Researchers' Activities

It examines how the International Maritime Organization (IMO) – the United Nations specialized agency responsible for safe, secure and efficient shipping and the prevention of ship-source pollution – attempts to regulate shipping emissions, and why it is important to examine the implications of alternative fuels development to climate change and reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping.

As part of the session on “Transporting Sensitive and Hazardous Materials in Southeast Asia”, Nivedita provided a brief introduction to the topic and highlighted the work that CIL has done in the area.

The  paper  addresses the importance of clarity in the legal characterisation of voluntary carbon credits.

Participants discussed the mapping of regional biogeography in the Indian Ocean, as well as explored ways forward for IORA member states regarding the implementation of area-based management tools in the BBNJ Agreement.

IAReporter is an editorially-independent news publisher focusing on the international law that applies to foreign investment, particularly the international investment treaties and arbitration claims that arise in this context.

This is a one-day retreat on sea level rise with the 12 C-SET members (Antigua & Barbuda, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Malta, Morocco, New Zealand, Palau, Republic of Korea, Romania, and Tuvalu.

Dr Tan Hsien-Li taught an executive seminar on “Integration, Rights, and Comprehensive Security in the Indo-Pacific”, Foreign Area Officer Program, Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, George Washington University, Singapore, 13 March 2024.

The Conference brought together industry experts, decision makers and senior leaders to discuss drivers for industrial decarbonisation including the building of affordable energy systems and infrastructure, the role of investment and government subsidies and regulations.

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.

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.