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Online global launch of the APJIHL 2020 Edition

How is international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of armed conflict, relevant in the Asia-Pacific? How has this region contributed to the development of IHL? Can we identify a regional perspective on this body of rules? Join us to discuss these questions as part of the global launch of the inaugural edition of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law. The Asia-Pacific Journal of IHL is a joint publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies-University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Journal has a special…

The Philippines and UN @ 75: Marking 75 Years of the United Nations Charter.

On behalf of the Philippine Society of International Law President, Professor Elizabeth E. Aguiling-Pangalangan, we wish to extend to you this formal invitation to a webinar organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the PSIL and the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS), marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN Charter. This webinar will be held on 22 October 2020 from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. It will feature the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo, and U.P. College of Law professor and PSIL member, Andre C. Palacios.…

Southeast Asian Regional Rounds (“SEARR”) of the 24th Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (“Stetson”)

Once again, the University of the Philippines Law Center through its Institute for International Legal Studies (UP-IILS), invites law schools from all over Southeast Asia to participate in the Southeast Asian Regional Rounds (“SEARR”) of the 24th Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (“Stetson”). The SEARR will be held at the UP College of Law in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on January 7-9, 2020. The International Finals of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, which focuses on important global environmental challenges, is the most prestigious international environmental law moot court competition in the world. Since 1996, law students from…

1st Southeast Asian Biodiversity and Climate Change Forum

The 1st Southeast Asian Biodiversity and Climate Change Policy Forum will examine the role of policy and cooperative action, particularly at the regional level, at this critical juncture for the planet. Discussions will focus on vulnerable terrestrial and marine ecosystems which provide valuable ecosystems services but usually receive less attention, investments and resources, such as wetlands, mangrove forests and seagrass areas. This is especially timely, as 2020 has been recognized as a “super year for nature,” with several multilateral environmental agreements and targets undergoing review or coming into effect. It will bring together practitioners, stakeholders and students from the fields…

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