Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (SLW)

School of Law

MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.

Core Courses for PhD Students (11 Credits) for 2023 cohort and thereafter:

Code Course Title Credits 2023-2024
Semester / Term
LW6100E Advanced Legal Research Methodology @ 3 B
LW6132E Theory and Practice of Comparative Law @ 3 A
LW8800 Research Seminars 2 A&B
PIA8617 Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics 3 A

Core Courses for PhD Students (12 Credits) for 2021 cohort to 2022 cohort:

Code Course Title Credits 2023-2024
Semester / Term
LW6100E Advanced Legal Research Methodology @ 3 B
LW6132E Theory and Practice of Comparative Law @ 3 A
LW6172E or LW6181E or Other

For students who have obtained a relevant law degree from a common law jurisdiction: LW6172E Law and Society in China @.

For students who do not have a relevant law degree from a common law jurisdiction: LW6181E Common Law System, Reasoning & Methodology @.

Supervisors to help select the course or propose another course if a student has already taken similar courses.

3 B (LW6172E)
- (LW6181E)
LW8800 Research Seminars 2 A&B
PIA8617 Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics 3 A

Core Courses for PhD Students (9 Credits) for 2019 cohort to 2020 cohort:

Code Course Title Credits 2023-2024
Semester / Term
LW6100E Advanced Legal Research Methodology @ 3 B
LW6101E Jurisprudence and Political Theories @ 3 -
LW6132E Theory and Practice of Comparative Law @ 3 A
PIA8617 Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics 3 A

Core Courses for PhD Students (2 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code Course Title Credits 2023-2024
Semester / Term
LW6100E Advanced Legal Research Methodology @ 3 B
LW8800A or LW8800B Research Seminars # 1 -


Electives for PhD Students:

Code Course Title Credits 2023-2024
Semester / Term
LW5303 Commercial Contracts 3 A
LW5400 Legal Concepts 3 A
LW6100E Advanced Legal Research Methodology @ 3 B
LW6103E Company Law @ 3 A
LW6105E Cross-Border Restructuring and Insolvency @ 3 B
LW6107E Capital and Securities Market Regulation @ 3 B
LW6113E Law and Technology @ 3 B
LW6115E Selected Issues on Chinese IP Law @ 3 A
LW6121E Constitutional and Administrative Law of China @ 3 A
LW6132E Theory and Practice of Comparative Law @ 3 A
LW6134E Chinese and Comparative Company Law @ 3 A
LW6138E Chinese Contract Law @ 3 A
LW6142E International Investment Law @ 3 A
LW6144E World Trade Law @ 3 B
LW6145E Transnational Legal Problems @ 3 A
LW6152E Internet Law, Rights, and Governance @ 3 B
LW6161E Comparative Competition Law: China, HKSAR and the US @ 3 B
LW6167E International Economic Law and Relations @ 3 A
LW6172E Law and Society in China @ 3 B
LW6173E Private International Law: Basic Principles and Advanced Application in the Digital Economy @ 3 B
LW6195E International and Comparative Law of Copyright, Designs and Allied Rights @ 3 A
LW6196E International and Comparative Law of Trade Marks and Patents @ 3 B
LW6401 Dispute Resolution in Theory and Practice 3 A
LW6402 Procedure and Proof 3 B
LW6405 Arbitration Law 3 A
LW6407 Arbitration Practice and Award Writing 3 B
LW6408 International Arbitration 3 B
LW6423 Construction Law and Dispute Resolution  3 A
LW8800 Research Seminars 2 A&B

# On top of LW6100E, PhD students admitted in 2018 Cohort or before are requested to complete LW8800A or LW8800B to fulfill core course requirement.

@ Courses for students of SLW only

Last updated in August 2023