CityU’s School of Law establishes International Advisory Board to enhance teaching and research
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The School of Law (SLW) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has formed an International Advisory Board (IAB) comprising renowned professors from Harvard, Yale and
Co-chaired by Dr Simon Ip Sik-on and Dr Michael J Moser, the IAB consists of 13 members, nine of whom are renowned academics from overseas law schools and the other four, including the co-chairmen, are well-known legal practitioners. By sharing their valuable experience in legal practices and education, the IAB members will help the
Dr Ip is a solicitor, educator and a notary public who has served a number of local tertiary institutions. He was a legislative councillor (1991–1995) and President of the Law Society of Hong Kong (1987–89). Dr Moser, an attorney-at-law and a partner with O’Melveny & Myers LLP, has been named among the top 500 lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region by Asia Pacific Legal 500.
Other members on board include:
l Professor William Alford, Henry L Stimson Professor of Law and Vice-Dean of the Graduate Programme and International Legal Studies at
l Mr Philip Dykes SC, a practicing barrister (Senior Counsel) in Hong Kong who was elected Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Council in 2005 and 2006;
l Professor Timothy Endicott, Professor of Legal Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of
l Professor Daniel R Fung, former Solicitor-General of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
l Professor Hoong Phun Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law at
l Professor Stephen P Marks, François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights at
l Professor Mitsuo Matsushita, Professor of Law at
l Professor Gerard McCoy, Adjunct Professor at the
l Professor Christopher McCrudden, Professor in Human Rights Law in the Faculty of Law, University of
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l Professor W Michael Reisman, Myres S McDougal Professor of International Law at
The IAB will hold its inaugural meeting and a roundtable discussion on “Globalization and Legal Education” on 31 August, in which seven of its members will share their perspectives on legal education along the veins of globalization.
Initiated by Professor (Chair) Wang Guiguo, who has been appointed as CityU’s Dean of the
“Strengthening ties and promoting exchanges between the School and professional bodies and overseas law schools will be one of my priorities because it will provide our students with more opportunities for international exposure,” Professor Wang said.
“I am honoured by the appointment and will try my very best to cope with this challenge,” he added.
Professor Wang joined CityU in 1991. He graduated from
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