Researchers' Activities
17 February 2021: Research Associate Nivedita S Participates in IAEA Webinar on ‘Experiences of Member States in Building Regulatory Framework for the Oversight of Nuclear Power Plants’’
Research Associate Nivedita S participated in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s webinar on ‘Experiences of Member States in Building Regulatory Framework for the Oversight of Nuclear Power Plants’ on 17 February 2021.
9 – 11 February 2021: Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong and Research Associate Nivedita S attend OSPAR’s Radioactive Substances Committee Meeting
Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong and Research Associate Nivedita S attended the annual meeting of the OSPAR’s Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) held from 9 to 11 February 2021.
4 February 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Participated at Harry & Jane Scheiber Lecture in Ocean Law & Policy Organized by UC Berkeley School of Law
The law of the sea is a scholarly discipline that straddles many aspects of general international law and of its specialized branches including environmental law, human rights law, the law of international courts and tribunals. The law of the sea is also an expanding field for practice, not limited to university research and teaching, but including advocacy in international and domestic courts, counselling for governments, international organizations governmental and non-governmental, and private entities, working as judges and registry member for international courts and arbitration tribunals.
UC Berkeley School of Law is pleased to invite Professor Tullio Treves to speak at this year’s Harry and Jane Scheiber Lecture Series. Prof Treves is Professor Emeritus at the State University of Milan and Public International Law Senior Consultant at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (Milan office). He served as Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea from 1996 to 2011. Within the Tribunal, he was the President of the Seabed Disputes Chamber, including in the proceedings for the delivery, on 1 February 2011, of an Advisory Opinion upon the request of the Council of the International Seabed Authority. He has chaired the Tribunal’s Committee of the Whole for the drafting of the Rules of the Tribunal. From 1973 to 1982, he was a member of the Italian delegation to all sessions of the Third United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea.
Dr Nilufer Oral and Lt. Cmdr. Joel Coito were both invited to give their comments at the lecture titled “The Law of the Sea: A Multi-Faceted Discipline and a Promising Field for Practitioner”.
A recording of the Berkeley Law Scheiber Lecture on 4 Feb is now available on their website at: https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/1368891/uiconf_id/41443412/entry_id/1_f6recvt2/embed/iframe?
3 February 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Spoke Alongside With CIL’s IAP Member Professor José E. Alvarez at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute Event “US-Asia Relations in the Biden Administration”
The Trump presidency has had a consequential impact on the United States’ international relations and its role in international institutions. Hallmarks of President Trump’s Asia policy included labelling China as a hostile power, abandoning the Trans-Pacific Partnership, using trade sanctions even against allies such as Australia, Japan, and South Korea, and dallying with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Professors José E. Alvarez and Nilufer Oral discussed the impact Trump has had on U.S.-Asia relations and the constraints President Biden will face as he tries to strengthen ties with key Asian allies and partners while maintaining pressure on China.
A recording of the online event can be accessed at the link: https://usali.org/institute-news/event-recording-us-asia-relations-in-the-biden-administration
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.
17–18 December 2020: Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong and Research Associate Nivedita S Present at OECD NEA Working Party Meeting
Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong and Research Associate Nivedita S were invited to present to the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) Working Party on Nuclear Liability and Transport (WPNLT).
11 December 2020: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Gave a Lecture at the STL Law & Sustainability Colloquium on “REGIME DIVERGENCE OR CONVERGENCE? LAW OF THE SEA AND CLIMATE CHANGE”
When the 1982 United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea was adopted, climate change was not an issue of concern for the international community. Consequently, the Convention does not make mention to climate change or its consequences. When the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted a decade later, the adverse consequences of climate change on the ocean and marine environment were not fully understood. However, in recent years scientists have discovered that climate change is having significant adverse impacts on the ocean, such as ocean warming, deoxygenation, chemistry change, ocean acidification and sea level rise.
Dr Nilüfer Oral’s lecture examined the existing frameworks in relation to protection of the marine environment under the 1982 UNCLOS and climate change under the 1992 UNFCCC regime. The lecture will identify the gaps within each regime, the gaps between the two regimes and how synergies may be developed to address the important climate risks to the health of the ocean.
The session is moderated by Stephen Minas, Associate Professor at Peking University School of Transnational Law.
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.
10 December 2020: ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights – Indonesia hosts discussion on book ‘Can ASEAN Take Human Rights Seriously’
On Human Rights Day, Thursday 10 December 2020, Dr Tan Hsien-Li and Professor Alison Duxbury (University of Melbourne) discussed their co-authored book ‘Can ASEAN Take Human Rights Seriously’.
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