CityUHK Scholar

Professor LONE, Fozia Nazir, is a distinguished scholar and legal expert at City University of Hong Kong School of Law, where she has taught since 2009. As Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Public Law and Human Rights Forum, she contributes her expertise to JD, LLM, and LLB programmes, including core courses. Professor Lone earned her LLM and PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (UK). Her research focuses on public international law, international human rights and humanitarian law, international water law, comparative Asian legal perspectives (China/India), and tort law. She has served as the Law School’s Safety Officer since 2020 and is an associate member of the Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law.

Professor Lone has published widely in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Emory International Law Review, the Journal of Water Law, the Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, the Chinese Journal of International Law, the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, the Chinese Journal of International Law, the Soochow Law Journal and the Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law. Her work also includes research monographs and books. She has received competitive research grants from the University Grants Committee (Hong Kong) and the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland (UK). Internationally recognised, she is a member of several organisations, including the Asian Academy of International Law, International Water Resources Association, International Water Law Academy at Wuhan University (China), AIDA (International Association for Water Law), The Grassroots Institute (Canada), and Natural Resource Law & Governance (Italy). She welcomes research collaborations and PhD supervision in her areas of expertise.

Public International Law (issues concerning Sovereignty, Territory and Law of Treaties); Approaches to the study of international law (TWAIL, New Haven Approach) and Asian Perspectives on International Law (China, India); International Human Rights Law (Minority Rights & Women Rights); International Water law and Asian Water Security/Governance; Tort Law; Common Law Methodology

Books (Published)

1. Lone, Fozia Nazir. (2026). The China-India Border Dispute: Towards a Pragmatic and Peaceful Resolution. Routledge. (Forthcoming, Manuscript submitted)
2. Lone, Fozia Nazir, Zhu, G, & Carty, Anthony. (Eds.). (2025). Human Rights and Gender Based Violence in Asia: A Comparative Critical Analysis. Routledge.
3. Lone, Fozia Nazir. (2018). Historical Title, Self-Determination and the Kashmir Question: Changing Perspectives in International Law, Brill | Nijhoff.
4. Lone, Fozia Nazir, (2016) Tort Law in Hong Kong, Wolters Kluwer.
5. Lone, Fozia Nazir, Kung, O., & McCoy, K. (Eds.). (2017) Hong Kong Tort Law Cases, Wolters Kluwer.
6. Lone, Fozia Nazir, (2014). Hong Kong Tort Law: Texts, Cases and Ordinances. LexisNexis.

1. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2027) "One Basin, Many Voices: An Ecosystem Approach to Community Rights and River Rights—A TWAIL Reading of the Dongshen Agreement," for a special issue on "Contextualized and Dynamic Sovereignty in Transboundary Water Governance" in the International Journal of Water Resources Development (Forthcoming).
2. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2026), "The Crisis of Credibility: A Third World Approach to International Law (TWAIL) Critique of The Selective Application of the Genocide Convention," Soochow Law Journal (Forthcoming).
3. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2026), "Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances in Indian Administered Kashmir: The Quest for Truth, Justice and Effective Remedies," Rutgers International Law & Human Rights Journal (Forthcoming).
4. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2025) "From Outcast to Mainstream: Pioneering Change in International Law through Global South Perspectives, Stoic Doctrines and Indigenous Norms," Soochow Law Journal, Vol. XXII, (Jan/July, No. 1-2), 75-142.
5. Lone, Fozia Nazir & Anthony Carty (2024), "COVID-19 And the Populist Governments' Approach to Pandemic Management: A Nuanced Analysis," Buffalo Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 30, 101-160.
6. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2024), "The Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: Exploring Its Historical Roots and Addressing Colonial Cartography Using Innovative Methodology Beyond the Western International Law Framework," The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, Volume 12, 2024.
7. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2023), "Report on Sino-Indian Border Disputes: International Law and International Relations Perspectives," The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, 1-39 (Published June 19, 2023) (Report).
8. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2022), "Indian Leadership during COVID-19: Forward to Eastphalia or back to Westphalia?" The Foundation for Law and International Affairs Review, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 42-46.
9. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2021) "Pre-Primary Education and Chinese Language Acquisition of Ethnic Minority Students in Hong Kong: A Multidisciplinary Critical Evaluation," Asian Education and Development Studies (with CHOW Wing Yin) (August 10, 2021).
10. Lone, Fozia Nazir, "Cross-Fertilisation of Westphalian Approaches to International Law: Third World Studies and a New Era of International Law Scholarship," Emory International Law Review, Volume 34, Issue 4, 2020, 956-995.
11. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2020) "China's International Water Law Policy: Some Reflections," Journal of Water Law, Issue 26/4, 53-66.
12. Lone, Fozia Nazir, "Damming the Indus Waters: Thoughts on the Future of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty and Himalayan Water Security," Journal of Water Law, 26, 207-222, 2020.
13. Patricia Wouters & Fozia Nazir Lone, "Introduction," Journal of Water Law, 26, 193-197, 2020 (Special Issue).
14. Patricia Wouters and Fozia Nazir Lone (EDITORS), "Transboundary Water Governance In Asia – Examining Regional Practice Through Multidisciplinary Perspectives," Journal of Water Law, 26, 2020 (Special Issue).
15. Lone, Fozia Nazir (March 2019). "The New Haven School of International Law," Oxford Bibliographies Online: International Law, Oxford University Press (Published March 27, 2019).
16. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2017) "The 'One Country, Two Systems' Model and Political Reform in Hong Kong: A TWAIL Approach," Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, Volume 21 (2017), 404-429 (Printed November 22, 2018; Brill/Nijhoff).
17. Lone, Fozia Nazir (Oct 2017), "The Hong Kong Occupy Injunction Cases: A Critical Appraisal on Competing Public and Private Rights," Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, Volume 11, (2017) Issue 4, Pages 507–539.
18. Lone, Fozia Nazir, "Moshe Hirsch, Invitation to the Sociology of International Law," Chinese Journal of International Law, (2017) 16 (1): 129-132. (Book Review).
19. Lone, Fozia Nazir, "The Enigma of the Hong Kong Injunction Cases- A Perspective on Political Question Doctrine, Separation of Powers, Rule of Law and Universal Suffrage," Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, Vol. 10, 1/2016, 3-29.
20. Carty, Anthony & Lone, Fozia Nazir (2011) "Some New Haven International Law Reflections on China, India and Their Various Territorial Disputes," Asia Pacific Law Review, 19:1, 93-112, (Published online: November 4, 2016).
21. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2009) "The Creation Story of Kashmiri People: The Right to Self-Determination," Denning Law Journal, Vol. 21, pp. 1-25.
22. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2009) "From 'Sale to Accession Deed' - Scanning the Historiography of Kashmir 1846-1947," History Compass, 7/6, 1496–1508.

1. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2026), "The New Haven Policy-Oriented Approach to Regulating the Use of Military Instruments - A Critical Reflection on Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello" in Tom Dannenbaum and Eliav Lieblich (eds), Research Handbook on International Legal Theory and War, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham (Forthcoming).
2. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2026), "Essence of Water: Evolving Perspectives on International Water Law and Governance," in David Williamson, Gary Lynch-Wood & Agne Prochorskaite (eds), Research Handbook on Environmental Regulation, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., UK (Chapter 17, pp. 274-289).
3. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2026), "Gender-Based Violence in Ongoing Conflicts: A Nuanced Analysis on Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace in Kashmir" in Lone, Zhu & Carty (eds), Human Rights and Gender Based Violence in Asia: A Comparative Critical Analysis, Routledge (Chapter 10, pp. 177-208).
4. Lone, Fozia Nazir & Carty, Anthony (2026), "Unveiling Women's Rights in Asia: Advancements and Uphill Battles" in Lone, Zhu & Carty (eds), Human Rights and Gender Based Violence in Asia: A Comparative Critical Analysis, Routledge (Chapter 1, pp. 1-28).
5. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2024), "The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach Towards Long-Term Peace and Stability" in Zafar Adeel and Benno Böer (eds), The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific - Central and South Asia, Springer Series 2024 (Chapter 11, pp. 209-223).
6. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2024), "Legal Critique of the Accession of Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir to India: An Archival Perspective on the Instrument of Accession 1947" in Shubh Mathur & Mirza Saaib Bég (eds), Life, Politics, and Resistance in Kashmir After 2019: A Multidisciplinary Understanding of the Conflict, Lexington Books 2024 (Chapter 1, pp. 35-63).
7. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2023), "International Law and the Kashmir Dispute: A Critical Reflection" in Duschinski, H., Bhan, M., Robinson, C.D. (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of New Directions in Kashmir Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham (Chapter 12, pp. 153-172).
8. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2021), "Revisiting the New Haven Methodology from an International Law and Policy Perspective" in Nicholas Tsagourias (eds), Research Methods in International Law - A Handbook, Edward Elgar Publishing (Chapter 9, p. 131).
9. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2014), "Extraterritorial Human Rights Violations and Irresponsible Sovereign Financing" in Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky and Jernej Letnar Černič, Making Sovereign Financing and Human Rights Work, Hart Publishing, pp. 233-249 (ISBN: 9781782253945).
10. Lone, Fozia Nazir (2012), "Counter Piracy in the Indian Subcontinent: The Indian Perspective" in Charles H. Norchi and Gwenaële Proutière-Maulion, Piracy in Comparative Perspective: Problems, Strategies, Law, Paris: Pedone/Hart, 2012, pp. 161-187 (Chapter 8) (ISBN: 9781849464420).

