Researchers' Activities
A/Prof. Ayelet Berman to lead Asia Centre for Health Security’s law and governance program
The Straits Times featured an article about the launch of the new Centre. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-s-pore-based-think-tank-asia-centre-for-health-security-to-prepare-region-for-biological-threats
Ayelet Berman presented at the Reconstructing the Legal Framework for Global Health Governance in the Post-Pandemic Era symposium
At the event, Dr. Berman presented on The WHO Pandemic Agreement and International Health Regulations (IHR): Implementation Challenges and Approaches.
Duke-NUS Asia Pathogen Genomics Initiative
The aim is to accelerate genomic sequencing for infectious disease surveillance and public health utility across south and southeast Asia. CIL serves as a legal knowledge partner.
Asian Health Law Association
The Association is the first of its kind endeavour to create a regional network to advance collaboration, research, law and policy concerning health in Asia.
Ayelet Berman spoke at the 9th Annual Meeting of the International Organizations Partnership
The International Organizations Partnership is a network of international organizations working towards the development of better international rule-making. Ayelet Berman spoke about how the international system could be reformed to respond faster and with greater agility to future pandemics.
Ayelet Berman spoke at the World One Health Congress
At a panel on policy aspects of One Health, Ayelet Berman presented her thoughts on the role of voluntary licensing and technology transfer contracts in advancing equitable access to vaccines in developing countries.
Ayelet Berman spoke at the Global Health Security Conference 2022
At a panel on “Global Law on Pandemic Prevention”, Ayelet Berman spoke on “The international Law and Governance of One Health”. She presented the preliminary findings of the work of the International Law Association Steering Committee on One Health, of which she is a member.
Ayelet Berman lectured on International Organizations and Future of Global Health Law
This lecture was part of the Jindal University’s Colloquium on ‘Challenges to Global Governance and Humanities in the 21st Century’.
22 July 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Was Invited by the Washington College of Law to Speak at the Webinar Titled “Global Health Law and the Role of the World Health Organization and the International Law Commission”
The experts who spoke at this webinar included:
Steven Solomon, Principal Legal Officer, World Health Organization (WHO).
Moderator: Claudio Grossman, Member, United Nations International Law Commission (UN ILC). Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus R. Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law, AUWCL.
Patrícia Galvão Teles, Member, United Nations International Law Commission (UN ILC). Professor, Autonomous University of Lisbon. Co-Director, Singapore CIL Academy International Law.
Nguyen Hong Thao, Member, United Nations International Law Commission (UN ILC). Professor Associate in Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and National University of Hanoi.
Charles Jalloh, Member, United Nations International Law Commission (UN ILC). Professor of Law, Florida International University.
Nilufer Oral, Member, United Nations International Law Commission (UN ILC). Director, Centre for Intl Law National University of Singapore (NUS).
A recording of the webinar can be accessed here: Event Recording