{"id":4448,"date":"2020-02-10T01:07:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T17:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp3.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/?page_id=4448"},"modified":"2025-08-28T16:37:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:37:46","slug":"legal-theory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/research-interest\/legal-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4448\" class=\"elementor elementor-4448\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-442b4bf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"442b4bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-282f697\" data-id=\"282f697\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-052ea67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"052ea67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ace327b\" data-id=\"ace327b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303b0b3 elementor-nav-menu__align-start people_menu elementor-nav-menu__text-align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"303b0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; 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margin-left:3px; margin-right:3px;\"> &#038; <\/span> Teaching-support Staff<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7668\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/law-library-staff\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Law Library Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-114109\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/research-students\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Research Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2779c6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2779c6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c083e0\" data-id=\"5c083e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3d6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e3d6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Lato, Arial, \u5fae\u8f6f\u6b63\u9ed1\u9ad4, MHei, \u9ed1\u4f53, \u5fae\u8f6f\u96c5\u9ed1, 'Arial Unicode MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/research-interest\/\">By research interest<\/a> | <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\">By alphabetical order<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9e1597 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9e1597\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3edf06\" data-id=\"d3edf06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d195d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0d195d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/research-interest\/corporate-commercial-law\/\">Legal Theory<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-438840c\" data-id=\"438840c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ce6ba people_back elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ce6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/research-interest\/\">&lt; 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DONALD<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/prof-david-c-donald\" target=\"blank\">Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div--><\/p><div class=\"staff_rec row\"><div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-bryan-h-druzin\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Bryan H. DRUZIN<\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-bryan-h-druzin\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff_rec row\"><div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Ryan MITCHELL<\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1382\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1382\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Gender <span style=\"font-family: arial;\">&amp;<\/span> the Law<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1382\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1382\">\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stuart-hargreaves\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Stuart HARGREAVES<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stuart-hargreaves\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-sandra-marco-colino\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Sandra MARCO COLINO<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-sandra-marco-colino\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/mr-michael-schreiber\/\" target=\"blank\">Mr. Michael SCHREIBER<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/mr-michael-schreiber\/\" target=\"blank\">Professional Consultant<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1383\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1383\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Jurisprudence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1383\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1383\"><div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/mr-matthew-cheung\" target=\"blank\">Mr. Matthew CHEUNG<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/mr-matthew-cheung\" target=\"blank\">Professional Consultant<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-bryan-h-druzin\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Bryan H. DRUZIN<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-bryan-h-druzin\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stephen-hall\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Stephen HALL<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stephen-hall\/\" target=\"blank\">Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-asif-hameed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Asif HAMEED<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-asif-hameed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stuart-hargreaves\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Stuart HARGREAVES<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stuart-hargreaves\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Ryan MITCHELL<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/mr-ernest-southworth\/\" target=\"blank\">Mr. Ernest SOUTHWORTH<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/mr-ernest-southworth\/\" target=\"blank\">Professional Consultant<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1384\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1384\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Law <span style=\"font-family: arial;\">&amp;<\/span> Economics<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1384\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1384\"><!--div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/prof-david-c-donald\" target=\"blank\">Prof. David C. DONALD<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/prof-david-c-donald\" target=\"blank\">Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div-->\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-bryan-h-druzin\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Bryan H. DRUZIN<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-bryan-h-druzin\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-robin-huang\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Robin HUANG<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-robin-huang\" target=\"blank\">Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-sandra-marco-colino\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Sandra MARCO COLINO<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-sandra-marco-colino\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Ryan MITCHELL<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-noam-noked\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Noam NOKED<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-noam-noked\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-yueming-yan\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Yueming YAN<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-yueming-yan\/\" target=\"blank\">Assistant Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-hao-zhang\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Hao ZHANG<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-hao-zhang\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1385\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1385\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Law <span style=\"font-family: arial;\">&amp;<\/span> Society<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1385\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1385\"><div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-kevin-cheng\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Kevin CHENG<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-kevin-cheng\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-bryan-h-druzin\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Bryan H. DRUZIN<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-bryan-h-druzin\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stuart-hargreaves\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Stuart HARGREAVES<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stuart-hargreaves\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-michelle-miao\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Michelle MIAO<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-michelle-miao\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Ryan MITCHELL<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-christopher-roberts\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Christopher ROBERTS<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-christopher-roberts\/\" target=\"blank\">Assistant Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/mr-ernest-southworth\/\" target=\"blank\">Mr. Ernest SOUTHWORTH<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/mr-ernest-southworth\/\" target=\"blank\">Professional Consultant<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1386\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1386\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Legal History<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1386\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1386\"><div class=\"staff_rec row\"><div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-steven-gallagher\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Steven GALLAGHER<\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-steven-gallagher\/\" target=\"blank\">Professional Consultant<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff_rec row\"><div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stephen-hall\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Stephen HALL<\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-stephen-hall\/\" target=\"blank\">Professor<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff_rec row\"><div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-siyi-lin\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Siyi LIN<\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-siyi-lin\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff_rec row\"><div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Ryan MITCHELL<\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-ryan-mitchell\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff_rec row\"><div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-christopher-roberts\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Christopher ROBERTS<\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-christopher-roberts\/\" target=\"blank\">Assistant Professor<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff_rec row\"><div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-lutz-christian-wolff\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Lutz-Christian WOLFF<\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-lutz-christian-wolff\/\" target=\"blank\">Wei Lun Professor of Law<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1387\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1387\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Legal Studies <span style=\"font-family: arial;\">&amp;<\/span> Methodology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1387\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1387\"><div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-kevin-cheng\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Kevin CHENG<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-kevin-cheng\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-robin-huang\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Robin HUANG<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-robin-huang\" target=\"blank\">Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-luke-marsh\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Luke MARSH<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-luke-marsh\/\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-michelle-miao\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Michelle MIAO<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-michelle-miao\" target=\"blank\">Associate Professor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_rec row\">\n<div class=\"staff_name col-md-5 col-sm-5 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-chao-xi\/\" target=\"blank\">Prof. Chao XI<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"staff_title col-md-7 col-sm-7 col-xs-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/people\/prof-chao-xi\/\" 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