“Law and Slavery in the South China Sea” by Prof. Stuart M. McManus 10 January 2020 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series What are the origins of international and comparative law, and where does Asia fit into this larger story? All standard histories make at least passing Read more…
“China’s Engagement with Public International Law in its Historical Context” by Prof. Ryan Mitchell 22 November 2019 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series Is China being transformed by international law, or is it the one doing the transforming? To seek answers to this question, this presentation examines Read more…
“The Evolution of the Small House Policy in Hong Kong’s New Territories” by Mr. Malcolm Merry 25 October 2019 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series This seminar reviews the evolution of the Small House Policy in Hong Kong’s New Territories from 1899 to 1972 based on the Read more…
“Mutilating Corporal Punishments and Theories of Punishment in Traditional Chinese Legal Thought” by Prof. Norman P. Ho 20 September 2019 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series One of the most enduring jurisprudential debates throughout Chinese legal history concerned mutilating corporal punishments (hereinafter referred to as “MCPs”; in Read more…
“The History of Consumer Law in Hong Kong: Just a Series of Failed Endeavours?” by Prof. Geraint Howell 13 April 2018 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series Previous slide Next slide Consumer protection has been globally one of the most dynamic areas of law over the last Read more…
“The Historical Development of the Civil Law Tradition in China” by Prof. Chen Lei 16 March 2018 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series Previous slide Next slide This seminar explores the reasons and significance of the reception of the civil law tradition in early twentieth century China. Read more…
“The History of a Mystery: The Development of the Law of Unjust Enrichment in Hong Kong, China and Germany” by Prof. Steven Gallagher, Prof. Lutz-Christian Wolff and Ms. Siyi Lin 02 February 2018 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series Previous slide Next slide This seminar aims to Read more…
“Small House Custom before the Small House Policy” by Mr. Malcolm Merry 12 January 2018 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series Previous slide Next slide In this seminar, Mr Malcolm Merry will first introduce the basic background of New Territories in 1898. After that, he will further Read more…
“Gunboat Justice: Extraterritoriality and the Making of Modern China and Japan” by Mr. Douglas Clark 24 November 2017 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series Previous slide Next slide The 19th century unequal treaties that opened China, Japan and Korea to the West exempted foreigners from local laws Read more…
“Oathgate” and the History of the Law of Official Oaths by Mr. Philip Dykes S.C. 13 October 2017 < Recap of Greater China Legal History Seminar Series Previous slide Next slide About the speaker Philip Dykes was born in Warrington, Lancashire in 1953. He was educated at St. John Rigby Read more…