A seminar jointly organised by the Centre for International Law and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Moderated by Professor Tommy Koh. Opening speakers: Ambassador Fabrice Filliez, Ambassador of Switzerland to Singapore; Ms Biljana Milosevic, Head of Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kuala Lumpur; Dr Nilufer Oral, Director, Centre …
A seminar organised by CIL. Moderated by Professor Simon Chesterman, CIL Deputy Chairman and Dean of the Faculty of Law, NUS Speakers: Professor Kanti Bajpal, Director, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Mr Steven Okun, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates Ms Tina Datta, Head, Republicans Overseas in Singapore Professor …
A seminar organised by CIL and the International Law Association Singapore chapter. Speakers: Professor Jovan Kurbalija, Executive Director, DiploFoundation, Head, Geneva Internet Platform Bojana Bellamy, President, Centre for Information Policy Leadership Rajesh Sreenivasan, Head, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Associate Professor Warren Chik, Deputy Director, Centre for AI and Data …
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Associate Director Sharon Seah gave a presentation on the role of the academic sector in climate governance at the International Workshop on Partnership to Strengthen Transparency and Co-Innovation (PaSTI), which was held on 7–8 November in Manila, Philippines. The academic sector possesses institutional capacities, intellectual resources and ability to conduct cutting-edge research. These are strengths …
CIL Workshop on Academic Scholarship by Professor J H H Weiler Introduction This practical workshop, intended for scholars in the early stages of their career, has two principal purposes: First, to offer guidance on research agenda setting and various research approaches and methodologies. It was designed to explore different potentialities for research and writing projects, …
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The most important meeting in the world takes place each year in New York. This is the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It is attended by the leaders and representatives of the 193 member states. The UNGA is the closest thing we have to a ‘parliament’ of the world, where every …
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Associate Director Sharon Seah and Research Associate Amiel Ian Valdez participated in the Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) from 2nd to 6th September in Bangkok. The APCW was organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in partnership with global and regional organisations. The meeting’s goals are to discuss recommendations to boost regional …
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CIL Turns 10! Participation in this celebration is strictly by invitation.
A recent initiative to adopt the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights (BHRT) is an attempt to correct the imbalance between rights and obligations of corporations in the field of human rights. While companies regularly invoke human rights to defend their interests, they lack corresponding obligations to respect and uphold such rights throughout their …
This is a very special year for Singapore. First, we are celebrating the 54th anniversary of Singapore’s Independence. Second, we are commemorating the 200th anniversary of the British East India Company setting up a trading post in Singapore. Third, we are also reflecting on our pre-colonial history, which stretches back 700 years to the 14th …
