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03/06/2026

💡𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗚𝗢𝘀’ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀
The participation of environmental NGOs on the international plane has largely been discussed in the contexts of treaty negotiation and adjudication. However, their roles within non-adjudicative implementation and compliance processes—a notable feature of international environmental law—remain underexplored. This seminar discusses environmental NGOs’ compliance-enhancing roles, locating its analysis in two types of civil society participation mechanisms that modern free trade agreements have increasingly incorporated to monitor compliance with environmental provisions.
📌𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Topic: Environmental NGOs’ Compliance-Enhancing Roles: An Empirical Look at Civil Society Participation Mechanisms in FTA Environment Chapters
Date: 17 June 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Mode: Online via ZOOM

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Siyu Bao is a PhD candidate and Graduate Lecturer at University College London Faculty of Laws. Her research centres on global climate governance and has been published on the World Trade Review and the Asian Journal of International Law.

✏️For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/o3ctB

Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law, CUHK LAW

16/04/2026

✈️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗨–𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 “𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”

Jointly organised by the CUHK LAW CCTL and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London, the EU-Asia Aviation Law Forum aims to engage in debates on aviation law issues in the EU and Asia. The 4th EU–Asia Aviation Law Forum will examine the expanding concept of fair competition in international aviation. European airlines have long argued that competition with Middle Eastern carriers is unfair, mainly because of alleged government subsidies and regulatory asymmetries.

📌𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺
Topic: Broadening Concept of Fair Competition in International Aviation
Date: 11 May 2026 (Monday)
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm (Hong Kong Time)/ 10:00 am – 11:30 am (London Time)
Mode: Online via ZOOM

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
• Mr Emmanuel Vivet, French Ministry of Transport
• Dr Antigoni Lykotrafiti, Queen Mary University of London
• Prof. Jae Woon Lee, CUHK LAW
• Mr Máté Gergely, EU Commission (Moderator)

🪶For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/gmtxB
CUHK LAW

02/04/2026

🌎 𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 – “𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸”

In this seminar, Prof. Archie Parnell will analyse fiscal choices available to jurisdictions when external climate measures are imposed upon them beyond the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its subsequent agreements. His focus will be on two contrasting jurisdictions: Hong Kong and India.

📌𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Topic: Fiscal Options for Jurisdictions Facing Climate Rules Beyond the UN Climate Framework
Date: 13 April 2026 (Monday)
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Venue: CUHK Graduate Law Centre

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Prof. Archie Parnell is an Adjunct Professor at HKUST and a Professor of Law at Jindal Global University Law School in India, where he teaches tax law, including courses addressing climate change. He has published in leading law journals, including the Tax Lawyer and the Yale Law Journal.

🔗For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/WpBSF

CUHK LAW

19/03/2026

📚𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
This talk reevaluates the literary and historical significance of native Chinese crime fiction in the late Qing and early Republican period (1900s–1910s). Using Mrs. Chun Née E (Chun A Shi 春阿氏, before 1911), a hybrid novel of detective fiction and romantic tragedy, as an example, Dr Zhao shows that the author’s mixture of narrative conventions is an attempt to domesticate detective fiction for a local audience and is key to the novel’s success.

📌𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Topic: In Search of a Modern Form: Chinese Crime Fiction in the Late Qing and Early Republican Period (1900s–1910s)
Date: 16 April 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Mode: Online via ZOOM

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Mengdie Zhao is an Assistant Professor of Global China Studies at NYU Shanghai, specializing in Chinese literature with research interests in legal history and gender studies.
🔗For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/NdxQe

CUHK LAW

26/01/2026

🌱𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮

Drawing on detailed comparisons of the development trajectories of solar PV and electrolyzers in China, policy and regulatory support, technological pathways, shifting trade realities, and corporate dynamics, this seminar aims to explore why China’s rapid progress in electrolyzers is hard to follow the same export-led, cost-crushing trajectory as solar PV. Whether you work in academia or industry, this session provides a timely opportunity to explore the opportunities, limits, and risks shaping the future of renewable hydrogen.

