BBA-JD Students Gathering 2019
18 September 2019
Around 40 students from the BBA-JD Double Degree Programme (BBA-JD) joined the event at the CUHK Graduate Centre on 18 September. The event started off with a welcome note by Mr. Elliot Fung, JD Programme Director and also the BBA-JD Programme Co-Director, followed by the speech of the alumni guest speakers (including Ms. Candy Au on the right) who shared their advice with the students. The evening was enjoyed by all participants where the students met and chatted with the academic members and the guest speakers at the Reception.
Legal Implications of the Platform Economy Workshop II
16 September 2019
The “Legal Implications of the Platform Economy Workshop II” co-hosted by the CUHK LAW, the HKU Law and the CityU Law was successfully held on 16 September at the CUHK Graduate Law Centre. This workshop was one of the two events on law and the platform economy funded under the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet (EPU) programme in Austria. The Workshop I was held in Danube-University Krems Austria on 24 June, followed by the Workshop II at CUHK.
2019 Hong Kong Law Fair
7 September 2019
CUHK LAW participated as one of the exhibitors at the 2019 Hong Kong Law Fair held on 7 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Over a hundred participants visited our booth to obtain information of respective peogrammes offered by CUHK LAW and talked with the Faculty members and the Director of Career Planning and Professionalism about their interest in legal studies, student internships and graduate opportunities.
2019 Orientation for New Postgraduate Students
31 August 2019
CUHK LAW welcomed our new postgraduate students at the Orientation Day which was held on 31 August at CUHK Shatin Main Campus. The event started off by a Welcome Lunch where over 250 new JD, LLM and PCLL students from Hong Kong and overseas met the Faculty Dean, the Programme Directors and other Faculty members. The Lunch was followed by the Programme Induction where the students learnt more about their respective programmes and the learning experience shared by our students and graduates. The Orientation Day was concluded by a bus tour around the beautiful CUHK Main Campus.
The 11th IP Conference “Best Practices in Turbulent Times”
1 – 3 August 2019
The 11th IP Conference “Best Practices in Turbulent Times” and the pre-conference workshop co-organised by CUHK Law, United States-China Intellectual Property Institute (USCIPI) and Asia Innovation and IP Society (AIIPS) was successfully held on 1-3 August at the CUHK Graduate Law Centre.
Speakers include policymakers, business leaders, prominent practitioners, and distinguished academics. This event attracted over 170 participants, who learned various aspects of IP.
Inaugural Seminar – “International Dispute Resolution: Reflections and Redirections”
22 July 2019
On 22 July, CUHK LAW and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) co-organised an inaugural seminar on “International Dispute Resolution: Reflections and Redirections” at the CUHK Graduate Law Centre to celebrate the establishment of BIICL’s first office based in Asia.
The inaugural seminar consisted of two sessions on “International Arbitration – civil law, common law or Sui Generis?” and “Investment Arbitration – Issues and Insights” with speakers from Hong Kong, Australia and the United Kingdom.
A signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between CUHK and BIICL also took place before the inaugural seminar.
The Sir T.L. Yang Society High Table Dinner 2019
17 May 2019
The Sir T.L. Yang Society High Table Dinner was held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Happy Valley Racecourse on 17 May. It brought together around 180 students, academic staff and Distinguished Professional Mentors (DPMs) who celebrated with students completing their first year of study and bade farewell to the graduating class. Year one students were also introduced to their DPMs. The highlight of the dinner was the High Table address by our guest speaker, Ms. Lilian Chiang, Senior Partner of Deacons.
Symposium on Global Constitutionalism: Asia-Pacific Perspectives
28 – 29 March 2019
On 28-29 March, CUHK Faculty of Law hosted a Symposium on “Global Constitutionalism: Asia-Pacific Perspectives.” The Symposium brought together a diverse group of scholars to discuss how polities in the Asia-Pacific region respond to the global spread of ideas and institutions of constitutionalism, and why they respond in a certain way. The Symposium featured the keynote speaker, Professor Cheryl Saunders, Laureate Professor Emeritus at Melbourne Law School and President Emeritus of the International Association of Constitutional Law, who explored the extent to which if at all, the very concept of a constitution is undergoing change in the conditions of globalisation with particular reference to Asia. Participants explored the interrelated global, transnational, and local aspects of constitution-making, judicial review, and scholarly discourse with reference to East Asia (mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea), Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam), South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka), and the Pacific states (Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu).
