State practice is a key element in the development of customary international law and may, by itself, bind the State if considered as unilateral declarations or a form of general principle of law.  There is therefore a need to provide a comprehensive reference for Philippine state practice in order to identify and protect the national interest.  Thus, a Compendium of Philippine Practice on International Law which is a compilation of short articles on Philippine practice on specific subjects in international law, is envisioned to cover 15 different international law subjects with 15 contributors, providing academics, lawyers, and policy-makers a brief overview of the different fields of international law from the perspective of and as applied in the Philippine context.

The organization and conduct of a series of lectures and symposia on topics and issues surrounding the relationship between international law and sustainable development, with emphasis on problems of special concern to the Philippines and other developing countries.  The proposed series of lectures and symposia will focus on: (1) clarifying and mapping the existing laws and regulations that govern the financing and implementation of infrastructure projects in the Philippines; (2) situating these predominantly economic transactions and undertakings in a broader context by including the perspectives of stakeholders who might have been excluded or marginalized in the past; and (3) identifying the legal remedies that are available to the peoples and communities harmed by infrastructure (and other development) projects.  Initiating these discussions is a crucial first step in harnessing infrastructure’s contribution to sustainable development and reimagining the positive role of law in ensuring the economic, environmental, social sustainability infrastructure projects and the international economic agreements underlying them.