Researchers' Activities
Denise Cheong Participates in a Seminar on Global Energy Megatrends
This seminar was held at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University on Friday, 7 June 2024.
Danielle Yeow on Advisory Board of project “The Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law in Cyberspace: A Practical Guide for States”
The practical handbook aims to offer guidance on developing national or common positions on international law as it applies to cyberspace.
Joel Ong as Discussant at WMU Workshop on Emerging Technologies & the Law of the Sea
It was organised by the World Maritime University and Stockton Center for International Law at the U.S. Naval War College and supported by the Transport General Authority of Saudi Arabia.
Joel Ong spoke at InterAct Conference (“International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change”) in Copenhagen, Denmark
Joel Ong presented on highlights from his recent journal article published in the Carbon & Climate Law Review, entitled ‘Decarbonizing International Shipping at the IMO: Are Alternative Fuels The Way Forward?‘ in Session 1: Shipping and GHGs at the IMO, on the developments on ammonia and methanol as alternative fuels at the International Maritime Organization after the 2023 adoption of the Revised GHG Strategy.
Joel Ong was a Visiting Scholar with the Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen
Joel Ong, Visiting Scholar, Visiting Researcher Programme with CLIMA – Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 27-31 May 2024, https://jura.ku.dk/clima/news/2024/joel-ong-jie-hao/
Liu Yulu presented at the InterAct Conference International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change
Her presentation discussed the applicability of IMO regulations in regard to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fishing vessels and possible ways forward.
Dr Nilufer Oral elected as member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law
Dr Nilufer Oral was elected to be a member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law in January 2024 and participated in her first meeting in The Hague on 24 May 2024.
Nilüfer Oral spoke at was Invited to be a Panelist for ITLOS
More about the case at the link: C31_Adv_Op_21.05.2024_orig.pdf (itlos.org)
Nilufer Oral was invited to speak at the Symposium on Investors’ Obligations in International Law in Geneva
Dr Oral spoke on Environmental Protection at the panel “Investor Obligations Cluster I: Global Stewards”.
Danielle Yeow invited to brief delegations on the topic of International Law during the dedicated thematic session by the Chair of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communcations Technologies (2021-2025)
The briefing was structured around the Chair’s guiding questions and was followed by an interactive dialogue with delegations and experts.
Joel Ong spoke at the Pre-University Law Symposium 2024 held at Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)
Joel Ong presented on ‘An Introduction to Maritime Law Careers in Singapore’.
Dita Liliansa, presented in the ‘6th Annual Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference’ held in the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Her article is readily accessible via open access at: https://brill.com/view/journals/apoc/8/2/article-p287_006.xml. She also participated in the ‘Special Sessions on the Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare’ on May 17, 2024.
Dita Liliansa at the ‘Changing Dynamics in Southeast Asian Maritime Affairs’ Dialogue
She delivered introductory remarks for Session 4 on “Non-Traditional Maritime Security Issues: Combating Piracy, Illegal Fishing and Human Trafficking,” focusing on the forced labor and trafficking aspects of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Daniel Pakpahan presented at the “Trinity College Dublin Symposium on Climate Change and Migration”
Research Associate Daniel Nicholas Pakpahan presented a paper titled “Sea-level rise and migration: Beyond the mainstream international law vocabulary” at the Trinity College Dublin Symposium on Climate Change and Migration.
Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Coordinating Workshop for Arab Countries on the High Seas Treaty – A Race for Ratification
Nilufer spoke on 29 April 2024, on the topic “Capacity Building and Transfer of Marine Technology”.
Joel Ong presented at the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Oceans Special Edition
Joel Ong presented his key findings and research on climate change and shipping at the IMO, entitled: ‘Developments, Barriers, Prospects of Mitigating Shipping’s Impact on Climate Change at the IMO: A Diachronic Approach’.
Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the International Law Colloquium Organized by the Geneva Graduate Institute
Nilufer spoke on the topic: “Sea-Level Rise Developments in the United Nations”.
Danielle Yeow spoke at a panel discussion on “International Law” at the UN-Singapore Cyber Fellowship Programme
The programme brought together high level national cybersecurity officials from 22 countries in an inter-disciplinary programme to enhance expertise in overseeing cyber and digital security policy-making, strategies and operations.
Dita Liliansa presented at the “Symposium on the Evolution of the UNCLOS: Progress and Prospects”
She discussed the progress and prospects of protecting the human rights of fishers in Southeast Asia, and how law of the sea and international human rights law can better interact.
Joel Ong spoke at the International Seminar on Maritime Cybersecurity
Joel Ong presented on ‘Maritime Cybersecurity: Implications of Digitalisation and Decarbonisation’.
A/Prof. Ayelet Berman to lead Asia Centre for Health Security’s law and governance program
The Straits Times featured an article about the launch of the new Centre. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-s-pore-based-think-tank-asia-centre-for-health-security-to-prepare-region-for-biological-threats
Amiel Ian Valdez and Colleagues from the AsianSIL IELIG Submitted Their Comments to the ICC Prosecutor’s Environmental Crimes Policy Paper
The full copy of the AsianSIL IELIG Early Comments can be accessed here: https://www.asiansil.org/asiansil-ielig-members-submitted-their-early-comments-to-the-icc-prosecutors-policy-paper-on-environmental-crimes/
Trung Nguyen was invited as a guest lecturer at the Universiti of Malaya, Malaysia
The lecture was part of the Master of Commercial Law Program, organized and taught by Dr. Su Wai Mon.
NUS Student Visit to MPA Port Operations Control Centre, MPA POCC, 3 Apr 2024
This visit fostered a deeper understanding of MPA’s work, and how Singapore manages maritime traffic through one of the busiest straits in the world, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, and in its port waters.
Joel Ong’s blog on ‘Decarbonization of International Shipping: Importance of Alternative ‘Green’ Fuels’ with GNHRE
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.
Research Fellow Nivedita S Participated in the Southeast Asia Special Working Group of CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group
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.
Danielle Yeow, collaborated as a reviewer on a paper on “The Legal Character of Carbon Credits: A Way Forward”
The paper addresses the importance of clarity in the legal characterisation of voluntary carbon credits.
Liu Yulu participated in the third workshop on Biogeographic Regionalisation for the Indian Ocean at the Australian High Commission in Singapore
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.
Daniel Pakpahan Appointed to Investment Arbitration Reporter Roster of Contributors
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.
Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at a Panel at the Coalition for Addressing Sea-level Rise & its Existential Threats (C-SET) Retreat with Senior Thematic Experts
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”
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.
12 March 2024: CIL Energy Law & Policy Team Participate in the Chatham House Energy Transitions 2024 Conference
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.
Dita Liliansa at the Inaugural Meeting of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Protection of People at Sea, and the ‘Conference on Jurisdiction and Its Contribution to the Protection of Human Rights at Sea
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.
Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the Symposium on Law of the Sea: Climate Change and Other Recent Developments
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.
Liu Yulu participated in the Fifth ERIA’s Expert Working Group Meeting on Marine Plastic Debris, Bangkok
This expert working group meeting invited participants from academia, government and industries to set the stage for the next steps towards the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), and to discuss the establishment of a working group on extended producer responsibility (EPR) to enhance waste management in ASEAN member states.
Danielle Yeow at the 7th Session of the Open Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 (OEWG)
The CIL delivered a statement at the dedicated stakeholder session on 6 Mar 2024, available on the UNODA’s conference website here (CIL – 7th Session).
Dita Liliansa spoke at the “Maritime Law and Governance” panel session for the ASEAN-Australia Maritime Cooperation Forum
The panel discussed various legal issues in Southeast Asia and lessons/best practices on regional maritime cooperation.
27 February 2024: Nivedita S Presents at the “UN75+3 at NTU: Sustainable Global Levelling Up” Conference
The Role of Technology, Policy and Communities in Reducing Inequalities”, organised by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and held virtually on 27 February 2023.
Daniel Pakpahan served as judge in the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition – Türkiye and Nepal National Rounds
The Nepal National Rounds was held in Kathmandu from 1 to 3 March 2024. Daniel judged the preliminary rounds and the semifinal round of the competition. Eleven teams participated in this year’s competition, a record high in the history of Jessup Nepal, and the national champion title went to Kathmandu School of Law. National champions will compete in the White & Case Jessup International Rounds in Washington, DC, USA, on 30 March to 6 April 2024.
Dr Tan Hsien-Li presented at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, Singapore
Dr Tan Hsien-Li presented the draft of her forthcoming chapter “Staying the Course in ASEAN’s Rules-based Order: Realizing the AEC’s ‘Single Market and Production Base’ Amid Global Turbulence” at the “Post-2025 ASEAN Economic Community: Rules-based Ordering”, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, Singapore, 26 February 2024 and 8 December 2023.