Ocean Law and Policy

CIL-ANCORS e-Training Course on Alternative Resolutions to Maritime Boundary Disputes 2021

From 20 to 24 September 2021, the Centre for International Law (CIL) and Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) organized an e-Training Course on Alternative Resolutions to Maritime Boundary Disputes with the generous and invaluable support from the US Department of State and Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There were 58 participants

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7-8 July 2021: Prof Robert Beckman Lectures for ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre on Piracy and Safety of Maritime Navigation

On 7 and 8 July 2021 Prof Robert Beckman gave lectures to officers from the 20 contracting parties to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Countering Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). The lectures were part of the capacity-building programme of the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (IFC) based in Singapore. The lecture on

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8 June 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Was Invited by the AEGEAN INSTITUTE OF THE LAW OF THE SEA AND MARITIME LAW to Speak at the E-Conference on World Oceans Day Titled “Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in the Oceans in the 21st Century”

Moderator: Maria Gavouneli, Associate Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law & Athens PIL, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens   Speakers included: Jordan Diamond, Executive Director, Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) and Co-Director, Law of the Sea Institute, University of California Berkeley Non-States Parties and Settlement of Disputes Maurice K. Kamga,

8 June 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Was Invited by the AEGEAN INSTITUTE OF THE LAW OF THE SEA AND MARITIME LAW to Speak at the E-Conference on World Oceans Day Titled “Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in the Oceans in the 21st Century” Read More »

2-3 June 2021: CIL Research Associate, Dita Liliansa at the 2021 US-Indonesia Security Dialogue

CIL Research Associate, Dita Liliansa, participated in the 2021 US-Indonesia Security Dialogue, organised by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Pacific Forum. She spoke in the Second Session on “Advancing Maritime Security and Stability in Asia’s Maritime Commons.” The event took place online from 2 to 3 June 2021.

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1-2 June 2021: Emeritus Professor Robert Beckman at the 3rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Workshop on Implementing UNCLOS and other International Instruments

Robert Beckman participated in the 3rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Workshop on Implementing UNCLOS and other International Instruments to address Emerging Issues. The Workshop was held on 1-2 June as a mixed event in Vietnam and via Video Conference. Prof Beckman spoke in Session 1 on Emerging Challenges in the Maritime Domain. His presentation was

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25 May 2021: Research Fellow Dawoon Jung at the Asian Society of International Law 2021 – 8th Biennial Conference

Dawoon Jung presented virtually at the Asian Society of International Law 2021 – 8th Biennial Conference on COVID-19 and International Shipping: Ship Inspections, Surveys and Certificates This presentation examined to what extent flag States fulfil their obligations to ensure mandatory inspections and certifications during the COVID-19 pandemic and whether there remain gaps. In particular, it

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CIL-ASIL Academic-Practitioner Colloquium on Maritime Delimitation as a Judicial Process

The NUS Centre for International Law (CIL) and the International Courts and Tribunals Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL ICTIG) will be co-organising an Academic-Practitioner Colloquium on Massimo Lando’s Maritime Delimitation as a Judicial Process (Cambridge University Press, 2019). Modelled on a format used at Essex Court Chambers and in the

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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal The Centre for International Law, in cooperation with the National Environment Agency (NEA), has successfully concluded a foundational course on the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Held on 26 and 27 April

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