Researchers' Activities
Dr. Tara Davenport was invited to give a lecture at the 2022 inaugural UN-Singapore Cyber Fellowship Programme
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Tara Davenport was invited to give a lecture on ‘Cyberspace and International Law’ at the 2022 inaugural UN-Singapore Cyber Fellowship Programme from 1 – 6 August 2022 in Singapore.
29 July 2022: Brian Chang and Tensin Studer Presented at the AsianSIL Junior Scholars Workshop
CIL Research Associate Brian Chang and former Research Assistant Tensin Studer presented a conference paper on “What Investor-State Mediation Can Learn from UNCLOS Conciliation: Lessons from the Timor Sea Conciliation” at the Junior Scholars Workshop of the Asian Society for International Law (AsianSIL)’s 2022 Regional Conference in Nepal, co-organised by CIL’s Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia (TRILA) team.
29 July 2022: TRILA team and CIL colleagues co-organised and participated in the Junior Scholar Workshop of the Asian SIL Nepal Conference
The Workshop is a part of this year’s Nepal Regional Conference by Asian Society of International Law.
Vu Hai Dang moderated at the Technical Workshop on Developing a Report on Rapid Readiness Assessment to Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy in Viet Nam
The Conference was organised by the United Nations Environment Programme, Viet Nam Administration of Seas and Islands – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Australian Centre for Ocean Resources and Security – University of Wollongong, Centre for International Law of Sea and Maritime Law – National University of Viet Nam in Hanoi.
26 July 2022: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited by the American University Washington College of Law to Speak at the “Sea Level Rise and International Law Conference” Which was held from 26-27 July 2022.
Dr Oral was invited to present a paper at a conference on Sea Level Rise and International Law: Assessing its Impacts on the Americas during the 73rd Session of the International Law Commission (ILC).
25 July 2022 Prof Robert Beckman participated virtually in a Workshop in Beijing, China on the 20th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC)
Prof Beckman was one of 10 speakers in Session III. In his presentation he argued the COC should contain a “non-prejudice” clause similar to that in Article VII of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty. He argued that such a clause would enable the parties to cooperate on matters of common interest without being seen as either acquiescing to or recognizing the legitimacy of the sovereignty and maritime claims of other States or as renouncing or giving up their own sovereignty claims and maritime claims in the South China Sea.
20 July 2022: On biodiversity, we’ve done disastrously. On climate change, the window’s closing: Tommy Koh
The global community has failed to stop biodiversity loss, and people do not realise the impact of this persistent trend, warns veteran diplomat, law professor and environmentalist Tommy Koh.
Dr. Tara Davenport gave an online lecture at Kadir Has International Law of the Sea Academy held in Turkey
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Tara Davenport gave an online lecture on 19 July 2022 submarine cables and pipelines at the Kadir Has International Law of the Sea Academy held in Turkey from 18 to 29 July 2022.
15 July 2022: Amiel Valdez was invited again to serve as a Mentor at Ateneo de Manila University Law School’s Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis Workshop
The workshop is part of one of Ateneo Law School’s longest traditions, i.e., the Introduction to Law (ITL) programme for incoming law students.
Dr. Tara Davenport presented at the 2022 IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Tara Davenport presented at the 2022 IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium on ‘Common Heritage of Humankind (CHH) as a basis for Environmental Governance’ on 13 July 2022.