1. "Empowering Indigenous Communities: A Critical Exploration of Sustainable Hydropower in Transboundary River Management," CPAL Research Grant, CityU (August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2027) – PI; HK$ 199,206.
2. "Can an Indigenous Approach Towards the Exercise of Due Diligence Materialise Apolitical Sustainability of the Yarlung-Tsangpo River? - An Interdisciplinary Enquiry," CityU Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG) (April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2025) – PI; HK$ 296,214.
3. "Indian Relations with the World Health Organisation during COVID19: Forward to Eastphalia or back to Westphalia?" School Strategic Research Grant, SLW, CityU (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023) – PI; HK$ 98,650.
4. "Towards Improved Trans-Boundary Water Cooperation on the Yarlong-Tsangpo/Brahmaputra River: A Multidisciplinary Study," CityU SRG-Fd (September 1, 2020 - February 28, 2023) – PI; HK$ 99,986.
5. "Towards the Pragmatic and Peaceful Resolution of the Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: A Multidisciplinary Study," General Research Fund (GRF) (January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021) – PI; HK$ 750,775.
6. "The Peaceful Settlement of the Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: A Pragmatic Multidisciplinary Framework," Strategic Research Grant, CityU (2016 - 2018) – PI; HK$ 100,000.
7. "Is the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 Outdated: A Multidisciplinary Study of Power, Principles and Politics," General Research Fund (GRF) (November 1, 2015 - October 31, 2019) – PI; HK$ 547,050.
8. "China's Rise: Is India a Contender on the Doorstep? New Asian Paradigms for the Discipline of International Law," School Strategic Grant, CityU (August 1, 2015 - April 30, 2017) – PI; HK$ 99,996.80.
9. "The Indian Pre-colonial Approaches to International Law: An Application of the New Haven School of Jurisprudence," Start-up Grant for New Faculty Grant Application (2011) – PI; HK$ 100,000.
10. "The Science and Humanities of Vision," Interdisciplinary Professional Development Awards (2011) – Co-I; HK$ 250,000.
11. "New Paradigms for the Discipline of International Law in China and India as Rising Powers," The University of Hong Kong, Research Grant Application (Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research) (2010) – Co-I; HK$ 240,000.
12. "Palestine and Kashmir: A Failure of Nerve at the End of Imperial Administration," The Carnegie Trust Award (2009) – PI.
13. "Restoration of Historical Title of Kashmir: Archival Research from 1935-40," The Carnegie Trust Award (2007) – PI.

2024

• Organiser & Host, "The International Law Commission and General Principles of Law." Public lecture by Dr Craig Eggett, Maastricht University. CityU Public Law and Human Rights Forum, City University of Hong Kong, October 21.

2023

• Organiser & Moderator, "Pride and Prejudice in China-Indian Relations: A Case Study of the Sino-India Border Dispute." Speaker: Captain (Retired) Andy Shichen Tian. CCCL/CPLR Event, City University of Hong Kong, May 10.

2022

• Organiser & Moderator, "Water as a Human Right: Critical Asian Perspectives." CityU Public Law and Human Rights Forum Webinar Series, June 9.
• Organiser & Moderator, "Who Won the War in Afghanistan? The Present and Future of Human Rights Under the Taliban." CityU Public Law and Human Rights Forum Webinar Series, May 26.
• Moderator, "Business and Human Rights Standards: Relevance for Law Students." CityU Public Law and Human Rights Forum Webinar Series, 3 March.

2021

• Co-Organiser, "Second International Online Symposium on Sino-Indian Border Disputes: A Dialogue between International Law and International Relations." Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law (CCCL) & Public Law and Human Rights Forum (CPLR), City University of Hong Kong, December 9.
• Organiser & Moderator, "Sexual Harassment Against Women in Asia: A Dialogue on Gender Based Violence." CityU Public Law and Human Rights Forum Webinar Series, December 2.
• Organiser & Moderator, "Inaugural Keynote Public Lecture on 'Post-Colonial Asian Perspectives on Human Rights’" by Radhika Coomaraswamy. CityU Public Law and Human Rights Forum, November 4.
• Discussant, "CCCL Asia/China & International Law Seminar Series – China's Engagement with International Judicial Dispute Settlement." Speaker: Prof. Ling Bing, November 18.
• Co-Organizer, "International Online Symposium on Sino-Indian Border Disputes: A Dialogue between International Law and International Relations." CCCL & CPLR, City University of Hong Kong, March 4.

