Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘Death Sentences in the Great Qing, 1744-1840’ by Prof. Moulin Xiong (Online) 6 October 2023 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series https://youtu.be/q5Wkf6pxnbQOver the last centuries, the view on the death penalty in Qing China has been distorted, presenting a picture Read more…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘Pirates and the Hong Kong Admiralty Court of 1847-49’ by Ms. Sasha Allison (Online) 22 September 2023 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series https://youtu.be/eMupBD3b18wBritish vice-admiralty courts in the colonies were important imperial institutions created to extend the reach of English Read more…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘Treaty for a Lost City – The Historical Background and Legal Implications of the Joint Declaration’ by Prof. Chin Leng Lim (Online) 14 April 2023 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series https://youtu.be/DUMLnD0ovKQ The Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in 1984 Read more…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – “Grounded at Kai-Tak: Chinese Aircraft Impounded in Hong Kong 1949-1952” by Mr. Malcolm Merry (Online) 10 February 2023 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series Towards the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 as Communist forces advanced southwards, aircraft Read more…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘Between Brutality and Benevolence: The Historical Function of Capital Punishment in China’ by Prof. Michelle Miao (Online) 13 January 2023 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series https://youtu.be/7VBIJBjVi-M Capital punishment has occupied a unique position in Chinese legal history. As a Read more…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘Civil Disputes in the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.)’ by Prof. Zhang Zhaoyang (Online) 4 November 2022 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series https://youtu.be/ugwJkJ2G5m8 How were civil matters handled in ancient China? Analyzing intriguing cases of disputes over inheritance and Read more…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘Stirling Fessenden: The American Boss of Shanghai 1925 to 1939’ by Mr. Douglas Clark (Online) 14 October 2022 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series https://youtu.be/nVPc0D-8tEY Sterling Fessenden, an American Lawyer, was Chairman and, then, Secretary General of the Shanghai Municipal Read more…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘The Legal Protection of Built Heritage in Hong Kong’ by Prof. Steven Gallagher (Online) 16 September 2022 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series https://youtu.be/vv8dk0opeM4 Hong Kong is a modern vibrant city, characterised as a city of skyscrapers with little place Read more…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘The Development of China’s Inbound Investment Law’ by Prof. Lutz-Christian Wolff (Online) 18 March 2022 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series https://youtu.be/_973tPAehC8 Arguably the development of China’s investment law system mirrors the development of China’s economy if not the whole Read more…
‘Early Cross-Border Legal Issues: Law in the Age of Matteo Ricci’ by Prof. Stuart McManus (Online) 11 February 2022 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series The Pearl River Delta region has long attracted merchants from the rest of Asia and beyond. This is documented from almost the Read more…