Taufik Rachmat Nugraha

Taufik Rachmat Nugraha earned a Master of Law (M.H/LL.M) degree in 2020 from Universitas Padjadjaran Faculty of Law with a thesis titled "Protection Against Alien Biohazard Contamination in the Mars Exploration Program: An International Space Law Approach." Additionally, Taufik is an active participant in summer schools and short courses abroad, including the 2019 International Seabed Authority (ISA) Marine Scientific Research Endowment Fund recipient at the South China Sea Institute-Xiamen University, the Summer Program for Space Law at the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL), the ICRC Summer School in Armenia, and the International Space Law Workshop Training from APSCO/ESA/CISL 2021.

Taufik Rachmat Nugraha, LL.M., actively engages with various international non-governmental organizations and research institutions. Since 2018, he has served as the National Point of Contact for the Republic of Indonesia for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) based in Vienna, Austria. He is also a Space Law and Policy Working Group member within SGAC. In 2021, he was appointed a Research Fellow at the Indonesian Centre for the Law of the Sea (ICLOS) at Universitas Padjadjaran. He is a co-founder and Research Fellow at the Centre for Air and Space Policy (CASP). From 2023 to 2024, Mr Nugraha was awarded an ASEAN research fellowship at the Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Furthermore, he has been actively invited as a reviewer at Elsevier and Taylor and Francis. His research interests encompass space law and policy, space security, astropolitics law of the sea, maritime security, and nuclear law and Policy. These interests are evident in his academic publications, which have been featured in national and international journals.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Research fellow, The Indonesian Centre for the Law of the Sea (ICLOS) Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran
  • 2023–present
    Research associate, Centre for International Law (CIL) National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.
  • 2024–present
    Director, Centre for Air and Space Policy (CASP)

Education

  • 2023 
    Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy, Greece, Diploma Programme (Dipl in O.L.P)
  • 2021 
    Yesou Academy of the Law of the Sea 2021, Korean Maritime Institute, Course
  • 2021 
    Institute for Air and Space Law, McGill University, Space Security Course
  • 2021 
    APSCO-ESA-CISL Space Law Workshop, Course/Workshop
  • 2021 
    The International Training Workshop on Global Ocean Governance in the New Era, Scholarship Awardee
  • 2021 
    NUS-CIL Maritime Boundaries E-Training Application, Sponsorship Awardee
  • 2020 
    Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Padjadjaran, Magister Hukum (Hukum Ruang Angkasa dan Hukum Laut)
  • 2020 
    ECSL Space Law Summer Course, Course/Workshop
  • 2019 
    Law of the Sea Academy-The South China Sea Institute, Xiamen University., International Seabed Authority, Marine Scientific Research Endowment Fund

Publications

  • 2024
    Space security in Indo-Pacific: an Indonesian perspective, Asian Security
  • 2023
    Legal Issues Pertaining to High Altitude Platform Station Implementation in Indonesia as an Archipelagic State, Udayana Journal of Law and Culture
  • 2022
    Indonesian space activities: The long and winding road, Astropolitics
  • 2022
    Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS): Tantangan dan Peluang Kemaritiman Masa Depan, Media Juris
  • 2022
    The Prospect of Interplanetary Mission: Are We Ready?, Padjadjaran Journal of International Law
  • 2021
    Uji Coba Rudal Anti Satelit Rusia: Perspektif Hukum Antariksa dan Indonesia, Hukum Online
  • 2021
    Regulating Unmanned Underwater Vehicles in Indonesian Waters, The Interpreter, Lowy Institute
  • 2021
    INTERPRETASI INTERNATIONAL COURT of JUSTICE (ICJ) PADA PASAL VI PERJANJIAN NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY 1968 (NPT), Arena Hukum
  • 2021
    Space-Centric Concept to Answer Tomorrow Space Challenge: A Small Step for Future Space Law. , Diponegoro Law Review
  • 2021
    Does the International Community Have Efforts to Protect the Marine Environment from Seabed Mining?, Sriwijaya Law Review
  • 2021
    Indonesia's Foreign, Defense Policies Amid Space Militarization, the Jakarta Post
  • 2020
    INDONESIA-TAIWAN DIPLOMATIC and CONSULAR RELATIONS: CHALLENGING THE BIG RED IN A NUTSHELL, Transnational Business Law Journal
  • 2020
    Militerisasi Ruang Angkasa, Quo Vadis Indonesia., Mimbar Hukum-Fakultas Hukum Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • 2020
    Urgensi Perlindungan Benda Bersejarah di Indonesia Berdasarkan Hukum Humaniter Internasiona, Mimbar Hukum-Fakultas Hukum Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • 2019
    Development of Anti Satellite (ASAT) on Modern Day: Urgency of Global ASAT Regulation, International Journal of Global Community
  • 2017
    Perlindungan Benda Bersejarah Peninggalan Peradaban Mesopotamia Pada Masa Konflik Bersenjata Non-Internasional Dalam Perspektif Hukum Humaniter Internasional, Student Crativity Program-Scientific Article (PKM- AI) from Ministry of Research and Higher Education, 2017

Grants and Contracts

  • 2022
    Kajian Hukum Internasional di Bidang Keamanan dan Keselamatan Laut (Kajian pada pengaturan terkait terorisme laut)
    Role:
    periset
    Funding Source:
    Badan Keamanan Laut (BAKAMLA)
  • 2021
    Pembentukan Kerjasama Penanganan Marine Debris Ditinjau Melalui Perspektif Hukuk, Keamanan dan Politik Dalam Rangka Implementasi SDGs 14 di ASEAN
    Role:
    Asisten Periset
    Funding Source:
    Universitas Padjadjaran
  • 2021
    Pengaturan dan Pengawasan Kegiatan Marine Scientific Research di Indonesia
    Role:
    Periset
    Funding Source:
    Bakamla
  • 2021
    The Role of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) in the Context of Coast Guard Capacity Building: A Case Study of Indonesia
    Role:
    Periset
    Funding Source:
    Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute
  • 2021
    International Cooperation between Japan and Maritime Security Organization in the ASEAN Region: Case study of Indonesia Maritime Information Centre (IMIC) and Asset Maintenance System for Bakamla, KPLP and Marine Police
    Role:
    Periset
    Funding Source:
    Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute
  • 2021
    Kerjasama Perlindungan Lingkungan Maritim di Era Perdagangan Bebas: Kajian Kawasan Regional Asean dan Implikasinya Bagi Indonesia
    Role:
    Asisten Periset
    Funding Source:
    Penelitian Dasar Unggulan Perguruan Tinggi (PDUPT) Unpad
  • 2020
    Perkembangan Hukum Laut Inernasional Berdasarkan Konvensi Hukum Laut Internasional (UNCLOS 1982) Terkait Kekayaan Alam Hayati dan Non-Hayati dalam Perspektif WTO dan ASEAN
    Role:
    Asisten Periset
    Funding Source:
    Universitas Padjadjaran
  • 2020
    Implementasi Visit, Board, Search and Sizure, oleh BAKAMLA
    Role:
    Periset
    Funding Source:
    Bakamla

Professional Memberships

  • Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), Indonesia National Contact Point
  • Space Generation Advisory Council Space Law and Policy Working Group
  • International Law Association, Singapore Branch
  • International Institute of Space Law (IISL)

Research Areas

  • International Law (Excl. International Trade Law) (180116)

Contact Taufik for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision