Researchers' Activities
25 February 2021: Research fellow Arron N Honniball at the 2020 DILA International Conference: Reshaping International Law in the Asian Century
Research fellow Arron N Honniball presented a draft paper, ‘Traditional Fishing Rights and a Customary Law Right of Access to Port: Arbitral Awards from Eritrea – Yemen to the South China Sea’.
16 – 17 November 2020: CIL Research Associate Dita Liliansa at the 12th South China Sea International Conference
Dita spoke at the Special Session on Young Leaders’ Perspective and co-led a discussion on the “ASEAN’s Post-2025 Vision: What are the Roles ASEAN is Expected to Play in the South China Sea” at the Next-Generation Leaders Session.
11 December 2020: CIL Research Fellow, Dawoon Jung at the 5th International Conference on Ocean Law and Policy – Policy, Law, Economy, and Risks of Offshore Wind Power Energy
CIL Research Fellow, Dawoon Jung, presented online at the 5th International Conference on Ocean Law and Policy – Policy, Law, Economy, and Risks of Offshore Wind Power Energy on 11 Dec 2020.
9 December 2020: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Participated at the Land-to-Ocean Leadership Programme Seminar on Science, Society and Ocean Governance
The Land-to-Ocean Leadership Programme is a three-year research and capacity-building programme sponsored by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) and the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of Germany.
The Programme aims to promote land-to-ocean leadership opportunities in the broader context of implementing the Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in recognition of the interconnectivity of Land-to-Ocean-flows. In order to develop governance and sustainable management options that are practically oriented yet responsive to dynamic processes, the programme will foster a better understanding of the interconnected character of terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems flowing from source to sea.
The main purpose of this interactive seminar is to engage with a wider expert group to provide comments on the four PhD candidate research projects. A further objective is to provide an update on the progress made with their research programme to date. This event is organized by the World Maritime University and supported by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
For more info on the seminar and the programme, please visit the website:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UEQ8aE1V8SW1u06LCPQ_RBfgXE7JidjM/view
3 December 2020: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Fifth International Conference on the Law of the Sea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea held the Fifth International Conference on the Law of the Sea from December 3 to 4, 2020. The International Conference on the Law of the Sea has been held since 2016 to discuss the latest trends and progress in the research on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which regulates the peaceful usage of the sea and fair and effective utilization of its resources, and on the jurisprudence of relevant international organizations.
The theme for this year’s conference is Regional Cooperation and Marine Environmental Protection under the UNCLOS Regime. The first session of the conference covered the topic on “Duty of Cooperation under the UNCLOS Regime”. Dr Oral spoke on “The duty to cooperate under Part XII of UNCLOS and the protection and conservation of biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction”.
Other speakers who spoke alongside with Dr Oral include Amb. Markiyan Kulyk (ITLOS), Prof LEE Seok-Woo (Inha University), Judge Oscar Cabello Sarubbi (ITLOS) and Prof KIM Hyun Jung (Yonsei University).
This conference is co-organised with International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea and The Korean Society of International Law. For more information on the conference: https://www.icls.or.kr:43722/main/index.php
1 December 2020: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Participated at the Global Stakeholders’ Consultation on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Implications for Toxics and Human Rights
From 7 to 18 December 2020, The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos Orellana, will hold an institutional visit to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
In view of his upcoming visit to the IMO, the Special Rapporteur, Dr Marcos A. Orellana, invited stakeholders of the mandate, including civil society organizations, defenders of human rights and academics, to an online, focused stakeholders’ consultation on the IMO and implications for toxics and human rights.
Dr Oral was one of the experts invited to participate in the consultation, which aimed to inform the Special Rapporteur’s in preparation of his visit. It assessed and analyzed the work of the IMO in order to identify current issues and areas of improvement, as well as good practices.
More info at: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Environment/ToxicWastes/Pages/SRToxicWastesIndex.aspx
28 November 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Speaks at Fourth Brazilian Congress of the Law of the Sea
Dr Oral spoke at the Fourth Brazilian Congress of the Law of the Sea (IV Congresso Brasileiro de Direito do Mar), which was held online from 26 to 28 November. The event was co-organised by the Center for Studies in Law of the Sea (CEDMAR) at University of São Paulo and the Brazilian Academy of International Law (ABDI).
Dr Oral spoke on THE CURRENT STATE OF NEGOTIATIONS ON MGRS FOR THE BBNJ AGREEMENT.
27 November to 1 December 2020: CIL Research Associate Dita Liliansa at the 107th Session of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
Dita was a member of the delegation for the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS), a Non-Governmental Organisations in a Consultative Status with the IMO.
17 November 2020: CIL Director Nilüfer Oral Speaks at Panel Organised by Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN and the Independent International Legal Advocates
On the occasion of the inter-sessional period in the negotiations of an international legally binding agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction – BBNJ, Dr Nilüfer Oral spoke at an online panel discussion on ‘A Dispute Settlement Mechanism for the BBNJ Instrument’. The event was organised by the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations and the Independent International Legal Advocates.
16 – 20 November 2020: CIL Research Associate Dita Liliansa at the 75th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
Dita was a member of the delegation for the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS), a Non-Governmental Organisations in a Consultative Status with the IMO.