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Yuyao Yi on Watchful Awakening: Rights, Oppression, and Relational Legal Consciousness in Chinese Students’ Anti-Sexual Harassment Mobilization (Law & Social Inquiry)
"Watchful Awakening: Rights, Oppression, and Relational Legal Consciousness in Chinese Students’ Anti-Sexual Harassment Mobilization"Yuyao Yi (PhD Candidate)Law & Social InquiryPublished online: 7 August 2026Abstract: This study examines how Chinese university students’ legal consciousness is shaped by the tension between rights empowerment and repressive control in the context of anti-sexual
Lorraine Wu on The endurance of interim constitutions (Icon)
"The endurance of interim constitutions"Lorraine Wu (PhD 2025)International Journal of Constitutional LawPublished online: August 2026Abstract: Interim constitutions have become increasingly prevalent in modern constitution-making, yet they have received comparatively limited scholarly attention. While they are defined by their “interim” nature, the meaning of this designation remains
Yun Zhao and Yating Ling on Extraterritorial Arbitration For Domestic Disputes In China (ILJ)
"Extraterritorial Arbitration For Domestic Disputes In China- Liberalization In The Greater Bay Area As A Prelude To The Process Of Legal Convergence"Yun Zhao and Yating Lin (PhD 2026)The Boston University International Law Journal, Vol 43, Spring 2025Published online: 2025Abstract: Extraterritorial arbitration, with domestic parties selecting a foreign jurisdiction as the seat for arbitration
New Issue of Hong Kong Journal of Legal Studies (Volume 19, 2025)
HONG KONG JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIESVolume 19, 2025Editors-in-Chief: Hai Du, Arthur ChanPublisher: University of Hong Kong Faculty of LawTABLE OF CONTENTSPrefaceHai Du and Arthur Chan...iArticleTermination over Modification: Addressing Circumstantial Changes in the Chinese Civil CodeXixi Xiang...1Case NotesReconsidering Re Chime in Light of Ntzegkoutanis v KimionisHolly Leung and Kenneth
New book by Yahong Li on Intellectual Property and Technology: International Legal Framework, Policy and Practice (LexisNexis)
Intellectual Property and Technology: International Legal Framework, Policy and PracticeYahong LiLexisNexisPublished in June 2026The major breakthroughs in cutting-age technologies in the last two decades have fundamentally changed the world, so as the intellectual property (IP) law, which is closely connected with, and constantly affected by, the technological advancement from its birth. This
New book by Shahla Ali on Dispute Prevention through Community Engagement in Infrastructure Development in the Asia Pacific (CUP)
Dispute Prevention through Community Engagement in Infrastructure Development in the Asia PacificShahla AliCambridge University PressPublished online: June 2026300 pp.Book description: This book explores the emerging development of community-investor dispute prevention and facilitation mechanisms employed by multilateral and national development banks in the Asia Pacific region. In the
Anfield Tam on Harassment as a Common Law Tort and the Limits of Corporate Standing (Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly)
"Harassment as a Common Law Tort and the Limits of Corporate Standing"Anfield Tam (PCLL graduate)Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law QuarterlyPublished online: August 2026Abstract: Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Ltd v Samantha Jane Bradley marks the first time that an apex court in a common law jurisdiction has recognised a common law tort of harassment, but it was also held, rightly, that a
Shahla Ali et al on Digital Assets and Arbitration: Observations from the Payward v. Chechetkin Decision (Journal of International Arbitration)
"Digital Assets and Arbitration: Observations from the Payward v. Chechetkin Decision"Kabir Duggal, Shahla Ali, Elizabeth Ebelechukwu ArubaluezeJournal of International Arbitration, Volume 43, Issue 3/4 (2026) pp. 415 – 440Published online: August 2026Abstract: The rapid expansion of digital asset markets has transformed commercial exchange while exposing structural tensions between private
New book by Eric Ip on Planetary Health Law and Governance (Cambridge University Press)
Planetary Health Law and GovernanceEric IpElements in Earth System Governance, Cambridge ElementsCambridge University PressPublished online: Aug 202686 pp.Summary: This Element examines the legal infrastructure required to address the intertwined health and environmental crises of the Anthropocene. It introduces planetary health law as an emerging transdisciplinary paradigm that
Michael Tsimplis comments on legal responsibility for damage to underwater infrastructure
In an interview with BBC News Chinese, Professor Michael (Mikis) Tsimplis explained the legal framework governing liability for damage to underwater infrastructure, with reference to the NewNew Polar Bear and Eagle S cases. He discussed the powers of the coastal and the flag-state in instituting criminal proceedings for such damage and the challenges posed by existing international
New Books Network interview with Valeria Vázquez Guevara (4 Sep 2026)
Professor Valeria Vázquez Guevara was interviewed by Dr Miranda Melcher from The New Books Network about her new book Truth Commissions and International Law: Jurisdiction, Representation, Authority (Cambridge University Press, 2026). You can listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://newbooksnetwork.com/truth-commissions-and-international-law
New issue of Hong Kong Law Journal (Vol. 56, Part 1 of 2026)
HONG KONG LAW JOURNALVol. 56, Part 1 of 2026Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Eric C IpDeputy Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Trevor WanPublisher: Sweet & MaxwellTABLE OF CONTENTSArticlesPurposive, Holistic and ContextualKemal Bokhary...1Discretion in the Legal System: A Roundtable Exchange (with Simon Young and Amanda Whitford et al)Trevor T W Wan...9Beyond 4–18: Gendered Labour Precarity and the
Trevor Wan on Discretion in the Legal System: A Roundtable Exchange (with Simon Young and Amanda Whitford et al) (HKLJ)
"Discretion in the Legal System: A Roundtable Exchange (with Simon Young and Amanda Whitfort et al)"Trevor WanHong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 56, Part 1 of 2026, pp.9 - 20 Discretion is an unavoidable feature in any functional legal system. Cognitive limitations, due in no small part to the heterogeneity and unpredictability of earthly circumstances, prevent both the
Darcy Lynn Davison-Roberts et al on Beyond 4–18: Gendered Labour Precarity and the Limits of Law Reform in Hong Kong (HKLJ)
"Beyond 4–18: Gendered Labour Precarity and the Limits of Law Reform in Hong Kong"Darcy Davison-Roberts, Yu Yiran and Li JiaweiHong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 56, Part 1 of 2026, pp.21 - 54Abstract: This paper critically examines Hong Kong’s continuous contract requirement under the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57), which conditions eligibility for employment benefits and protections on meeting
Luo Jiakun on Regulating Targeted Advertising Through the Informed Consent Model (HKLJ)
"Regulating Targeted Advertising Through the Informed Consent Model"Luo Jiakun (LLM TIPL 2025)Hong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 56, Part 1 of 2026, pp.55 - 88Abstract: The rise of targeted advertising, powered by algorithmic technologies and extensive personal data collection, has significantly transformed the digital landscape. While such practices generate considerable economic benefits, they
Rebecca Lee and Jodi Gardner on Resilience and Social Justice: Rethinking Responses to Southeast Asia’s Substandard Housing Crisis (HKLJ)
"Resilience and Social Justice: Rethinking Responses to Southeast Asia’s Substandard Housing Crisis"Rebecca Lee and Jodi GardnerHong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 56, Part 1 of 2026, pp.313 - 331Abstract: Rapid urbanisation, speculative land practices and inadequate governance have driven a substandard housing crisis across Southeast Asia, leaving marginalised populations in informal and insecure