Researchers' Activities
Joel Ong as Discussant at WMU Workshop on Emerging Technologies & the Law of the Sea
It was organised by the World Maritime University and Stockton Center for International Law at the U.S. Naval War College and supported by the Transport General Authority of Saudi Arabia.
Joel Ong spoke at InterAct Conference (“International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change”) in Copenhagen, Denmark
Joel Ong presented on highlights from his recent journal article published in the Carbon & Climate Law Review, entitled ‘Decarbonizing International Shipping at the IMO: Are Alternative Fuels The Way Forward?‘ in Session 1: Shipping and GHGs at the IMO, on the developments on ammonia and methanol as alternative fuels at the International Maritime Organization after the 2023 adoption of the Revised GHG Strategy.
Joel Ong was a Visiting Scholar with the Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen
Joel Ong, Visiting Scholar, Visiting Researcher Programme with CLIMA – Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 27-31 May 2024, https://jura.ku.dk/clima/news/2024/joel-ong-jie-hao/
Liu Yulu presented at the InterAct Conference International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change
Her presentation discussed the applicability of IMO regulations in regard to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fishing vessels and possible ways forward.
Joel Ong spoke at the Pre-University Law Symposium 2024 held at Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)
Joel Ong presented on ‘An Introduction to Maritime Law Careers in Singapore’.
Dita Liliansa, presented in the ‘6th Annual Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference’ held in the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Her article is readily accessible via open access at: https://brill.com/view/journals/apoc/8/2/article-p287_006.xml. She also participated in the ‘Special Sessions on the Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare’ on May 17, 2024.
Dita Liliansa spoke at the Maritime Security Roundtable organised by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra
The event focused on the theme “Threats from the Global Commons.” She shared her forthcoming article about “Threats to Commercial Shipping During International Armed Conflicts.”
Dita Liliansa participated at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Training Programme on “Responding to Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) by Sea
On October 26, 2023, Dita led a session on “Interception,” covering maritime zones, jurisdiction at sea, and grounds for interception under international law. The following day, October 27, 2023, Dita covered “Search and Rescue (SAR) at Sea” module, focusing on the international legal framework and the three phases of emergency set out in the SAR Convention. On both days, Dita also facilitated simulation exercises involving scenarios of smuggling of migrants by sea.
Emeritus Prof Robert Beckman participated in an International Forum on Ocean Governance and National Implementation in Taipei
His presentation was on “The Impact of the 2023 High Seas Treaty on Commercial Shipping”. For the abstract of this presentation and his PowerPoint slides, click here.
Dr Tara Davenport presented at the 14th Cooperation Forum: Co-operative Mechanism on Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Dr. Davenport presented on “UNCLOS, IMO and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships,” in Plenary Session 3 on Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessels.