Author: Dita Liliansa

Dita Liliansa is currently a Research Associate at the Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore. She obtained her law degrees from the University of Indonesia and the University of Washington as a Fulbright scholar. She previously worked as an academic in Indonesia, and has provided expertise to government agencies, international organizations, and private entities. In 2018, she was awarded special recognition as the Best Oralist of IFLOS Moot Court Competition at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). Most recently, her article on “The Necessity of Indonesia’s Measures to Sink Vessels for IUU Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone” won the Second Prize of the 2021 Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) Junior Scholar Award. Her current research focuses on the protection of marine environment in Southeast Asia, in which she investigates the extent to which ASEAN promotes the implementation of international laws related to the protection of marine environment. In addition to research, she is involved in teaching university students and training government officials as well as participates in international and regional intergovernmental meetings as an observer.

ASEAN Conceptualizations of Maritime Security

By Dita Liliansa | December 1, 2021 | Categories: AMTI Update

This article is part of Conceptualization of “Maritime Security” in Southeast Asia, a series of analyses produced by experts convened by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. ASEAN’s definition of “maritime security” ASEAN has no official definition for maritime security. This is not particularly surprising since ASEAN’s lexicon generally follows language developments in the […]