PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Richard Wu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Anti-money Laundering and Legal Ethics Thesis Title: Combating Money Laundering: A Comparative Analysis of the Legal and Ethical Frameworks Regulating Lawyers in the US, and the EU, and Their Implications for Developing Countries
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Marcelo Thompson Co-Supervisor: Scott Veitch Field of Study: Information Technology Thesis Title: The Role of the State Law in Regulating ‘Fake News’: Theory, Doctrine and Comparative Perspective
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: Giuliano Castellano Field of Study: International Financial Regulations and Fintech Thesis Title: Harmonising Regulatory Approaches to FinTech Regulations among Interdependent Financial Systems
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Thomas Cheng Co-Supervisor: Shahla Ali Field of Study: Competition Law Thesis Title: Data Driven Markets and Usage of Algorithms: Legal Characterization of Online Platforms under Competition Law
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Marco Wan Co-Supervisor: Michael Ng Field of Study: International Economic Law Thesis Title: Storyteller in Robes: the Nature of Historical Narrative in the Judicial Opinions of the Philippine Supreme Court
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Law & Financial Regulation Thesis Title: From FinTech to TechFin: Regulatory Framework For A New Financial Infrastructure
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Albert Chen Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Chinese Constitutional Law, Public Law and Human Rights Law, Constitutional Theory Thesis Title: Institutionalisation of Rights Protection in China through Constitutional Review
SJD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Michael Ng Co-Supervisor: John Wong Field of Study: Legal History and Socio-legal Studies Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Michael Ng Co-Supervisor: Albert Chen Field of Study: Legal History Thesis Title: Judicial Reforms in Early Modern China (1901-1937)
MPhil (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Eric Ip Co-Supervisor: David Law Field of Study: Public Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Hualing Fu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Corruption and Anti-corruption in China; Authoritarian Legality; Interdisciplinary Approach to Law; Human Rights Thesis Title: CCP’s Disciplinary Infrastructure: How Party Control Cadres by Anti-Corruption Institutions
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: James Fry Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: International Law Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: Giuliano Castellano Field of Study: Financial Law and Monetary Policy Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Comparative Chinese Law, Financial Law Thesis Title: Comparative Study on Fiduciary Duties of the Robo-advisors under Various Business Models
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Xin He Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Alternative Dispute Resolution Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Simon Young Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: International Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Amanda Whitfort Co-Supervisor: Simon Yong Field of Study: Animal Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: Giuliano Castellano Field of Study: Financial Law and Regulation Thesis Title: The Legal and Regulatory Framework of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in Emerging Market Economies: An Appraisal of Risks and Benefits
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Simon Young Co-Supervisor: Richard Cullen Field of Study: Separation of Powers Thesis Title: Public Law: Separation of Powers in Hong Kong: “Montesquieu’s Doctrine” under One Country, Two Systems
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Say Goo Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Corporate Governance Thesis Title: Comparative Study of the Dual-class Structure System
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yun Zhao Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Space Law, Public International Law, Aviation Law Thesis Title: (Tentative) Interpretations and Law-Making relating Satellite Signals Harmful Interference: Judicial and Beyond
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: James Fry Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: International Law Thesis Title: China’s Approach to International Law
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Hualing Fu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Public Law and Human Rights; Equality Law; Comparative Chinese Law Thesis Title: Anti-discrimination movement and the Development of Anti-discrimination Laws in China
MPhil (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Shahla Ali Co-Supervisor: Shitong Qiao Field of Study: Law and Society, Property law and Family law Thesis Title: N/A
MPhil (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: The Constitutive Role of Financial Regulation and Financial Law in a Socio-Legal Perspective Thesis Title: The Constitutive Role of Financial Regulation and Financial Law in a Socio-Legal Perspective
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Guanghua Yu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Civil and Commercial Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Xin He Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Food Safety and Rule of Law Thesis Title: China’s Food Safety and Rule of Law
