Research Focus

Within the broad discipline of Chinese and comparative law, the Centre and its core members focus especially on the following areas in their research:

  • Comparative private law;
  • Comparative public law;
  • Comparative legal systems;
  • “One Country, Two Systems” and Hong Kong Basic Law;
  • Comparative corporate and securities law;
  • Corporate governance in China and Asia;
  • Comparative commercial law;
  • International commercial law;
  • Comparative criminal law;
  • Comparative intellectual property law;
  • Law and technology in China and the world;
  • Law and society in China;
  • Law and development;
  • Legal transplant in Chinese law;
  • The role of Hong Kong law in China’s legal development;
  • State capitalism and state-owned enterprises in China and Asia;
  • Hong Kong, China, Asia and international law;
  • International law and international relations; and
  • Research methodologies in Chinese law.