 – Tuesday, 10 June 2025 World Maritime University, Sasakawa Auditorium, Malmö, Sweden Programme This event is part of the CIL-MPA Oceans Governance Research Programme funded by the Singapore

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Dita Liliansa and Digvijay Rewatkar as Facilitators at the Law of Naval Warfare Academy

Dita Liliansa Digvijay Rewatkar CIL researchers Dita Liliansa and Digvijay Rewatkar participated as Facilitators at the inaugural “Law of Naval Warfare Academy,” held from 15 to 17 May 2025 at the University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global Campus in Manila, Philippines. The Academy was organised by the Stockton Center for International Law in collaboration with

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Su Wai Mon spoke at the 2025 Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security in Manila, Philippines

CIL Research Fellow Su Wai Mon was invited to speak on the panel entitled “Safeguarding Subsea Cables as an Emerging Security Challenge” during the 2025 Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security, held from 21–23 May 2025 in Manila, Philippines. The event was organised by We Protect Our Seas (WPS) in collaboration with KHAS Philippines and YCAPS.

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Tara Davenport and Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho at Dili International Conference “Navigating Challenges: Law of the Sea and Maritime Dispute Settlement”

CIL Co-Head of the Ocean Law and Policy Programme Tara Davenport spoke and Research Associate Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho participated in the Dili International Conference “Navigating Challenges: Law of the Sea and Maritime Dispute Settlement”, held on 15-16 May 2025, in Dili, Timor-Leste. It was organised by the Land and Maritime Boundary Office of

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CIL Researchers present at the 7th Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference on 13-14 May 2025

CIL researchers participated in the 7th Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference, held in Manila, the Philippines, from 13 to 14 May 2025. The conference was organised by the U.S. Naval War College in collaboration with the University of the Philippines College of Law and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Command and Staff College.

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Dita Liliansa participated in the committee’s closed-door meeting held on 28 April 2025 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa

CIL Research Fellow Dita Liliansa, a member of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on the Protection of People at Sea nominated by ILA Singapore, participated in the committee’s closed-door meeting held on 28 April 2025 at the Faculty of Law, Kramer Law Building, Middle Campus, University of Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting was

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Joel Ong Presents on Legal Gaps in Maritime Climate Governance at IUCN-WCEL Congress in Morocco

Joel Ong, Research Assistant at the Centre for International Law (CIL), presented at the 4th IUCN World Environmental Law Congress, held from 5–7 May 2025 in Rabat, Morocco. Speaking during the Congress’ thematic session on Integrated Climate and Nature Protection, Joel delivered a presentation titled “Interconnected Governance Challenges of Addressing Climate Change and Shipping.” Drawing

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Can Coastal States Interrupt Foreign Passage in Their Territorial Seas in Response to Non-Compliance with Human Rights Obligations? A Response to the ASCOMARE Legal Opinion

Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho CIL Research Associate Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho had his post ‘Can Coastal States Interrupt Foreign Passage in Their Territorial Seas in Response to Non-Compliance with Human Rights Obligations? A Response to the ASCOMARE Legal Opinion’ published in the Opinio Juris blog. The ASCOMERE opinion examines the obligations of flag

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