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Alumni Achievement: Congratulations to Mr. Charles CHAN Appointed as Senior Counsel
CityUHK School of Law is delighted to share that alumnus Mr. Charles J. CHAN (LLB, PCLL) has been appointed as Senior Counsel, a well-deserved recognition of his outstanding contributions to the legal field....

Professor Julien CHAISSE Elected Vice Chair of the American Society of International Law’s International Law and Technology Interest Group
The School of Law at City University of Hong Kong is pleased to share that Professor Julien CHAISSE, Professor & RGC Senior Research Fellow, has been elected Vice Chair of the American Society of International Law’s International Law and Technology Interest Group....

Congratulations to Colleagues on Election to the International Academy of Comparative Law
The School of Law at City University of Hong Kong is delighted to announce that Professor Virginia HARPER HO and Professor Mandy Meng FANG have newly been elected to Associate Membership of the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL)....

CPLR Webinar Series on Asian Perspectives on Human Rights (5): The New Indonesian Criminal Code and Human Rights
On 26 March 2026, the Public Law and Human Rights Forum (CPLR) hosted the fifth webinar in the Webinar Series on Asian Perspectives on Human Rights, entitled “The New Indonesian Criminal Code and Human Rights”....

[HKCML & CCCL] Might vs. Right: Global Power Rivalry and the Future of International Law
On 23 March 2026, the Hong Kong Commercial and Maritime Law Centre (HKCML) and the Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law (CCCL) jointly held an academic seminar entitled “Might vs. Right: Global Power Rivalry and the Future of International Law...

New Book Publication: Histories of International Law in China:All Under Heaven? Co-edited by Professor Jiangyu Wang, Published by Oxford University Press
The School of Law Research Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law (CCCL) is delighted to announce the publication of Histories of International Law in China: All Under Heaven?, edited by Ignacio de la Rasilla, Jiangyu Wang and Congyan Cai. Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in March 2026, the book marks the first work of its kind included in OUP’s prestigious The History and Theory of International Law series....

CityUHK School of Law Enters Global Top 50 in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
We are pleased to announce that the School of Law at City University of Hong Kong has achieved a significant improvement in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2026 for Law & Legal Studies, climbing to 41st place worldwide....

LLB Alumni Reunion: A Night of Reconnection
CityUHK School of Law successfully hosted an LLB Alumni Reunion on 24 March 2026, bringing together more than 40 alumni from the Classes of 1991-1995 and faculty members and staff for a memorable evening of reconnection and celebration....

Fireside Chat with Dato’ Mary LIM Thiam Suan
Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan, retired judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia, was the guest at the Fireside Chat organized by the Hong Kong Commercial and Maritime Law Centre on 23 March 2026....

The 30th Goff Arbitration Lecture: “The Strange Results That Attend Human Life” The Story of the Alabama Claims Arbitration
CityUHK School of Law, in cooperation with Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSFK), held the 30th Goff Arbitration Lecture on 19 March 2026. This year, we were honoured to have Mr Christopher THOMAS KC, a leading practitioner in international investment and trade law, to give a lecture entitled “‘The Strange Results That Attend Human Life’ The Story of the Alabama Claims Arbitration”. Around 260 participants attended the lecture at HSFK and via Zoom....