On 16-17 November 2022, Emeritus Professor Robert Beckman participated in the 14th South China Sea Conference organized by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, which was held at the International Conference Centre in Danang, Vietnam. The theme of the 14th Conference was “Peaceful Sea – Solid Recovery”. The speakers at the Conference were legal and foreign […]
The 7th Seventh International Conference on the Law of the Sea (ICLS) is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and the Korean Society of International Law. The ICLS has been held since 2016 to discuss the latest trends and
Researchers from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme have been invited to contribute to the White Paper being prepared by APEC Ocean and Fisheries Working Group 9APEC OFWG) on regional laws, policies and practices on microplastics in coastal aquaculture. They participated in this context to an online working meeting with contributors from all APEC economies
They made a presentation titled Development of a Dynamic and Searchable Catalogue of Experts and Expertise in Research on Marine Plastic Pollution in ASEAN +3, which was jointly prepared by them and Cheng Ling Lim. This meeting was initiated by the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (RKC-MPD), and hosted by ERIA and the
Youna Lyons was invited as a speaker to the 3rd International Workshop on Maritime Cooperation and Policy Harmonisation organized by Xiamen University on 4th November 2022. Youna made a presentation on Identifying Marine Sensitive Areas in the SCS under International Law where she emphasised the development and adoption of scientific and technical criteria under 15
Research Associate Dita Liliansa’s short commentary has been published by The Conversation under the title “Fishing kills at least 24,000 fishers every year – yet most countries are still refusing to adopt international safety rules.” It is available in English and in Bahasa Indonesia. The commentary has also been republished by The Jakarta Post.
On 22 October 2022, Dr Dawoon Jung made a presentation at the 22nd Korean Society of International Law Annual Conference. The title of her presentation is “the Law of the Sea and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS): focusing on the protection of the marine environment”. She introduced the CIL webinar series report on “the Implications
Youna Lyons was invited to observe the 49th GESAMP annual session held at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters in London, United Kingdom, from 5 to 9 September 2022, on the delegation of Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea Advisory Committee (ACOPS). The meeting was attended by several sponsoring organisations of GESAMP, including
CIL Research Associate Dita Liliansa’s blog entitled “Fishing and Fishing-Related Activities: A Deadly Mutualism in the IUU Fishing Chain” has been published by AsianSIL Voices – Asian Journal of International Law. In her blog, she discusses the role of fisheries support vessels in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated crimes and whether they
Youna Lyons, Cheng Ling Lim and Yulu Liu were invited to present on the ongoing project to develop a regional research network in the region of East Asian Seas, at the the 4th Meeting of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) Working Group on Marine Litter. The meeting was held in
