Channel NewsAsia 14 Mar 14;
SINGAPORE: Six international law experts will sit as members on the International Advisory Panel on transboundary pollution.
In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources said the panel will be co-chaired by Professors S Jayakumar and Tommy Koh.
It said the members have vast experience as international lawyers.
One is a former judge with the International Court of Justice, four are from academia, while one is an international law practitioner.
The panel is expected to meet in Singapore "over the next few months".
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan announced the setting up of the panel in Parliament on Tuesday.
Dr Balakrishnan said the panel would study and advise the government on trends and developments in international law, as well as what solutions the Singapore government can adopt in relation to transboundary pollution.
Panel members:
1. Dr Abdul G Koroma, former Judge of International Court of Justice (ICJ);
2. Judge Jin Hyun Paik, Judge of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University;
3. Professor Edith Brown Weiss, Francis Cabell Professor of International Law, Georgetown University Law Centre, USA;
4. Professor Catherine Redgwell, Chichele Professor of Public International Law and Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, UK;
5. Professor Nicholas Robinson, University Professor for the Environment, Pace University, USA; and
6. Mr Rodman Bundy, Director of Dispute Resolution, Eversheds LLP
- CNA/de
Haze advisory panel named
Grace Chua The Straits Times AsiaOne 17 Mar 14;
The eight-member panel that will advise the Government on transboundary pollution issues was announced by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources yesterday.
Members come from five countries and include university professors, international law practitioners and a former International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge.
The panel will be chaired by Professor S. Jayakumar and Professor Tommy Koh, both of the National University of Singapore. The former was previously deputy prime minister, and the latter is also Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The other six members are:
-Dr Abdul G. Koroma, a former Sierra Leonean judge at the ICJ.
-Judge Jin Hyun Paik of Seoul National University and judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
-Professor Edith Brown Weiss of Georgetown University in the United States.
-Professor Catherine Redgwell of Oxford University in Britain.
-Professor Nicholas Robinson of Pace University in the US.
-Mr Rodman Bundy, director of dispute resolution at international law firm Eversheds.
The co-chairs and Prof Robinson, Prof Redgwell and Mr Bundy were among panel members who attended a conference on transboundary pollution law organised by the National University of Singapore's Centre for International Law last month.
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan announced the formation of the International Advisory Panel on Transboundary Pollution in Parliament on Tuesday.
It will meet in Singapore over the next few months to advise on international law trends and developments, as well as issues relating to transboundary pollution and practical steps which the Republic can adopt.
A new Transboundary Haze Pollution Bill has been proposed that would hold companies and other entities liable for fires on their land that cause haze in Singapore. The Bill is up for public consultation until March 19.