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Albert Chen Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Comparative Chinese Law, Hong Kong Basic Law Thesis Title: Legal issues surronding the advocacy of Hong Kong Independence under One Country, Two Systems
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Shahla Ali Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Arbitration in Global Private Banking Thesis Title: “Naming, Blaming, Claiming” Revisited: Examining the Suitability of Arbitration for Resolving Private Banking Disputes in Hong Kong from the Client’s Perspective
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Richard Wu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Arbitration in Global Private Banking Thesis Title: Rethinking Professionalism in Two Asian Common Law Jurisdictions: A Comparative and Empirical Study of Conflicts of Interest Issues Encountered by Lawyers in Hong Kong and Singapore
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Felix Chan Co-Supervisor: Humphrey Ko Field of Study: Chinese Legal History Thesis Title: A Study of Nationality Law in Modern China: Defining Chinese 1893 – 1929
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Jedidiah Kroncke Co-Supervisor: Xin He Field of Study: Tax Law, Legal Theories, Comparative Study & Natural Justice Theories Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Haochen Sun Co-Supervisor: Yahong Li Field of Study: Intellectual Property Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Xin He Co-Supervisor: NA Field of Study: Dispute Resolution Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: Giuliano Castellano Field of Study: Financial Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yun Zhao Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Space Law, Public International Law Thesis Title: (Tentative) Legal Status and Exploitation System of Space Resources
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Shahla Ali Co-Supervisor: Shitong Qiao Field of Study: Legal sociology, Internet governance Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Say Goo Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Corporate and Financial Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Amanda Whitfort Co-Supervisor: Richard Cullen Field of Study: Litigation Law; Animal Law; Public Interest Litigation Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yun Zhao Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: WTO and International Economic Law Thesis Title: The Preferential Liberalization of Trade in Services: Lessons from PTAs for GATS
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yun Zhao Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Internet Law, Dispute Resolution and Legal Development Thesis Title: N/A
MPhil (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Weixia Gu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: International dispute resolution, Arbitration Law, Comparative Law, Private International Law
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yahong Li Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Intellectual Property Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Simon Young Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Comparative Chinese law, international economic law, investment law Thesis Title: National Security Review of Foreign Investment Law
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Hualing Fu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Court, China, Comparative Constitutional and Public Law, Interdisciplinary and Empirical Legal Research Thesis Title: China’s Authoritarian Court: Formulating Unequal Justice
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Weixia Gu Co-Supervisor: Giuliano Castellano Field of Study: Investment arbitration, Sovereign debt restructuring
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Jedidiah Kroncke Co-Supervisor: Simon Young Field of Study: Cultural Heritage Law Thesis Title: Restitution of Cultural Objects in the Age of Internationalism
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Alex Schwartz Co-Supervisor: Scott Veitch Field of Study: Transitional Justice Thesis Title: The evolution of transitional justice implementation in Cambodia: From top-down to bottom-up and back again
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: James Fry Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Public International Law, Nuclear Disarmament Thesis Title: Good Faith and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: James Fry Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: International Economic Law Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Shahla Ali Co-Supervisor: NA Field of Study: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Kelley Loper Co-Supervisor: Simon Young Field of Study: Business and Human Rights Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Shahla Ali Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Transnational Environmental Law; Governance of Digital Technology; Regulatory Technology, Theories of Governance and Regulation Thesis Title: Big Data’s Big Bang – Creating a New Regulatory Universe for Environmental Protection through Digital Technology: A Case Study of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and New Perspectives on Systems Theory by a Rising Transnational Environmental Governance Actor
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Simon Young Co-Supervisor: Kelley Loper Field of Study: Human Rights Law Thesis Title: The Application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the Insanity Defence.
