Programme as of 14 November 2023

International Law
Year in Review 2024
15 January 2024, Monday, Orchard Hotel Singapore
TimeSessions

9:00 AM 9:10 AM

WELCOME REMARKS
Mr Lionel Yee, SC• Chairman, Governing Board, NUS Centre for International Law• Deputy Attorney-General, Attorney General’s Chambers, Singapore
Dr Nilüfer Oral
• Director, NUS Centre for International Law

9:10 AM 9:30 AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MINISTER K SHANMUGAM

09:30 AM –11:00AMPANEL 1 | RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PEACE AND
SECURITY
MODERATOR
Ms Marie G. Jacobsson, Former Principal Legal Adviser on International Law
at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
PANEL
Topic: Israel – Palestine Conflict
Ambassador Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud, Ambassador and Permanent
Representative of Jordan to the United Nations in New York
Professor Tommy Koh, Chairman of the International Advisory Panel, NUS
Centre for International Law
Topic: Black Sea
Dr Nilüfer Oral, Director, NUS Centre for International Law

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Topic: US-China Relations
Professor José Enrique Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor ofInternational Law, New York University
Topic: Nord Stream and the Protection of Critical Undersea Infrastructure
Professor Robert C Beckman, Co-Head of Ocean Law & Policy, NUS Centrefor International Law
11:00 AM 11:15AM
11:15 AM –12:15 PM

COFFEE BREAKPANEL 2 | RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONALDISPUTE RESOLUTION
MODERATORMr Toby Landau KC, Barrister, Duxton Hill Chambers
PANEL
Topic: ICJ Update
Mr Rod Bundy, Senior Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Topic: Advisory Opinions
Ms Daphne Hong, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General’s Chambers, Singapore
Topic: Arbitration Cases
Mr Salim Moollan KC, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers

12:15 PM 1:15 PM

PANEL 3 | DEVELOPMENTS IN COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
AND LAW OF THE SEAMODERATORDr Tara Davenport, Co-Head, Ocean Law and Policy Programme, NUS Centrefor International Law

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PANEL
Professor Rüdiger Wolfrum, Honorary Director, Max Planck Foundation forInternational Peace and the Rule of Law
Judge Jin-Hyun Paik, (Formerly) International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Judge Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

1:15 PM 2:15 PM

LITERARY LUNCH TALK WITH PROFESSOR WALTER WOONAND PROFESSOR TOMMY KOH
Food will be served ahead of the Lunch Talk. One-course meal individuallyplated and served at conference seat.
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Lunch | 1:20 PM – 2:00 PM Literary Lunch Talk

2:15PM 3:15 PM

PANEL 4 | RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE
AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
MODERATOR
Ms Danielle Yeow, Lead, Climate Change Law and Policy, NUS Centre forInternational Law
PANEL
Topic: COP28 and the Global Stocktake
Ms Diane Tan, Deputy Director-General (Security), Attorney-General’sChambers, Singapore
Topic: Trade and Climate Change
Professor Makane Moïse Mbengue, Professor of International Law at theFaculty of Law of the University of Geneva
Topic: Investment and Climate Change
Professor N Jansen Calamita, Head, Investment Law and Policy, NUS Centrefor International Law

3:15 PM –3:30 PM

COFFEE BREAK

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3:30 PM 4:30 PM

PANEL 5 | RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAW OF
THE SEA
MODERATOR
Mrs Rena Lee, Ambassador for International Law, Singapore and Chief
Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
PANEL
Topic: BBNJ
Mr Lionel Yee, SC, Deputy Attorney-General, Attorney General’s Chambers,
Singapore
Topic: Seabed Mining
Professor Mariana Durney, Legal Counsel, International Seabed Authority
Topic: Recent Developments at the IMO
Ms Angela Png, Senior Legal Advisor & Corporate Secretary, Maritime andPort Authority of Singapore

4:30 PM 5:15 PM

PANEL 6 | INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS YEAR IN REVIEW
MODERATOR
Ms Foo Chi Hsia, Deputy Secretary Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PANEL
Topic: WHO and the Pandemic Treaty
Ms Natalie Morris-Sharma, Director, Attorney-General’s Chambers, Singapore
Topic: Developments at the WTO
Ms Mary Elizabeth Chelliah, Principal Trade Specialist, Ministry of Trade andIndustry

5:15PM 5:30PM

CLOSING BY PROFESSOR S JAYAKUMAR