📌𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Topic: Hydrogen in China: Why the Solar PV Success Story May Not Repeat in Electrolyzers
Date: 11 February 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Venue: CUHK Graduate Law Centre, Central/ Online via ZOOM

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Dr Xiaohan Gong is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Macau University of Science and Technology. She holds a PhD in Law from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2021), with her doctoral research published as the monograph China’s Global Energy Expansion: A Regulatory Assessment (Hart Publishing, 2024). Dr Gong’s research focuses on the regulation of new energy technologies, as well as the interplay among energy, technology, and international economic law.

🔗For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/eNHSh

CUHK LAW

02/12/2025

💡𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮

Government venture capital funds (GVCs) are a global phenomenon. GVCs are central players in China’s VC market, now the second largest globally. While existing literature often depicts China’s GVCs as a successful public effort to promote entrepreneurship, Ms. Isabelle Zhang's paper presents an alternative view. In this seminar, she will explore the effect of city-level GVC programs on entrepreneurship, as proxied by the formation of new businesses.

📌 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Topic: Government Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China
Date: 17 December 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Mode: Online via ZOOM

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Ms. Isabelle Zhang is a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia School of Law, where her research focuses on the empirical study of corporate and securities law. Her work examines securities regulation in the United States and China, venture capital and private equity governance, and the institutional foundations of market development.

✏️ For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/UVjCc

CUHK LAW

25/11/2025

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗠𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

On 13 November 2025, CUHK LAW was honoured to welcome 𝗠𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝘀𝘂𝗻, a leading corporate finance lawyer, to speak to more than 30 law students at the Warren Chan Moot Court, Graduate Law Centre, as part of the CCTL Cross-Border Legal Issues Dialogue Series. His talk, titled “International Law Practice: Intro | Firms | Roles | Prep | Tips”, offered an engaging overview of the development of international legal practice in Hong Kong.

Mr Tsun shared his experience in helping to build and establish the Hong Kong presence of several leading international law firms, provided an insider’s perspective on the evolving corporate finance landscape, and offered practical advice for students aspiring to join international practices. Students found his insights highly valuable and inspiring.

Mr Brendan B**g, Managing Associate General Counsel of HSBC, and Dr Kevin Chow, Partner at Bayland Capital, served as honorary moderators.

CUHK LAW

13/11/2025

🌐𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲

𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒈𝒆 examines how recent technological innovations are transforming European insurance law, focusing on critical issues such as transparency, information duties, fairness, and the regulation of insurance contracts for both professional and private policyholders.

📌𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸
Topic: European Insurance Law within the Digital Age
Date: 25 November 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Mode: Online via Zoom

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
Prof. Cristina Poncibò is a Full Professor of Comparative Private Law in the Law Department at the University of Turin, Italy and an Affiliate of Collegio Carlo Alberto. Her extensive body of work, comprising over 140 publications, focuses on the intersection of technology, science, and law.
Prof. Piotr Tereszkiewicz is Professor of Private Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, a Senior Research Affiliate at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium), and occasional Adjunct Professor at Cornell Law School. His research, published in English, German, and Polish, focuses on comparative contract, commercial, and consumer law as well as law and technology.

🔗 For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/FSjnL

CUHK LAW

03/11/2025

🌐𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦-𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀

Technologies emerging from quantum information science are potentially on the brink of transitioning from laboratory research to commercial application. By examining the experience of governance approaches related to AI, nanotechnology, and biotechnology, the Seminar aims to provide insights that might help navigate quantum’s regulatory challenges more effectively as the field matures.

📌𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Topic: Regulatory Entanglements - Governing Quantum Technologies
Date: 11 November 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Venue: Warren Chan Moot Court, CUHK Graduate Law Centre, Central

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Dr. Kayleen Manwaring has research interests primarily in the intersection of sociotechnical change and private and commercial law, with particular focus on consumer protection, critical infrastructure regulation, contract law, intellectual property, and corporations law.

👉For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/rOdEx

CUHK LAW
Centre for Legal Innovation and Digital Society, CUHK LAW

31/10/2025

💡𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 – “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”

Join the upcoming CCTL Transnational Economic Law and Dispute Settlement Group Seminar – “The English Arbitration Act 2025 and Appeals in Arbitration” by Dr. Kyriaki Noussia on 20 November 2025 at 5:00 pm (HKT) via Zoom.

This seminar will discuss appeals under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996, the English Arbitration Act 2025 and the Arbitration Reform Project of the Law Commission.

🔗For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/oMemr

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