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International Conference on Air Transport, Air Law and Regulation

International Conference on Air Transport, Air Law and Regulation CIL co-organised the prestigious International Conference on Air Transport, Air Law and Regulation conference with McGill University’s Institute of Air & Space Law (IASL) and the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) from 24 to 26 May 2010. This conference addressed critical issues facing civil aviation with a …

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Funds for Development: Structures and Governance of Multilateral Financial Development Institutions (MDFIs)

25 April 2011 | CIL Seminar Series & Book Launch Funds for Development: Structures and Governance of Multilateral Financial Development Institutions (MDFIs) Introduction One of the focal questions of current development discussions is the question of how multilateral organizations provide funds for development through their concessional windows. Funds for Development: Multilateral Channels of Concessional Financing, …

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Lisbon Treaty on Foreign Policy

24 February 2011 | CIL-EU Centre Joint Seminar Lisbon Treaty on Foreign Policy Introduction In this lecture, Mr Jean-Claude Piris elucidated why the original 1957 Treaty of Rome excluded mention of foreign policy, how it eventually became politically possible in the 1992 Treaty of the European Union (Maastricht Treaty), and the evolution of foreign policy …

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Producing, constructing and implementing law: The EU integration experience

24 February 2011 | CIL-EU Centre Joint Seminar Producing, constructing and implementing law: The EU integration experience Introduction States deciding to go beyond mere cooperation and to achieve integration have to learn that planning a common task implies that they each accept no longer to decide unilaterally on the measures required to realise their shared …

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The Politics of Trade and Globalization and the Use of Trade Laws in Response

22 February 2011 | CIL Supported Seminar The Politics of Trade and Globalization and the Use of Trade Laws in Response   Introduction What are the factors that bear upon the politics of trade and globalization, and how do governments and private parties alike respond to intensified global competition? In this public lecture, Ambassador Barshefsky …

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The Importance of International Law to Singapore’s Foreign Policy

14 January 2011 | CIL Distinguished Speaker Series The Importance of International Law to Singapore’s Foreign Policy Introduction Mr Peter Ho, the former Head of the Singapore Civil Service and the former Permanent Secretary of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke on the importance of international law for Singapore’s foreign policy on 14 January …

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Fly Me to the Moon: Legal, Regulatory and Policy Challenges of Commercial Human Spaceflight

22 December 2010 | CIL Seminar Series Fly Me to the Moon: Legal, Regulatory and Policy Challenges of Commercial Human Spaceflight   Introduction Market forecasts of the commercial human spaceflight industry place its net annual revenue in excess of USD$1 billion by 2020. This seminar examined the legal, regulatory and policy challenges in the context …

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Humanitarian Intervention After Libya

22 August 2011 | CIL Seminar Series Humanitarian Intervention After Libya Introduction The Security Council-authorized action in Libya began as a mission to save civilians but quickly appeared to become more than that. As military operations continue, this is becoming a test case of the doctrine of “Responsibility to Protect”. A key question is whether …

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The Expertise of Environmental Lawyers

22 August 2011 | This was a joint seminar between CIL & APCEL (Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law) The Expertise of Environmental Lawyers Introduction Agreement over a definition of environmental law has proved elusive. Likewise, there has been ongoing intellectual dissatisfaction with the state of the subject. This has led to a situation in which …

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