Centre for International Law (CIL)

𝗖𝗜𝗟-𝗡𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗘𝗹𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘂 – 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲

CIL was honoured to host Professor Pangestu, Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Indonesia for International Trade and Multilateral Cooperation, who delivered the ASEAN Distinguished Lecture on 27 July 2026 on the topic “ASEAN’s Resilience in a Time of Global Disruption”. She discussed the importance of ASEAN centrality and resilience in the current uncertain geopolitical landscape, and the need for ASEAN to strengthen inter alia cooperation on trade, energy, and digital governance.

The lecture was chaired and moderated by Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, and attended by ~200 guests, including policymakers from ASEAN member states, members of diplomatic corps, academia, and the private sector. Professor Pangestu delivered this lecture at the eighth iteration of CIL’s flagship ASEAN Law and Policy Academy, where she was received by Ambassador Rena Lee, Chair of the CIL Governing Board.

The recording for Professor Pangestu’s lecture is available here https://cil.nus.edu.sg/event/cil-nus-asean-distinguished-lecture-2026-by-professor-mari-elka-pangestu/

Resolution 62/18 names reproductive violence for the first time, then ties it to genocidal intent. That routes forced pregnancy through a 1998 dictum no court has ever applied, one that works only if the victim community is patrilineal. https://cil.nus.edu.sg/blogs/forced-pregnancy-and-the-perpetrators-theory-of-descent-reproductive-violence-and-the-limits-of-genocidal-intent/

📢 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 | 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 https://cil.nus.edu.sg/event/shaping-the-climate-regime-in-southeast-asia-through-international-law/

ASEAN News Updates Compiled Monthly by CIL Researchers:
July 2026: Foreign Ministers Meeting/Security/Geopolitics/Myanmar/Energy/AEC/External
https://cil.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ASEAN-News-202607.pdf

Previous Issues: https://cil.nus.edu.sg/research/asean-law-and-policy/asean-news-updates/

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗜𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟮 (𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 - 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲)
Updates on UN's Peace and Security mandate / human rights and humanitarian affairs / climate change and the environment / international courts and tribunals / sanctions and peacekeepinghttps://cil.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/UN-Updates-2026-issue-2-FINAL.pdf

CIL is proud to partner with Submarine Networks World – the premier global gathering for the submarine communications community.

Submarine Networks World 2026 is the biggest edition yet. Expect 1000+ subsea communications leaders, 130+ industry speakers and a whole new theatre for 2026 - Subsea Security World.

Focusing on the big talking-point of the last year, 'SSW' dives deeper than before on cable security and protection and brings together sector-specific specialists, national and regional government entities, navy, coastguard and policy makers and academics from across the world.

𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟭𝟬% 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁! 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗜𝗟𝟭𝟬 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀

Book your tickets now and be part of SNW x SSW 2026: https://cil.nus.edu.sg/event/submarine-networks-world-x-subsea-security-world-2026/

Upcoming In-Person Event | 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗦: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 26 Aug 2026, 2.30pm - 4pm, Asian Civilisation Museum, Singapore | 1.5 Public CPD Points | https://cil.nus.edu.sg/event/making-the-case-for-mediation-in-isds-internal-advocacy-for-government-lawyers-and-law-firm-practitioners/

Join us on 5 Aug 2026, 5.30pm Singapore Time, via Zoom for 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗘𝗿𝗴𝗮 𝗢𝗺𝗻𝗲𝘀? https://cil.nus.edu.sg/event/are-all-international-climate-obligations-erga-omnes/

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 | 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 https://cil.nus.edu.sg/event/shaping-the-climate-regime-in-southeast-asia-through-international-law/

IN-PERSON SEMINAR | 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗨𝗘 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 Defending International Law and the Duty to Prevent Genocide: South Africa's Case against Israel before the International Court of Justice | 18 August 2026, 4pm - 5.30pm, Singapore https://cil.nus.edu.sg/event/cils-dialogue-with-south-africas-high-commissioner-charlotte-lobe/