The JVD Institute has created a lasting institutional tribute to Professor Jon Van Dyke and has done so in a manner that reflects, captures, and builds upon his remarkable contributions to scholarship, teaching, advocacy, writing and cooperative relationships. It is devoted to the research, education and the development of international law and justice with an emphasis on the Asia Pacific region, ocean law, human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples.
Mission
Bringing together scholars, practitioners and students from around the world, the JVD Institute supports the pursuit of research, education and debate on these issues by faculty members and students, and has produced policy-relevant scholarship on cutting-edge issues. The JVD Institute is developing and promulgating legal techniques to address these issues, and is training the next generation of lawyers who will be leaders in the field. The JVD Institute is both a partner to and resource for governments and lawyers in the public, private and NGO sectors.
Goal
The JVD Institute supports (1) periodic conference and other speaker series each year; (2) long term research projects, including collaborative research with professional disciplines other than law, such as the East-West Center and the University of Hawai‘i School of Pacific and Asian Studies; (3) associations and public policy oriented projects with institutions, centers and programs from other countries; and (4) joint programs with international organizations and NGOs such as the Law of the Sea Institute, International Law of the Sea Tribunal, United Nations, and others.
The JVD Institute also facilitates student and faculty exchanges; already numerous WSRSL faculty members and students have conducted research and lectured at sister institutions in other countries, including in recent years the Universities of Inha, Seoul National, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Meiji, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tsinghua, Peking, and Tasmania. Other noteworthy programs offer through the Institute including a Visiting Scholars program and an International Jurist in Residence position.
The Jon Van Dyke Memorial Scholarship
Events
October 11-13, 2018: Ocean Policy for East Asia and Pacific Islands
Sherry Broder organized the 2018 Regional Conference, "Ocean Policy for East Asia and Pacific Islands," at the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives at the University of Victoria, B.C. on October 11-13. This was the sixth annual Jon Van Dyke Institute and Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology collaborative conference. Sherry spoke about "Pacific Blue National Monuments: Environmental Protection or Drain on the Economy?" Richard Wallsgrove '08 chaired a panel on "Climate Change and Ocean Pollution" and coordinated the Rapporteurs, who included Miranda Steed '19.
November 2017: Annual Jon Van Dyke Institute and Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Conference
- 2017 Regional Conference on the Ocean Policy for the East Asia and the Pacific Islands, Theme: SDG 14 and Ocean Issues for the Pacific Islands and the East Asia, held in Nadi, Fiji. Local Host: Division of Geoscience, Energy and Maritime/Pacific Community. Collaborators: Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security and East-West Center. Cooperating Sponsors: Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering and Korea Maritime Institute. Special collaborator: WSRSL and National University of Singapore, Center for International Law. The objective of the meeting was to deliver critical analyses, discussions and ideas for solutions of pressing ocean-related issues facing the Pacific Islands and East Asia in relation to SDG 14 and some issues of climate change (SDG13).
December 15, 2014: International Conference on "Our Ocean Planet: Governance for a Better Future"
February 28, 2014: "Moana, the Rising of the Sea" Movie Premiere
Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2013: First Phase: Inaugural Symposium and Conference
