Ocean Law and Policy

CIL Oceans Team at 45th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy: UNCLOS at 40, 16 – 18 March 2022

CIL was a supporting organization of the 45th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy ‘UNCLOS at 40’ organized and sponsored by the US Naval War College, Maritime Institute of Malaysia, World Maritime University and the Korean Maritime Institute and held on Zoom from 16th – 18 March 2022 (agenda). CIL organized a panel on ‘Emerging Challenges

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6-11 February 2022: CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa at Basel Winter Arbitration School 2022 (Arbitration Lab)

CIL Research Associate Maria Pia Benosa recently completed the inaugural course of the Basel Winter Arbitration School 2022 (Arbitration Lab) at the Law Faculty of the University of Basel from 6-11 February 2022. Joined by both in-person and online participants from over 15 countries, Arbitration Lab featured lectures on key areas relevant to ocean law and policy

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Youna Lyons, Lim Cheng Ling, and Yulu Liu spoke at the 2nd ERIA’s Experts Working Group (EWG) on Marine Plastic Debris Meeting

Youna Lyons, Lim Cheng Ling, and Yulu Liu, PhD, from the Ocean Law and Policy Programme of the Centre for International Law, were invited as speakers to the 2nd ERIA’s Experts Working Group (EWG) on Marine Plastic Debris Meeting initiated by the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (RKC-MPD). The online meeting held on

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Youna Lyons at Track 1.5 Dialogue on Marine Scientific Research: Comparing and Reviewing Approval Process and Framework (Chatham House Rules)

Youna Lyons, Visiting Associate Professor, Centre for International Law, was invited as a reactor in a Track 1.5 Dialogue on Marine Scientific Research held under the Chatham House Rules and organised by the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines and the United States Embassy to the Philippines. The online meeting was framed

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MPA Academy-CIL Webinar on Ship Inspections and Certificates during the COVID-19 Pandemic – on Zoom

The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected international shipping. To contain the pandemic, many port States have imposed border restrictions. This makes it challenging for States to fulfil their IMO obligations to conduct ship inspections and issue statutory certificates. Co-organised by MPA Academy and CIL, this webinar will discuss how different actors in the shipping industry

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International Law Consequences of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Lecture on 22 December 2021

22 December 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Give a Lecture at the Marine Law and Policy Research Centre of the Istanbul Bilgi University, Titled “International Law Consequences of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise” More about the event at: International Law Consequences of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise, 22 December

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“Looking Ahead to the CBD COP15: Opportunities and Challenges Posed by Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs)” organized in conjunction with the Asian Environmental Law Congress On 13 December 2021

13 December 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Event “Looking Ahead to the CBD COP15: Opportunities and Challenges Posed by Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs)” Organized in Conjunction with the Asian Environmental Law Congress The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental

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