Students from the Master of Laws in Energy and Environmental Law Programme Visit to Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station
12 March 2019
A group of 34 CUHK LAW students, led by Prof. Anatole Boute and Prof. Zhang Hao, visited the Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station on 12 March. The students had a great opportunity to attend briefing on the nuclear power generation and training of plant operators. Students could also see different display models of reactors, fuel assemblies and Daya Bay.
Faculty of Law Scholarships and Prizes Presentation Ceremony 2019
6 March 2019
The Faculty of Law held the Scholarships and Prizes Presentation Ceremony on 6 March at CUHK Graduate Law Centre to present over 100 scholarships and prizes to LLB, JD, LLM and PCLL students and graduates. Donors, Faculty members, families and friends of the recipients attended the Ceremony to share their wonderful academic achievements.
Conference on Towering Judges
25 – 26 January 2019
The Towering Judges Conference, which took place on 25-26 January at the CUHK Graduate Law Centre, brought together a diverse group of scholars to discuss the phenomenon of judges who, within their particular institutional and political settings, were able to transform their constitutional systems. The conference opened with a Keynote Address from the Hon. Mr. Justice Kemal Bokhary, Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. Over the course of two days, towering judges from the following jurisdictions were discussed: Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, Hungary, Vietnam, Chile, Israel, the United States, Canada and Australia. Participants considered, among others, these issues: (1) Why do we tend to find towering figure judges in moments of constitutional and democratic change in some countries and not others; (2) how effective are towering figure judges in promoting democratic consolidation and in effectuating constitutional change; (3) can we find examples of towering figure judges that have had a detrimental effect on democratic change, either by using the wrong tactics, producing political backlash, or by actively promoting reactionary or anti-liberal ideas; (4) what kind of legacy do towering figure judges leave, and do their achievements carry on to a second generation of judges.
Postgraduate Information Day
1 December 2018
The Postgraduate Information Day was held on 1 December at the CUHK Graduate Law Centre. Around 200 prospective students attended the seminar on the JD, the PCLL, and the LLM programmes delivered by the programme directors to learn about the programme features and the admission requirements and to meet the Faculty Dean, academic staff, current students and graduates.
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series 2019-20
Since 2014, the Faculty has been holding the seminar series “Greater China Legal History” at the Graduate Law Centre in Central.
Organised by Professor Lutz-Christian Wolff, Faculty Dean and Wei Lun Professor of Law, and Professor Steven Gallagher, this has become the most successful seminar series in the Faculty’s history. The series aims to serve as a forum to discuss the historical development of a great variety of legal issues of interest in the Greater China region. Previous topics have included: Small House Policy; Unjust Enrichment in Hong Kong, China and Germany; Confucianism and Chinese Law; America’s China Spymaster; Chinese shipwrecks and treasure hunters; and, the Development of Legal Compliance in Hong Kong. Speakers have included academics from all three Hong Kong law schools, other academic disciplines and expert practitioners from Hong Kong, the mainland and abroad.
To celebrate the fifth anniversary year, the Faculty is pleased to announce seminars by distinguished speakers on topics to include:
“Mutilating Corporal Punishments and Theories of Punishment in Traditional Chinese Legal Thought”;
“The Evolution of the Small House Policy in Hong Kong’s New Territories”;
“China’s Engagement with Public International Law in its Historical Context”;
“Law and Slavery in the South China Sea”;
“From Matriarch to Mediator: The Roots of Hong Kong Mediation Practice”; and,
“The Origins of Hong Kong’s Basic Law”.
The first two seminars have already been conducted earlier at our Graduate Law Centre. Details of the upcoming “Greater China Legal History” seminars 2019-20 can be found here. Alumni are very welcome. Eligible practitioners may also gain CPD points (subject to accreditation by the Hong Kong Law Society).
Watch the videos of the “Greater China Legal History” seminars here.
Details of all Faculty’s events recap can be found here.