27 October 2011 | CIL Seminar The Role of National Courts in Securing the Accountability of International Organizations Introduction The accountability of international organizations, and in particular the traditional public international law core aspect of their responsibility, is mainly relevant on the international level. Sometimes it may be put into effect by arbitration or other …
19 October 2011 | CIL Distinguished Speaker Series & Career Talk Career Talk: Dialogue with Mr Bilahari Kausikan, Perm Sec, MFA, Singapore Introduction In this interactive session, Mr Bilahari Kausikan, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared his insights on Singapore’s foreign policy, including on the role of international law, and answered any …
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18 October 2011 | Joint Seminar Climate Change and International Order: What Comes After Agenda 21? Introduction The 1992 “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro launched the world into an productive era of environmental conference diplomacy. The Commission on Sustainable Development began its annual meetings at UN headquarters on implementing the vision of sustainable development …
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4-7 October 2011 | Programme Launch & Dialogue Launch of Singapore WTO Chair and hosting of WTO Policy Dialogue Introduction CIL, the NUS Faculty of Law and the World Trade Organization (WTO) jointly hosted a reception on 4 October 2011 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel to commemorate the launch of the Singapore Chair of …
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26 September 2011 | CIL Seminar Corruption as a Violation of Human Rights: India’s Challenges to Establish a Rule of Law Society Introduction Corruption violates human rights, undermines the rule of law, distorts the development process, and dis-empowers the Indian state. While there are laws against corruption in India, the gap between the law in …
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 …
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 …
27 July 2011 | CIL Seminar Series The (Non) Use of Treaty Object and Purpose in Intellectual Property Disputes in the WTO Introduction Dispute Settlement Panels and the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have long been criticised for a ‘textual’ approach to treaty interpretation which focuses too much on the ordinary meaning …
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4th Annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights “The Rights of Women and Children The 4th Annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights “The Rights of Women and Children” was held from Monday, July 4 – Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Singapore. About the Workshop Organized by the Asian …
