Public International Law
19 September 2017: CIL Research Assistant Rachel Tan Wins a Christopher Bathurst Prize
At a reception at the Asian Civilisations Museum on the evening of 19 September, Fountain Court Chambers announced the winners of the Christopher Bathurst Prize 2017. The prize is an annual writing competition, named in honour of the late Christopher Bathurst QC, who was a long-standing senior member of Fountain Court Chambers with strong ties …
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[CIL Supported Event] SIAC-CIL Academic-Practitioner Colloquium
[CIL Supported Event] SIAC-CIL Academic-Practitioner Colloquium Registration for this event is closed.
12 September 2017: CIL Director Lucy Reed Delivers John E.C. Brierley Memorial Lecture at McGill
On 12 September 2017, CIL Director Lucy Reed delivered the John E.C. Memorial Lecture at the McGill Faculty of Law in Montreal. The title of Lucy’s lecture was ‘International Dispute Resolution Courts: Retreat or Advance?’, and Professor Reed focused on the recent progress of the Singapore International Commercial Court. Lucy was introduced by McGill Dean …
11 September 2017: CIL Practice Fellow Ms Emily Choo Participated in a Young Public International Law Group Debate
On 11 September 2017, CIL Practice Fellow Ms Emily Choo participated, upon invitation, in a Young Public International Law Group (YPILG) debate. The YPILG is a network of young public international law (PIL) practitioners from law firms, the bar, international organisations, governments and academic institutions around the world. The purpose of YPILG is to connect …
24 August 2017: CIL’s Participation in the 6th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law
CIL participated in the 6th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) on 25–26 August 2017 in Seoul, Korea. The conference was organised by the AsianSIL, the Korea Chapter of the AsianSIL, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. The theme of the conference was ‘Asia and International …
7 July 2017: CIL Director Lucy Reed Speaks at the Inaugural Colloquium on International Law of the Asian Academy of International Law in Hong Kong
Carrie Lam delivering welcome remarks on 7 July 2017. After the Colloquium closing on 8 July 2017, from left to right: Prof Dr Albert Jan van den Berg (former President and Secretary-General of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute), Prof Reed, Dr Margaret Yang (former Director-General, World Health Organization), Mr Xie Zhenhua (Special Representative for Climate Change …
15 June 2017
On 15 June 2017, CIL Director Professor Lucy Reed spoke at the public seminar programme on ‘Investor-State Mediation: Perspectives from States, Mediators & Practitioners’ sponsored by ICSID and the American University Washington College of Law Center on International Commercial Arbitration. Lucy again presented the results of the CIL Survey, in the broader context of legitimate …
12 June 2017
On 12–14 June 2017, CIL Director Professor Lucy Reed and Research Assistant Seraphina Chew attended the inaugural Investor-State Mediator Training at World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC sponsored by the Bank’s International Centre for Investment Disputes (ICSID), the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), the International Mediation Institute, and the International Energy Charter (ECT). This …