2020

• Organiser, "Hong Kong in the Post-National Security Law Era: Reflections from International Law and Relations." CityU Public Law and Human Rights Forum Roundtable Series, October 20.

2019

• Organiser, "Frameworks for Shared Indus/Transboundary Waters: A Multidisciplinary Dialogue." Connie Fan Multi-media Conference Room, City University of Hong Kong, 26-27 July. [Event Page]

2015

• Organiser, "The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) 1960 and its Effect on Jammu & Kashmir: A Multidisciplinary Post-Flooding Dialogue." Department of Law, University of Kashmir, India, August 4.

Over 70 opinion editorials and articles published in leading regional and international outlets, including the South China Morning Post, TRT World, Kashmir Observer, Greater Kashmir, and Kashmir Times (2001–2025).

Selected Articles & Multimedia Series

• BBC Urdu – Historical Podcast Series (7 episodes; researcher and writer). Average 20,000 views per episode:
  • Episode 1: "When Kashmir was sold to the Dogra Raja in the Amritsar Sale Deed" (October 26, 2020)
  • Episode 2: "Kashmir during Dogra Rule" (November 2, 2020)
  • Episode 3: "Last few days before accession to India" (November 10, 2020)
  • Episode 4: "Accession to India, tribal attacks, referendum & legal status" (November 16, 2020)
  • Episode 5: "1947 Indo-Pak War and India's attempt to make Kashmir its part" (November 24, 2020)
  • Episode 6: "Article 370 in 1950s and politics in Kashmir" (December 1, 2020)
  • Episode 7: "When India revoked Kashmir's special status under Article 370" (December 8, 2020)
• "The BJP has marched into a legal bind over Kashmir's accession to India," TRT World, August 23, 2019.
• "Democracy in Stages," South China Morning Post, May 13, 2016.

Expert Commentary & Quotations

• Quoted in "Best way to showcase achievements of BRICS multilateralism," Viory, October 23, 2024.
• Quoted by RT India News on US-India-China relations (X/Twitter, 2024).
• Quoted in People's Daily and Xinhua News on human rights in public health crises, City University of Hong Kong News Summary, August 3, 2020.
• Quoted in "China's promotion of international anti-epidemic cooperation is of clear and progressive significance," People's Daily, July 22, 2020.
• Quoted in "加强团结合作 尊重保障人权——‘全球疫情防控與人權保障’系列國際視頻研討會綜述," People's Daily, July 15, 2020.
• Interviewed for "En Inde, on redoute désormais une deuxième guerre with la Chine," Le Point, June 28, 2020.
• Quoted in "Chine-Inde: duel de géants dans l'Himalaya," Le Point, June 24, 2020.
• Quoted in Xinhua News, June 9, 2020.
• Interviewed for Ming Pao on Women's Rights, March 3, 2013.
• Interviewed for "The hunter and the hunted," China Daily, March 7, 2012.
• Interviewed for "Danger Lurks at Home," China Daily (Hong Kong Edition), 30-31 January 2010.
• Interviewed for "Forum Charts paths to Legal Enlightenment," South China Morning Post, December 17, 2009.

2026

• Invited Paper Presenter, "The Crisis of Credibility: A Third World Approach to International Law (TWAIL) Critique of The Selective Application of the Genocide Convention," Taipei Conference on International and Comparative Law, Soochow University School of Law, 22-23 May 2026.
• Invited Paper Presenter, "The DongShen Agreement: Hong Kong's Contractual Water Security and the Quest for Intergenerational Equity in International Water Law," UWA-ALSA Environment & Sustainability Conference 2026: Advancing sustainability: environmental, societal and corporate perspectives, UWA Law School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 7-8 July 2026.

2025

• Invited Paper Presenter, "From Outcast to Mainstream: Pioneering Change in International Law through Global South Perspectives and Stoic Doctrines," Taipei Conference on International and Comparative Law, Soochow University School of Law, April 25.

2023

• Opening Speaker, Conference on "70 Years of the German Constitutional Court and New Book Launch," Joint CPLR-Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Event, City University of Hong Kong, May 19.
• Invited Lecturer, "Humanistic Approaches to Pandemic Management," THEMIS Seminar, Law Department, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, March 16.

