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News Prof. Normann WITZLEB has published a journal article entitled “The Case for Negligence as the Mental Element of an Australian Statutory Privacy Tort” in the Tort Law Review.  Abstract: This article explores the appropriate mental element of a future statutory Australian privacy tort. While the Attorney-General’s Department proposed in Read more…

News Prof. Eliza MIK has published an article on “Much ado about artificial intelligence or: the automation of contract formation” in the International Journal of Law and Information Technology (Oxford University Press).  Abstract: The paper explores the legal issues surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in the automation of the Read more…

News Prof. Normann WITZLEB has published a book chapter entitled “Responding to Global Trends? Privacy Law Reform in Australia” in Moritz Hennemann et al (eds), Data Disclosure: Global Developments and Perspectives (De Gruyter, 2023). Abstract: This chapter explores the extent to which contemporary Australian privacy law responds to global trends. Read more…

News Prof. Shixue HU has published an article on “Trade Rules of State Enterprises: a Lawmaking Perspective” in the Michigan Journal of International Law. Read the article here. 

News Prof. Ryan MITCHELL was interviewed by the Journal of the History of Ideas Blog on his recent book, Recentering the World: China and the Transformation of International Law.  Read the two-part interview here –(Part 1) https://jhiblog.org/2023/04/05/recentering-the-world-an-interview-with-ryan-martinez-mitchell-part-1/(Part 2) https://jhiblog.org/2023/04/10/recentering-the-world-an-interview-with-ryan-martinez-mitchell-part-2/

Prof. Jyh-An LEE and CUHK LAW PhD student Yangzi LI have published an article on “Internationally Driven, but Domestically Aware, Legislation in Troubled Times: The First Copyright Statute in China” in The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law (Oxford University Press).  Read the full article here.

Mr. Matthew CHEUNG is awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Senior Fellowships of the HEA are awarded to professionals who demonstrate they meet the criteria of the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education. The award recognises individuals whose comprehensive understanding and effective Read more…

Prof. Robin Hui HUANG has published an article on “The Duties and Liabilities of Independent Directors: International Experiences and Suggestions for China (獨立董事的法律義務與責任追究 : 國際經驗與中國方案)” in the Peking University Law Journal  [中外法學] .  This publication is an outcome of Prof. Huang’s research project funded by China’s National Social Science Fund, Read more…

Prof. Rehan ABEYRATNE has published a co-edited book, Routledge Handbook of Asian Parliaments (Routledge, 2023).  Book description: This handbook showcases the rich varieties of legislatures that exist in Asia and explains how political power is constituted in 17 jurisdictions in East, Southeast and South Asia. Legislatures in Asia come in Read more…

Prof. Kevin CHENG has published a new book, The Timing of Guilty Pleas: Lessons from Common Law Jurisdictions (Cambridge University Press, 2023). Book description: While guilty pleas are the primary mode of criminal case dispositions across different legal jurisdictions, this topic remains an understudied area. The assumption is that defendants Read more…