Researchers' Activities
Denise Cheong Participates in a Seminar on Global Energy Megatrends
This seminar was held at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University on Friday, 7 June 2024.
Danielle Yeow on Advisory Board of project “The Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law in Cyberspace: A Practical Guide for States”
The practical handbook aims to offer guidance on developing national or common positions on international law as it applies to cyberspace.
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.
Dr Nilufer Oral elected as member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law
Dr Nilufer Oral was elected to be a member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law in January 2024 and participated in her first meeting in The Hague on 24 May 2024.
Nilüfer Oral spoke at was Invited to be a Panelist for ITLOS
More about the case at the link: C31_Adv_Op_21.05.2024_orig.pdf (itlos.org)
Nilufer Oral was invited to speak at the Symposium on Investors’ Obligations in International Law in Geneva
Dr Oral spoke on Environmental Protection at the panel “Investor Obligations Cluster I: Global Stewards”.
Danielle Yeow invited to brief delegations on the topic of International Law during the dedicated thematic session by the Chair of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communcations Technologies (2021-2025)
The briefing was structured around the Chair’s guiding questions and was followed by an interactive dialogue with delegations and experts.
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 at the ‘Changing Dynamics in Southeast Asian Maritime Affairs’ Dialogue
She delivered introductory remarks for Session 4 on “Non-Traditional Maritime Security Issues: Combating Piracy, Illegal Fishing and Human Trafficking,” focusing on the forced labor and trafficking aspects of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Daniel Pakpahan presented at the “Trinity College Dublin Symposium on Climate Change and Migration”
Research Associate Daniel Nicholas Pakpahan presented a paper titled “Sea-level rise and migration: Beyond the mainstream international law vocabulary” at the Trinity College Dublin Symposium on Climate Change and Migration.
Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Coordinating Workshop for Arab Countries on the High Seas Treaty – A Race for Ratification
Nilufer spoke on 29 April 2024, on the topic “Capacity Building and Transfer of Marine Technology”.
Joel Ong presented at the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Oceans Special Edition
Joel Ong presented his key findings and research on climate change and shipping at the IMO, entitled: ‘Developments, Barriers, Prospects of Mitigating Shipping’s Impact on Climate Change at the IMO: A Diachronic Approach’.
Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the International Law Colloquium Organized by the Geneva Graduate Institute
Nilufer spoke on the topic: “Sea-Level Rise Developments in the United Nations”.
Danielle Yeow spoke at a panel discussion on “International Law” at the UN-Singapore Cyber Fellowship Programme
The programme brought together high level national cybersecurity officials from 22 countries in an inter-disciplinary programme to enhance expertise in overseeing cyber and digital security policy-making, strategies and operations.
Dita Liliansa presented at the “Symposium on the Evolution of the UNCLOS: Progress and Prospects”
She discussed the progress and prospects of protecting the human rights of fishers in Southeast Asia, and how law of the sea and international human rights law can better interact.