Ocean Law and Policy

Youna Lyons and Yulu Liu from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme were invited to participate to the 3rd Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)’s Experts Working Group (EWG) on Marine Plastic Debris Meeting, in Jakarta Indonesia, 8-9 November 2022

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 and Yulu Liu from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme were invited to participate to the 3rd Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)’s Experts Working Group (EWG) on Marine Plastic Debris Meeting, in Jakarta Indonesia, 8-9 November 2022 Read More »

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 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

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. Read More »

Fishing kills at least 24,000 fishers every year – yet most countries are still refusing to adopt international safety rules.

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.  

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Dr Dawoon Jung presented at the 22nd Korean Society of International Law Annual Conference on 22 October 2022

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

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Researchers from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme are engaging with the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP)

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

Researchers from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme are engaging with the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) Read More »

Dita Liliansa, “Fishing and Fishing-Related Activities: A Deadly Mutualism in the IUU Fishing Chain,” AsianSIL Voices – Asian Journal of International Law.

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

Dita Liliansa, “Fishing and Fishing-Related Activities: A Deadly Mutualism in the IUU Fishing Chain,” AsianSIL Voices – Asian Journal of International Law. Read More »

Researchers from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme spoke at the 4th Meeting of the COBSEA Working Group on Marine Litter.

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

Researchers from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme spoke at the 4th Meeting of the COBSEA Working Group on Marine Litter. Read More »

Dita Liliansa, Sea Turtles Protection in Southeast Asia: Linkages and Role of Soft Law Instruments in the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Vol. 37(4) (2022).

CIL Research Associate Dita Liliansa’s article entitled ‘Sea Turtles Protection in Southeast Asia: Linkages and Role of Soft Law Instruments in the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention’ has been published by the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Volume 37(4) (2022). In her article, she investigates the role of regional soft

Dita Liliansa, Sea Turtles Protection in Southeast Asia: Linkages and Role of Soft Law Instruments in the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Vol. 37(4) (2022). Read More »

ITLOS WORKSHOP FOR LEGAL ADVISORS

12-16 September 2022: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Was Invited to Speak at the ITLOS Workshop for Legal Advisors in Hamburg On 11 September 2022, Judge Albert Hoffmann, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), opened the inaugural ITLOS Workshop for Legal Advisers (sponsored by the Republic of Korea) on

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Yulu Liu, Cheng Ling Lim and Youna Lyons presented at the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC)

Yulu Liu and Cheng Ling Lim and Youna Lyons from CIL Ocean Law and Policy Programme presented at the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC), held in Busan South Korea, 18-23 September 2022.  Cheng Ling Lim presented the ongoing work for a regional research inventory (RRI 2.0) and the online data visualisation platform. It has

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