Dita Liliansa
Biography
Publications
Dita Liliansa is a PhD Researcher at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia. Prior to this, she was a Research Fellow at the Ocean Law and Policy Programme of the Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore (NUS), where she was based from 2018 to 2026. Her current research focuses on human rights at sea, the law of naval warfare, and emerging maritime security issues. She has published widely on ASEAN, fisheries, the marine environment, passage regimes, and Indonesia’s foreign policy. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Indonesia and a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Washington, where she was a Fulbright Scholar.
A toll on Malacca Strait puts Indonesia’s own legal foundations at risk
A levy on Malacca transit would be illegal under UNCLOS – the same treaty that confirmed Indonesia’s archipelagic statehood.
No flag, no crew, no rights – what Indonesia can legally do about the Lombok drone
A torpedo-like object found off Lombok may not qualify as a “ship”, challenging categories that weren’t designed for unmanned vessels.
The sticky case of Indonesia, a seized Iranian oil tanker, and legal jurisdiction
An intercepted ship-to-ship transfer raises a series of interlinked questions about sanctions, pollution and the reach of international law.
Could Indonesia legally stop transit by nuclear-powered AUKUS subs?
International law includes passage rights for all vessels in archipelagic waters – during peace or wartime.