2022

• Paper Presenter, "A Multidisciplinary Framework for the Equitable and Reasonable Use of the Yarlung-Tsangpo/Brahmaputra River," Virtual Workshop on Himalayan Transboundary Flood Hazards, Northumbria University, UK, March 25.
• Paper Presenter, "Appraisal of the Factors Affecting the Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: A Critical Reflection on Colonial Policy and Proposal for a Pragmatic Resolution," Second International Online Symposium on Sino-Indian Border Disputes, City University of Hong Kong, December 9.

2021

• Paper Presenter, "Indian Leadership and its Relations with the World Health Organisation during COVID-19: Forward to Eastphalia or back to Westphalia?" CGLS Roundtable, Koç University & Renmin University of China, May 19.
• Paper Presenter, "Indian Leadership Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Law Perspective," China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights, China Society for Human Rights Studies, June 8.
• Paper Presenter, "Factors Affecting the China–India Boundary Dispute from Past to Present: A Critical Evaluation," International Online Symposium on Sino-Indian Border Disputes, City University of Hong Kong, March 4.

2020

• Discussant, International Symposium on "The Rule of Law in Chinese Foreign Affairs," Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law, City University of Hong Kong & Fudan University Law School, November 30.
• Paper Presenter, "Third States' Concerted Cancellation of Hong Kong's Extradition Treaties: A Reflection," International Symposium on the National Security Law of Hong Kong, September 11.
• Invited Speaker, "Changing the Demographics of Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir: Understanding the New Domicile Laws," SWK Webinar, June 6.
• Paper Presenter, "Protection of Human Rights in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Possible Chinese Role Towards Future Outcome-based Asian Health Cooperation Framework," Colloquium on Protection of Human Rights in Public Health Crisis, Jilin University, June 8.
• Paper Presenter, "Eastphalia Rise in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Evaluation of Possible Chinese Role," International Symposium on COVID-19 and Models of Governance, City University of Hong Kong, June 12.
• Invited Speaker, "Cross-Fertilisation of Westphalian Approaches to International Law: Third World Studies and a New Era of International Law Scholarship," Staff Seminar Series, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, June 16.
• Chapter Presenter, Authors Virtual Workshop for Securing Water, Energy and Food in Central and South Asia, November 19.

2019

• Paper Presenter, "IWT and Himalayan Water Security - Perspectives on Potential Areas of Chinese Cooperation," Frameworks for Shared Indus/Transboundary Waters: A Multidisciplinary Dialogue, City University of Hong Kong, 26-27 July.

2015

• Paper Presenter, "The Hong Kong Court and the Occupy Injunction Cases: Non-Justiciability, Rule of Law and the Basic Law Freedoms," International Conference on The Rule of Law in a Globalised Environment, City University of Hong Kong, 31 March - 1 April.
• Paper Presenter, "Cross-Fertilisation of Western/Eastern Approaches to International Law: Third World Studies and a New Era of International Law Scholarship," Leiden Journal of International Law Symposium, The Hague Institute of Global Justice, The Netherlands, May 11.
• Paper Presenter, "The Occupy Central Movement and its Aftermaths: An Interdisciplinary Study," Conference on the Occupy Central Movement and its Aftermaths, City University of Hong Kong, 18-19 September.

2013

• Invited Speaker, "Caught in Crossfire: Women, Conflict and Kashmir," International Women's Day – Protecting and Promoting Women's Rights, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, March 7.

2010 – 2012

• Presented papers on International Law, Territorial Disputes, and Human Rights at conferences and workshops hosted by Yale Law School (USA), University of Maine (USA), City University of Hong Kong, and the University of Aberdeen (UK).

2006 – 2008

• Early-career presentations on Self-Determination and International Law at the University of Aberdeen (UK).

1. PhD Supervisor – DAS Tapos Kumar, "Rohingya Genocide and Collective Cooperation in Continuing Internationally Wrongful Acts" (1 September 2024 - 31 August 2028).
2. PhD Supervisor – Md Rabiul Islam, "Exclusion of Constitutional Identity of Rohingyas in Myanmar: A Comparative Study" (1 September 2020 - 31 August 2024). Successfully passed oral examination. Currently Professor of Law, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
3. Member, Qualifying Panel – Mr LOSARI Junianto James, "Efficiency and Fairness in International Arbitration Procedures for the taking of Evidence: A 'ROSETTA STONE' for Civil Law and Common Law Lawyers" (1 September 2021 - 31 August 2025).
4. Member, Qualifying Panel – Mulki Shader, "Land redistribution in a transitional justice context in Indonesia" (1 September 2024 - 31 August 2028).
5. Member, Qualifying Panel – Ms ZHANG Ruohan, "From Treaties to Domestic Law: The Rise of Non-Treaty-Based ISDS and Its Implications" (1 September 2024 - 31 August 2028).