Researchers' Activities
20 June 2022: CIL Director Dr Nilufer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Conference “Climate Change and International Law: The Promise of an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice” – A Joint Initiative of Blue Ocean Law and Leiden University
Dr Nilufer Oral was one of the panellists at the session “Bringing Climate Change Before International Courts and Tribunals”
Danielle Yeow moderated the second session of the US-ASEAN cyber and digital dialogue jointly convened with Columbia University’s SIPA and NTU’s RSiS on 15 June 2022
Participants (from public and private sector and academia/think tanks) had a robust and engaging discussion on the cyber and hybrid threat lessons from the Russia/Ukraine crisis, and the misinformation threat landscape in the South East Asian region.
9 June 2022 – Emeritus Professor Robert Beckman presented at Volterra Fietta Virtual Seminar on UNCLOS at 40 titled “Dispute Resolution under UNCLOS”
Prof Beckman spoke on the role of the dispute settlement system in clarifying ambiguous provisions and responding to technological developments.
9 June 2022: CIL Director Dr Nilufer Oral was Invited to Speak at one of the Side Events of the First Global Meeting of National Focal Points.
Dr Oral spoke at Side Event 7: The Role of Global Networks Of Legal Experts And Practitioners To Assist In Designing And Implementing Legal Responses To Address The Triple Planetary Crisis.
Danielle Yeow at the “Ocean and Climate Dialogue: East Asian Seas’ Response to the Global Climate Change Challenge”
The dialogue contributes to the Sea East Asia region’s contribution to promoting climate – ocean dialogues and follows up on PEMSEA’s country partners’ reaffirmation of their commitment to the blue economy and support global efforts to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement with mitigation and adaptation as crucial underlying principles in accelerating the blue economy.
7 June 2022: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Webinar on “Rising Sea Levels and AALCO Member States: Perils and Protection under International Law” Organized by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
Dr Oral spoke at the session on “Rising Sea Levels: The Role of International Organizations”.
Tan Hsien-Li presented at the 2022 Sokol Colloquium on Comparative Human Rights Law
Shen presented her draft chapter on “The Human Rights System of Southeast Asia” for the Oxford Handbook on Comparative Human Rights Law.
Tan Hsien-Li at the International Committee of the Red Cross 2022 Regional International Humanitarian Law Academic Roundtable
The roundtable was titled Pens to Practice: A Regional Exchange on Strengthening the Academic Circles’ Impact on IHL Implementation.
Emeritus Professor Robert Beckman at the 2022 APOLIA Conference “UNCLOS in Asia-Pacific: 40 Years and Onwards”
Prof Beckman made a presentation in Session 3, Navigational Regimes and Enforcement of Coastal State Jurisdiction.
Research Associate Dita Liliansa participated in the 2022 APOLIA Conference: “UNCLOS in Asia-Pacific: 40 Years and Onwards”
The title of her presentation was “A Quest for Meaning: Interpretation of Article 73(3) of UNCLOS by Indonesian Supreme Court”