CityUHK School of Law Research Excellence: Recent Publications

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

Recent publications of our faculty include the following:

Books

• Kung-Chung Liu and Tianxiang He (eds), Criminal Intellectual Property Enforcement in Asia (Oxford University Press 2026).
• Guobin Zhu, Edmund Cheng Wei and Adrienne Lam (eds), ‘Construction of the Rule of Law in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area – Law and Governance [《粵港澳大灣區法治建設：法律與治理》]’, in Chinese (Joint Publishing HK 2026).
• Yige Zu, Value Added Tax in the 21st Century: Design, Challenges, and Opportunities (Hart Publishing 2026).

Books Chapters

• Virginia Harper Ho, ‘Securities Regulation’ in Douglas A Kysar and Ernest Lim (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Private Law (Oxford University Press 2026).
• Tianxiang He, ‘Punitive Excess? Assessing China’s Criminal IP Regime’ in Kung-Chung Liu and Tianxiang He (eds), Criminal Intellectual Property Enforcement in Asia (Oxford University Press 2026).
• Fozia Lone, ‘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 2026).
• Enshen Li, ‘Punishment and penal policies in the People's Republic of China Instrumentalism, bifurcation, and evolutionary values’ in Alessandro Corda (ed), Research Handbook on Penal Policy (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026)
• Michael Tsimplis, ‘Pilotage’ in Merkin, R. & Noussia, K. (eds), Maritime Law and Practice in Hong Kong (Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson Reuters Hong Kong 2026).
• Michael Tsimplis, ‘Towage’ in Merkin, R. & Noussia, K. (eds), Maritime Law and Practice in Hong Kong (Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson Reuters Hong Kong 2026).
• Andreas Kokkinis and Shunqi Yang, ‘Title IV: Supervision’ in Andrea Miglionico (ed), The Non-Performing Loans Directive: A Commentary (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026).
• Andreas Kokkinis and Shunqi Yang, ‘Title V: Safeguards and Duty to Cooperate’ in Andrea Miglionico (ed), The Non-Performing Loans Directive: A Commentary (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026). 

Articles

• Jack Burke, ‘Be the Best That You Can Be. Whole Person Development at the CityUHK School of Law’, Hong Kong Lawyer (April 2026) 81-85.
• Julien Chaisse and Dyuti Pandya, ‘Quantum Computing as a Service in Finance: Standards and Contracts as Proof of Control’ (Oxford Business Law Blog, 17 March 2026) <https://blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/oblb/blog-post/2026/03/quantum-computing-service-finance-standards-and-contracts-proof-control>
• Julien Chaisse and Junianto James Losari, ‘Unusual Outcomes, Important Insights: The Chile-WOM Settlement and ISDS Practice’ (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 24 March 2026) <https://legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/arbitration-blog/unusual-outcomes-important-insights-the-chile-wom-settlement-and-isds-practice/>
• Julien Chaisse, Georgios Dimitropoulos, Dominic Dagbanja, Ana P. Chuc Gamboa, Safaa Sadi Jaber, Junianto James Losari and Kehinde Olaoye, ‘Special Economic Zones and Investor-State Dispute Settlement: From Conflict to Convergence’, (2026) Academic Forum on ISDS Concept Paper 2026/1 1-52.
• Yang Chen, ‘Against Trade Secrets Protection for “Semi-public” Databases’ (2026) Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 1-22.
• Longxuan Zhao and Yang Chen, ‘Legally Supported Bullying? Legal Consciousness on Non-compete Agreements in China’ (2026, advance online publication) Social & Legal Studies.
• Virginia Harper Ho, ‘Corporate Climate Governance’ (2026) 51:3, Journal of Corporation Law 540-589.
• Tianxiang He, ‘Three Obstacles to AI-Generated Content Copyrightability’ (2026 March Issue) Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 77-106.
• Chengchen He and Enshen Li, ‘Front-Footed Defense: Leveraging Early Counsel Intervention for Expedited Justice’ (2026) 48(2) Law & Policy 1-14. 
• Yi Liu, Siying He and Enshen Li, ‘Accessing Crime Data in Hong Kong: Haunted by Fragmentation’ (2026) 42(1) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 15-40. 
• Michael Tsimplis, ‘Decarbonization Frameworks for Shipping: Taxing Carbon Emissions and Contribution to Loss and Damage’ (2026) 15(3-4) Climate Law 239-266.
• Lerong Lu and Shunqi Yang, ‘China’s Financial Courts: Institutional Evolution, Judicial Dynamics and International Practices’ (2026) 143(5) Banking and Finance Law Review 231.
• Guobin Zhu and Celeste Tin Yan Lo, ‘The Fifth Anniversary of the Implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law: Legal Integration, Compatibility, Complementarity, and Systemic Enhancement’ (2025) 10 China Review (中国评论) 110-119.
• Guobin Zhu and Adrienne Lam, ‘“Law relating the Greater Bay Area”: Establishing the Legal System for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area’ (2025) 1 Chinese Review of Foreign-Related Rule of Law (涉外法治论丛) 252-271.

Book Review

• Tianxiang He, 'Review of David Tan, Jeanne C Fromer, and Dev S Gangjee (eds.), Fashion and Intellectual Property. CUP, 2025’ (2026 March Issue) Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 224-228.

Case Commentary

• Julien Chaisse, ‘Soremi Investments Ltd v China National Gold Group HK Limited & Anor [2025] HKCFI 6417’, LexisNexis (2026).