CityUHK School of Law Research Excellence: Recent Publications

CityUHK School of Law is committed to foster a broad research culture that integrates empirical, theoretical, and interdisciplinary approaches. Our research efforts explore the interaction between law and society, drawing on perspectives from various fields of inquiry.

Recent publications of our faculty include the following:

Monographs

• Mark Hsiao, A Commentary on EMIR and REFIT: Pluralism in the Regulatory Framework (Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 2025).

Book Chapters

• Mandy Meng Fang, ‘In Pursuit of Decarbonization: The European Union Batteries Regulation and the World Trade Organization Law’, in Elisa Baroncini (ed) The WTO as Major Driver of Sustainable Development and Its Reform Process (Bologna University Press, in press 2025).
• Virginia Harper Ho, ‘U.S. ESG Regulation in Transnational Context’, in Jens-Hinrich Binder, Klaus J. Hopt, and Thilo Kuntz (eds), Corporate Purpose, CSR and ESG: A Trans-Atlantic Perspective (Oxford University Press 2024).

Articles

• Jack Burke and Christoph Hafner, ‘AI Literacy in the Legal Context. From Legal Education to Practice’ (Part 2) (July 2025) Hong Kong Lawyer 80-83.
• Mandy Meng Fang, ‘Review of Energy and the Environment: Exploring the Nexus Under International Economic Law by Sherzod Shadikhodjaev (Cambridge University Press, 2024)’ (2025), 34(2) Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law 593.
• Alvin Hoi-Chun Hung and Amelia Dale, ‘The Roots of Private Property: Native Vegetation Laws and Murder in The Winter Road’ (2025, advance online publication) Law, Culture and the Humanities.

These works collectively have advanced our understanding of law’s role in diverse societal contexts. For a comprehensive list of School of Law’s research outputs, please visit: CityUHK Scholars