Ocean Law and Policy

Dita Liliansa presented at the “Symposium on the Evolution of the UNCLOS: Progress and Prospects”

CIL Research Fellow, Dita Liliansa, made a presentation on “Emerging Challenge to the UNCLOS and International Law” panel in the “Symposium on the Evolution of the UNCLOS: Progress and Prospects.” The symposium was organised by Centre for Rule of Ocean Law Studies and Centre for Polar and Deep Ocean Development, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. It …

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The Normative Porosity of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: From “Human Rights at Sea” to “Ocean-Climate Nexus”

Research Associate Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho has published as a preprint of the article titled ‘The Normative Porosity of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: From “Human Rights at Sea” to “Ocean-Climate Nexus”.’ The finalized article will be published in the Minnesota Journal of International Law in February 2025. In it, …

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Joel Ong presented at the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Oceans Special Edition

Joel Ong, CIL Research Assistant, participated as a speaker at the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Oceans Special Edition on 25 April 2024, organized by the Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA), the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE), Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen and the student associations Casus …

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Joel Ong spoke at the International Seminar on Maritime Cybersecurity

Joel Ong, CIL Research Assistant, spoke at the International Seminar on Maritime Cybersecurity: Formulating a Legal and Risk Management Framework in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 23 April 2024, organised by the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya and sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia and the Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Division, Malaysian Armed …

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The Law of the Sea and Disruptive Protests Against Deep Seabed Mining: The MV Coco Events

Research Associate Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho published a piece in Opinio Juris titled “The Law of the Sea and Disruptive Protests against Deep Seabed Mining: The MV Coco events.” He covered the recent events concerning Greenpeace protests on the high seas against the MV Coco, a research ship that was exploring the international seabed …

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NUS Student Visit to MPA Port Operations Control Centre, MPA POCC, 3 Apr 2024

Graciously hosted by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), on 3 April 2024, Prof Beckman and Joel Ong organized a visit of NUS Faculty of Law students in his International Regulation of Shipping class to the MPA Port Operations Control Centre. CIL researchers from the Ocean Law & Policy team also participated in …

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Joel Ong’s blog on ‘Decarbonization of International Shipping: Importance of Alternative ‘Green’ Fuels’ with GNHRE

Joel Ong published a blog post on ‘Decarbonization of International Shipping: Importance of Alternative ‘Green’ Fuels’ with the Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE) on 1 April 2024. It examines how the International Maritime Organization (IMO) – the United Nations specialized agency responsible for safe, secure and efficient shipping …

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