Professor YU Chen’s research interests include international investment and trade law, international dispute settlement, interdisciplinary and empirical research of law, and energy regulation. Prior to joining CityU, she was a postdoc research fellow at the National University of Singapore. She obtained her PhD and LLM (thesis) degrees from McGill University, and Bachelor of Economics & Bachelor of Laws dual degrees from Nankai University.

Publications:

Monograph
Dispute Settlement and the Reform of International Investment Law: Legalization Through Adjudication (August 2023, Edward Elgar).

Peer-reviewed journal articles

• Chen YU, "Disentangling Legal Stability from Legitimate Expectations: Towards Greater Deference to Regulatory Changes in Renewable Energy Transition Policies in Investment Arbitration", forthcoming, World Trade Review.
• Chen YU, “International adjudication as interactional law-making: the incorporation of fair and equitable treatment elements in investment treaties”, Journal of International Economic Law (2024) 27:2, 259-277.
• ‘The “Externality” of Joint Interpretations on Investment Law Jurisprudence: Learning from the Past’ (2023) The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals, 22:1, 194-218.
• ‘Towards a Three-tiered Ombuds System for Investment Dispute Prevention: Principles and Challenges’ (2022) Asia Pacific Law Review, 30:2, 401-423.
• ‘Advancing Predictability via a Judicialized Investment Court? A Fresh Look Through the Lens of Constructivism’ (2022) Journal of International Dispute Settlement, 13:3, 370-392.
• ‘Amicus Curiae Participation in ISDS: A Caution Against Political Intervention in Treaty Interpretation’ (2020) ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal, 35:1-2, 223-235.
• ‘Currency Manipulation and WTO Laws: Should the Anti-Dumping Mechanism Be Entirely Dumped?’ (2019) the Journal of World Investment & Trade 20:6, 891-915.

Book review

• ‘Intellectual Property Objectives in International Investment Agreements by UPRETI Pratyush Nath, Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2022. Asian Journal of International Law.

Prize:

2022 David D. Caron Prize, American Society of International Law