Researchers' Activities
Emeritus Prof Robert Beckman participated in an International Forum on Ocean Governance and National Implementation in Taipei
His presentation was on “The Impact of the 2023 High Seas Treaty on Commercial Shipping”. For the abstract of this presentation and his PowerPoint slides, click here.
3 October 2023: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Invited to Speak at the Istanbul Arbitration Week
At this year’s event, Nilufer was one of the speakers for the opening fireside chat on “Building the Foundations for Turkey’s Future in International Arbitration and International Dispute Settlement”.
Chan Sze-Wei attended the 38th ASEAN Roundtable
The event opened with a Keynote by ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Kao Kim Hourn, followed by panels on “Forces of Fragmentation”, ASEAN economic integration, regional flashpoints and “ASEAN in the age of multipolarity”.
Prof Robert Beckman presented at “Navigating Complexities: Building Regional Trust and Stability in the South China Sea” Conference, Jakarta
Prof Beckman delivered the keynote speech in Session 1, which was entitled “South China Sea: International Law Perspectives”.
Danielle Yeow spoke at the 2nd Annual Symposium on Cyber and International Law
Many thanks to the Washington College of Law and partner institutions for the collaboration; as well as the expert speakers and participants for their contributions to the robust and thought provoking dialogues.
CIL co-organises the Sixth Intersessional Meeting of UNCITRAL Working Group III (Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform) with UNCITRAL and the Singapore Ministry of Law
The full programme and informal documents prepared for the Sixth Intersessional Meeting of Working Group III are available here.
CIL Side-Event at the Sixth Intersessional Meeting of UNCITRAL Working Group III (Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform), Singapore: “Practical Tools for the Avoidance of Investor-State Disputes: an UNCITRAL Working Group III Priority”
The panel was moderated by Professor N. Jansen Calamita, Head, Investment Law & Policy, at CIL. Discussants on the panel were Ms Young Shin Um, Senior Deputy Director, International Dispute Settlement Division, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, and Ms Lai Thị Vân Anh, Deputy Director General, Department of International Law of the Ministry of Justice of Viet Nam.
Dr Tara Davenport – ISA E-Learning Platform Deep Dive
Dr. Davenport gave a lecture on “Deep seabed mining and submarine cables.” More information on this initiative is available here: https://www.isa.org.jm/deep-dive/
Dr Tara Davenport – ISA Webinar on Effective Control, 1 Sept 2023
Her presentation is available here.
Getting the Most Out of the Singapore Convention in Investor-State Disputes
The webinar was livestreamed on Facebook, and the video recording of the event is available here.
Dita Liliansa at Fifth Montevideo Environmental Law Programme Regional Meeting and Third ASEAN Environmental Law Conference
The theme of the conference was ‘Future of Environmental Law in ASEAN and Beyond.’ On August 17th, 2023, Dita presented on the topic of ‘Ocean Equity.’
Dita Liliansa invited as Lecturer at the 2023 Airlangga Summer School
On 9 August 2022, Dita delivered two presentations, covering the status of maritime boundaries in Southeast Asia, the ongoing requests for advisory opinions on sea level rise, and UNCLOS dispute settlement mechanisms in the Southeast Asian context.
CIL Researchers at the Asian Society of International Law, 9th Biennial Conference in Indonesia
TRILA Team co-organised the Junior Scholar Workshop at the University of Indonesia, Faculty of Law.
Dr Tara Davenport presented at the 14th Cooperation Forum: Co-operative Mechanism on Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Dr. Davenport presented on “UNCLOS, IMO and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships,” in Plenary Session 3 on Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessels.
Railla Puno presented at the 2023 IUCN Academy (Themed: Future-Proofing Law in a Time of Environmental Emergency)
Railla Puno delivered a presentation online based on working paper “Oceans and Climate Change: Synergy and Conflict in International Law”
Dita Liliansa at the 34th Annual International Military Law and Operations Conference (MILOPS)
The theme of this year’s MILOPS was ‘Cooperating to Defend the Rules-Based International Order in the Indo-Pacific.’
Dita Liliansa at the 2nd Conference on Preventing Dangerous Maritime Incidents and Escalation in the Asia-Pacific, in Bangkok
The conference, hosted by the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) and Verification Research, Training, and Information Centre (VERTIC), focused on managing and mitigating incidents and escalation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Dita Liliansa presented at the 2023 International Marine Economy and Maritime Services Forum in Ningbo, China
Dita Liliansa delivered a presentation titled ‘Regional Cooperation on Fishing Vessel Safety in Southeast Asia” at the 2023 International Marine Economy and Maritime Services Forum in Ningbo, China (17-19 July 2023).
Charalampos Giannakopoulos participated in the conference “International Trade and Business Law: Present and a Decade Ahead
On 11 July 2022, Senior Research Fellow Charalampos Giannakopoulos participated in the conference “International Trade and Business Law: Present and a Decade Ahead”, which was organised by the University of Law, Viet Nam National University.
CIL Participation in 26th Annual Rhodes Academy of International Law, 2-21 July 2023
The 26th Rhodes Academy was attended by 48 students from 29 countries from all regions of the world, including participants from four countries in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. CIL sponsored the participation of Taufik Rachmat Nugraha of Indonesia, who is currently an ASEAN Visiting Fellow at CIL.
The only Singaporean participant at the 26th Academy, Amanda Chong from the Attorney-General’s Chambers, who did Singapore proud by receiving an award for being the top student in the written examination. The top student in the oral examination was Ms. Aliki Gkana from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece.
Maritime Security in a Changing World On 28 June 2023
28 June 2023: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited by Durham University to Speak at the IPDM Annual Conference on “Maritime Security in a Changing World”.
The Global Stocktake and International Law: Paradigm, Process and Ambition – organized by the Durham University Durham Law School, 22-23 June 2023
CIL Director Dr Nilufer Oral spoke on the role and relevance of the oceans in the global stocktake while Danielle Yeow, Lead Climate Change Law and Policy spoke on the current and future role of stakeholders in the global stocktake process.
The Global Stocktake and International Law Paradigm, Process and Ambition From 22-23 June 2023
22-23 June 2023: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited by Durham University to Speak at the “The Global Stocktake and International Law Paradigm, Process and Ambition”.