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: A Comparative Perspective on the use of Legal Convergence to Attract Venture Capital Investment and Secure Innovation Thesis Title: A Comparative Perspective on the use of Legal Convergence to Attract Venture Capital Investment and Secure Innovation
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Haochen Sun Co-Supervisor: Yahong Li Field of Study: Intellectual Property Law
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yun Zhao Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Law and Technology, Dispute Resolution Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Simon Young Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Criminal Law Thesis Title: Victim’s role in Criminal Justice System
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Say Goo Co-Supervisor: Michael Ng Field of Study: International Financial Law – Private Law Thesis Title: Private Equity – The Challenge Of New Legal Framework
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Anne Cheung Co-Supervisor: Petula Ho Field of Study: Domestic violence
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Xin He Co-Supervisor: Jedidiah Kroncke Field of Study: Criminal Law; International Criminal Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Yahong Li Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: AI, Rights, Copyright Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Weixia Gu Co-Supervisor: Shahla Ali Field of Study: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, International Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Cora Chan Co-Supervisor: Albert Chen Field of Study: Comparative Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law and Legal Interpretation. Thesis Title: Deploying the European Court of Human Rights Principle of Evolutive Interpretation in the context of Bangladeshi Judicial development: A Mechanism for Enhanced Protection of Human Rights
SJD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Hualing Fu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: One Country, Two Systems: A New Instituationalism Approach Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Douglas Arner Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Law, finance, and technology Thesis Title: Financial technology and regulatory competition
SJD(F/T) Primary Supervisor: Say Goo Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Corporate Governance
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yahong Li Co-Supervisor: Zhuang Liu Field of Study: IP and IT Law, Innovation Policy, Computational Legal Studies (Law and Data Science) Thesis Title: Patents as Social(ist) Capital
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Angela Zhang Co-Supervisor: Xin He Field of Study: Law and Economics Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: James Fry Co-supervisor: N/A. Field of Study: Public International Law Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Alex Schwartz Co-Supervisor: Shahla Ali Field of Study: Building Management and Dispute Resolution Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Eric Ip Co-supervisor: David Law Field of Study: Public law / courts / comparative law Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Yun Zhao Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Online Dispute Resolution Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Albert Chen Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Public Law, (HKSAR)Basic Law, Comparative Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Simon Young Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Comparative Constitutional Law Thesis Title: Judicialization of Politics in Greater China: Scope, Standards and Intensity of Judicial Review of Four Apex Courts
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Shahla Ali Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Thesis Title: The Expanding Subject Matter Scope in International Commercial Arbitration
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Emily Lee Co-Supervisor: Yahong Li Field of Study: Intellectual Property and Technology & Law Thesis Title: Developing Global E-Commerce Law and Redefining Intellectual Property Law in the Digital Age (Work in progress)
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Thomas Cheng Co-Supervisor: Shahla Ali Field of Study: Competition Law Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Marcelo Thompson Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Technology law, AI law, Data protection, Jurisprudence Thesis Title: Algorithmic justice and “the right to explanation” under GDPR
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Xin He Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Law and Society Thesis Title: To Research from an Empirical Angle: The Influence of the Newly Announced Chinese “Calming Down Period for Divorce Agreement” on “left” Countrywomen in China
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yun Zhao Co-Supervisor: NA Field of Study: Arbitration Thesis Title: Public Policy as an exception to the recognition and enforcement of awards in South Asia
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yun Zhao Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Space Law Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Felix Chan Co-Supervisor: Humphrey Ko Field of Study: Legal History Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Yahong Li Co-Supervisor: Shitong Qiao Field of Study: Intellectual Property Law Thesis Title: Implied Copyright License: Creation, Scope and Remedies
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Michael Ng Co-Supervisor: Shahla Ali Field of Study: Legal History, Law and History, Legal Theory, Comparative Law Thesis Title: “The Rule of Law” in Colonial Hong Kong in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
PhD (P/T) Primary Supervisor: Weixia Gu Co-Supervisor: Xianchu Zhang Field of Study: Corporate Governance, Chinese Outbound Investment and Effective Governance Thesis Title: Corporate Governance of Insurance Companies in China: Unique Characters and Institutional Constraints in the Context of the “Enhanced Stakeholder Theory”
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Amanda Whitfort Co-Supervisor: Simon Young Field of Study: Criminal Law Thesis Title: TBC
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Peter Chau Co-Supervisor: Simon Young Field of Study: Philosophy of Punishment Thesis Title: N/A
PhD (F/T) Primary Supervisor: Guanghua Yu Co-Supervisor: N/A Field of Study: Commercial, Corporate and Financial Law Thesis Title: N/A