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To help prospective applicants learn more about our School and receive the latest information about entrance requirements of our master’s programmes, CityUHK School of Law held an admission talk via EOL on 19 December 2024. The talk was attended by Professor DING Chunyan (Associate Dean), Professor HE Tianxiang (Master of Laws Programme Director), Professor Daniel PASCOE (Juris Doctor Programme Director) and Professor CHAN Chi Hin Peter (Master of Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Associate Programme Director), and it attracted almost 5,700 participants. Professor DING started the
Professor CHAN Chi Hin Peter has been appointed as an Associate Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL). The IACL is a body of scholars whose main purpose is the comparative study of different legal systems. For more information about the IACL, please visit: https://aidc-iacl.org/en/
On 20 December 2024, Prof. Wang Jiangyu was invited to appear on the live stream show "The Point with Liu Xin" on CGTN. The program coincides with the silver jubilee of Macao SAR, commemorating 25 years since Macao's return to the motherland on December 20th.
School of Law of City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) held an international conference entitled ‘The Impact of Technology on Legal Education and Practice’ in the hybrid format on 10 December 2024. The conference was structured around two themes. The morning sessions focused on the theme of ‘Technology and the Legal Profession/Practice,’ while the afternoon sessions delved into the theme of ‘Technology and Legal Education/Teaching.’ Around 20 distinguished speakers from both the academia and the legal industry shared their insights on the application of GenAI in legal practice, teaching, and
The School of Law, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK SLW) and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further enhance collaboration between the two institutions. The MOU was signed on 11 December 2024 at the Second Business Conference on Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development, by Professor Lin Feng, Dean of CityUHK SLW and Mr Wang Chengjie, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of CIETAC. Under the MOU, CIETAC and CityUHK SLW will conduct in-depth cooperation in talent training, academic research and
On December 12, 2024, the Hong Kong Commercial and Maritime Law Centre organized a conference entitled “Comparative Perspectives on AI and Copyright Law: Evaluating Hong Kong’s Policy Responses in the AI Era” The conference lasted for two days, and the current regulatory difficulties on copyright law and AI issues were deeply discussed.
Professor FANG Meng received the Best Paper Award at the 2024 Young Scholar Workshop on International Economic Law, held on 6-7 December 2024, at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Her paper provided a comprehensive and updated account of the EU-China competition in the clean energy sector from the perspective of international economic law. The workshop, organized by the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy at the National Taiwan University College of Law, aims to uplift and enhance the research of promising young scholars in the field of international economic
In furtherance of mutual interest in the field of education and research and as a contribution to increased institutional cooperation, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK SLW) and School of International Law, Northwest University of Political Science and Law (NWUPL) has established a Memorandum of Understanding on Academic Exchange (MOU). The MOU was signed by Professor Lin Feng, Dean of CityUHK SLW and Professor Liu Yajun, Dean of NWUPL International Law School. The NWUPL delegation, led by Vice President Professor Sun Haoliang, also comprised other members including
CityUHK Law PhD students Floriane Chang and Jiaqi Huang won the “Best Position Paper Award” at the Macau Model European Union 2024 (Macau Model EU 2024), which took place on 30 November 2024. The event brought together students from across the Greater Bay Area and other major Chinese cities to simulate European Union policy-making processes. Representing the State of Poland, the CityUHK delegation demonstrated exceptional diplomatic and legal skills during debates on the Middle East crisis. The event organisers particularly noted their contributions to drafting key resolutions and building
On November 18, 2024, the Asian Pacific Copyright Association and Hong Kong Commercial and Maritime Law Centre of City University co-organized the APCA Annual Conference 2024.