Governance Structure

CUHK LAW is unitary in character combining both a faculty and a teaching department. The governance structure of the Faculty has been designed to suit the practical and operational needs of staff and students. The principal bodies governing the operations of the Faculty are set out below.

Advisory Board

The Faculty of Law receives strategic advice and guidance on its development and operation from distinguished representatives from the judicial, legal, educational and business communities. Membership of the Board from 1 August 2025 to 28 February 2026 is as follows:

Chair:	The Honourable Mr. Justice Syed BOKHARY, GBM Non-Permanent Judge Court of Final Appeal HKSAR
Honorary Members:	The Honourable Dr. Annabelle BENNETT AC, SC, FAA Professor Christopher F. FORSYTH Emeritus Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law University of Cambridge, U.K. Professor Andrew STOCKLEY Honorary Professor, College of Arts and Law, University of Birmingham
Members:	Dr. Wang Ngai, Joseph CHEUNG The Honourable Elsie LEUNG, GBM, JP Former Secretary for Justice HKSAR Professor Pak Wai LIU Distinguished Research Fellow (Honorary), Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance The Chinese University of Hong Kong Dr. Anthony NEOH, SC Mr. Martin ROGERS Professor Chao XI Dean, Faculty of Law The Chinese University of Hong Kong (ex officio)
Secretary:	Ms. Emmy LAM

Faculty Board

The Board of the Faculty is the main arm of Faculty governance. While membership of the Board is formally constituted according to the relevant Statute, the Faculty adopts a participative management style and encourages all academic staff and invited student representatives to attend Board meetings as observers. Membership of the Board from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026 is as follows:

Chair:	Professor Chao XI Dean, Faculty of Law
Members:	Professor Dennis LO Vice-Chancellor/President, CUHK Professor Anatole BOUTE Professor Kevin CHENG Mr. Matthew CHEUNG Professor Agnes CHONG Professor Steven GALLAGHER Professor Evan GIBSON Professor Stuart HARGREAVES Professor Jennifer HENDRY Professor Robin HUANG Professor Queenie LAI Professor Jyh-An LEE Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Siyi LIN Professor Sandra MARCO COLINO Professor Michelle MIAO Professor Michael RAMSDEN Mr. Michael SCHREIBER Professor Samuli SEPPÄNEN Professor Dicky TSANG Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF Professor Yueming YAN
Secretary:	Ms. Emmy LAM

Terms of Reference
The Board of the Faculty of Law shall co-ordinate the activities within the Faculty and it shall be its function to consider and deal with the recommendations of Committees of the Faculty – on the content of courses for the degree or degrees; and on the details of syllabuses

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the executive arm of the Board of the Faculty of Law, and acts on behalf of the Board in routine and non-controversial matters. Another important function of the Board is to give advice to the Dean on all matters including planning and budget.

Chair:	Professor Chao XI Dean, Faculty of Law
Members:	Professor Steven GALLAGHER Professor Stuart HARGREAVES Professor Dennis HIE Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Michelle MIAO Professor Michael RAMSDEN Professor Yuhong ZHAO
Secretary:	Ms. Serena SO

Faculty Academic Personnel Committee

Chair:	Professor Chao XI Dean, Faculty of Law
Members:	Professor Anatole BOUTE Professor Michelle MIAO Professor Michael RAMSDEN
Secretary:	Ms. Serena SO

Committee on Research and Scholarship

Chair:	Professor Michael RAMSDEN Associate Dean (Research)
Members:	Professor Chao XI Dean of Law (ex officio) Professor Alexander GREEN Professor Shixue HU Professor Sandra MARCO COLINO Professor Noam NOKED Professor Samuli SEPPÄNEN Professor Dicky TSANG
Secretary:	Ms. Grace HO

Committee on Teaching and Learning

Chair:	Professor Steven GALLAGHER Associate Dean (Teaching and Student Experience)
Members:	Professor Chao XI Dean of Law (ex officio) Mr. Elliot FUNG Mr. Jonathan GLUSMAN Mr. Hans-Guenther HERRMANN Professor Dennis HIE Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Michael LOWER Mr. Danny MA Professor Michelle MIAO Professor Eliza MIK Professor Dicky TSANG
Secretary:	Mr. Derek LEUNG

Committee on Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

Chair:	Professor Steven GALLAGHER Associate Dean (Teaching and Student Experience)
Members:	Professor Chao XI Dean of Law (ex officio) Professor Anatole BOUTE Mr. Elliot FUNG Professor Jennifer HENDRY Professor Dennis HIE Mr. Jeffrey HILL Professor Jae Woon LEE Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Sandra MARCO COLINO Professor Michelle MIAO Professor Christopher ROBERTS Mr. Ernest SOUTHWORTH Professor Dicky TSANG Professor Yuhong ZHAO
Secretary:	Mr. Derek LEUNG

Committee on Academic Advising

Chair:	Professor Michelle MIAO Associate Dean (Education)
Members:	Mr. Elliot FUNG Professor Steven GALLAGHER Professor Dennis HIE Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Noam NOKED Professor Dicky TSANG
Secretary:	Ms. Erin SHING

Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee

Chair:	Professor Bryan DRUZIN
Members:	Professor Asif HAMEED Professor Queenie LAI Professor Siyi LIN Professor Noam NOKED Professor Dicky TSANG Professor Normann WITZLEB Professor Yueming YAN
Secretary:	Ms. Emmy LAM

COMMITTEE ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

Chair:	Professor Sandra MARCO COLINO
Members:	Mr. Derek LEUNG Professor Siyi LIN Mr. Michael SCHREIBER
Secretary:	Ms. Serena SO

Staff-Student Consultative Committee

Chair:	Professor Steven GALLAGHER Associate Dean (Teaching and Student Experience)
Members:	Professor Kevin CHENG Professor Agnes CHONG Mr. Jonathan GLUSMAN Professor Queenie LAI Mr. Arthur LEE Professor Michael LOWER Mr. Paul SCHMIDT Professor Jingyi WANG All CUHK LAW students
Secretary:	Ms. Linda CHOI

ABOUT US

DEAN OF LAW - Professor Chao XI

ASSOCIATE DEAN (EDUCATION) - Professor Michelle MIAO

ASSOCIATE DEAN (EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT) - Professor Stuart HARGREAVES

HEAD OF GRADUATE DIVISION - Professor Jennifer HENDRY

ASSOCIATE DEAN (RESEARCH) - Professor Michael RAMSDEN

ASSOCIATE DEAN (TEACHING AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE) - Professor Steven GALLAGHER