IILS Publications
The IILS publishes books and pamphlets on different issues in international law. Our Recent publications include the following: Perspectives on Terrorism in the Philippine Context This book is the…
APRIL 2020 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law
Pangolin Scales Trade In ASEAN It was reported that nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked across Southeast Asia in the last 20 years. As the world is…
Compendium of Philippine Practice on International Law
Compendium of Philippine Practice on International Law State practice is a key element in the development of customary international law and may, by itself, bind the State if considered as…
MARCH 2020 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law
Malaysia and Southeast Asia at the heart of massive wildlife trade The numbers are startling — some 900,000 pangolins are trafficked globally from 2000-2019 with significant proportions linked to Southeast…
FEBRUARY 2020 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law
Fast action needed to fight plastic pollution A report by the Ocean Conservancy in 2017 named four ASEAN countries among the top plastic polluters in the world –namely Indonesia, Thailand,…
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…
DECEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law
COP25: ‘Signals of hope’ multiplying in face of global climate crisis, insists UN chief Guterres The UN Secretary-General has outlined the “increased ambition and commitment” that the world needs from…
NOVEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law
US, Philippine troops conduct second installation of artificial habitat reefs US and Philippine military personnel, local government representatives, non-governmental organizations, and local residents partnered together for a second time to…
OCTOBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law
New York Week Drives Momentum for Climate Action Businesses, world leaders, communities, youth activists and other stakeholders came together in New York, US, for Climate Week NYC 2019 to discuss,…
SEPTEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law
Losing our ‘local Amazon’ forest As news of the Amazon forest fires reaches more and more people, Tropical Depression “Nimfa” leaves the Philippines. It is the 14th cyclone to hit…