Ocean Law and Policy

Strengthening the Area-Based Management Tools on the High Seas through Shipping-Related Measures

Trung Nguyen CIL Senior Research Fellow Dr. Trung Nguyen (co-authored with Dr. Dawoon Jung) published a journal article entitled “Strengthening the Area-Based Management Tools on the High Seas through Shipping-Related Measures” at the Ocean Development & International Law Journal. The article examines how shipping-related measures adopted through the International Maritime Organization can support the establishment […]

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Home State Jurisdiction over Corporate Harms at Sea in Fisheries in Southeast Asia

Dita Liliansa Dita Liliansa’s latest article, “Home State Jurisdiction over Corporate Harms at Sea in Fisheries in Southeast Asia,” has just been published in Ocean Development and International Law as part of the Special Issue on Protection of Fishers in Southeast Asia under International Law. The publication stems from a collaboration between the CIL NUS and UNSW Sydney and is

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Protecting Critical Maritime Infrastructure: A Multi-Domain Approach to Maritime Security Governance

Su Wai Mon CIL Research Fellow Su Wai Mon published a commentary entitled “Protecting Critical Maritime Infrastructure: A Multi-Domain Approach to Maritime Security Governance”. This commentary examines how emerging threats across physical, cyber, undersea, and space domains are creating unprecedented risks to critical maritime infrastructure. It argues that proactive and coordinated action by industry, regulators,

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Dr Youna Lyons on How the BBNJ Agreement may stimulate changes to IMO’s approach and regulation on area-based shipping measures and EIAs

This seminar will be moderated by Dr Nguyen Thanh Trung Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Law and Policy, NUS Centre for International Law Abstract: The entry into force of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ

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CIL Workshop on The Law of the Sea and the International Regulation of Shipping: Law, Policy and Practice

CIL Workshop on The Law of the Sea and the International Regulation of Shipping: Law, Policy and Practice Tuesday, 14 April – Wednesday, 15 April 2026 | Four Points by Sheraton, Singapore The Ocean Law and Policy Team at the Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore, convened a workshop titled The Law

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Liu Yulu participated in the 12th Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium, held in Melbourne, Australia

CIL Research Fellow Liu Yulu participated in the 12th Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium, held in Melbourne, Australia, from 4 to 6 February 2026. Yulu spoke in Session 8B, “Governing Seas under International and National Laws.” Her presentation discussed the management of ghost gear, with a focus on plastic pollution from small-scale fisheries in the

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Liu Yulu participated in the NUS x The Ocean Cleanup event, Towards Healthy Oceans: Regional Collaboration on Plastic Pollution, Ocean Science and Blue Finance in Southeast Asia

CIL Research Fellow Liu Yulu participated in the NUS x The Ocean Cleanup event, Towards Healthy Oceans: Regional Collaboration on Plastic Pollution, Ocean Science and Blue Finance in Southeast Asia, held in Singapore from 31 January to 1 February 2026. Yulu was a panellist in Panel 1, “Marine Plastic Research in Southeast Asia: The State of

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Ensuring Cybersecurity in Ports for Major Port States in Southeast Asia

CIL Research Fellow Su Wai Mon has co-authored an article titled “Ensuring Cybersecurity in Ports for Major Port States in Southeast Asia” in the Blue Security Maritime Affair Series. This paper examines the growing importance of cybersecurity in ports within major Southeast Asian port states, focusing on the practices of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It

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