Researchers' Activities
Dita Liliansa at the Inaugural Meeting of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Protection of People at Sea, and the ‘Conference on Jurisdiction and Its Contribution to the Protection of Human Rights at Sea
As a member of the Committee nominated by the ILA Singapore Branch, Dita will contribute to the Committee’s work for the next 4 (four) years, focusing on the jurisdiction of states for the purpose of protecting people at sea.
Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Symposium on Law of the Sea: Climate Change and Other Recent Developments
This event, co-organized by the Lauterpacht Centre with the Institute of Juridical and Political Sciences at the University of Lisbon, focused on important recent developments in the area of the law of the sea.
Liu Yulu participated in the Fifth ERIA’s Expert Working Group Meeting on Marine Plastic Debris, Bangkok
This expert working group meeting invited participants from academia, government and industries to set the stage for the next steps towards the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), and to discuss the establishment of a working group on extended producer responsibility (EPR) to enhance waste management in ASEAN member states.
Danielle Yeow at the 7th Session of the Open Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 (OEWG)
The CIL delivered a statement at the dedicated stakeholder session on 6 Mar 2024, available on the UNODA’s conference website here (CIL – 7th Session).
Dita Liliansa spoke at the “Maritime Law and Governance” panel session for the ASEAN-Australia Maritime Cooperation Forum
The panel discussed various legal issues in Southeast Asia and lessons/best practices on regional maritime cooperation.
27 February 2024: Nivedita S Presents at the “UN75+3 at NTU: Sustainable Global Levelling Up” Conference
The Role of Technology, Policy and Communities in Reducing Inequalities”, organised by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and held virtually on 27 February 2023.
Daniel Pakpahan served as judge in the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition – Türkiye and Nepal National Rounds
The Nepal National Rounds was held in Kathmandu from 1 to 3 March 2024. Daniel judged the preliminary rounds and the semifinal round of the competition. Eleven teams participated in this year’s competition, a record high in the history of Jessup Nepal, and the national champion title went to Kathmandu School of Law. National champions will compete in the White & Case Jessup International Rounds in Washington, DC, USA, on 30 March to 6 April 2024.
Dr Tan Hsien-Li presented at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, Singapore
Dr Tan Hsien-Li presented the draft of her forthcoming chapter “Staying the Course in ASEAN’s Rules-based Order: Realizing the AEC’s ‘Single Market and Production Base’ Amid Global Turbulence” at the “Post-2025 ASEAN Economic Community: Rules-based Ordering”, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, Singapore, 26 February 2024 and 8 December 2023.
CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Conference “Immunity of State’s Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction” Organized by Washington College of Law from 19 – 20 February 2024
More about the event at the link: https://www.wcl.american.edu/news-events/news/experts-examine-state-responses-to-new-un-articles/
6 – 9 February 2024: Research Fellow Nivedita S Attends OSPAR’s Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) Meeting
She was part of the delegation of the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS), a non-governmental organisation with observer status with the OSPAR Commission.