CUHK LAW, 6F Lee Shau Kee Building, Sha Tin (2026)

04/09/2026

📖[𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻] 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀”

Prof. Martin Jarrett has published an article entitled “The International Legal Validity of Investor Obligations in Investment Treaties” in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 & 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦.

About the article: In an effort to counteract the asymmetry of international investment law, some recently concluded investment treaties have included ‘investor obligations’. As their name suggests, they are treaty provisions that impose obligations on investors; for example, to conduct their investment activities in accordance with specified environmental standards. They are also juridically independent, meaning that States could use them to directly sue investors for their misconduct.

Investor obligations are doctrinally fascinating. For one, their subjects are individuals, which challenges the doctrine that individuals are not capable of assuming treaty obligations. If treaty obligations may be imposed on investors, are there any limitations on this power? Finally, considering that investors are not parties to investment treaties, can they take advantage of the pacta tertiis rule and make the operation of investor obligations subject to their consent? This paper analyses these questions.

💡Read the article here: https://shorturl.at/1eD1I

04/09/2026

🎉𝗖𝗨𝗛𝗞 𝗟𝗔𝗪 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀: 𝟰𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠&𝗔 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 - 𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝟭𝟬 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔.𝗜. 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀

A rare double-bill Masterclass will be hosted as the kickstart of the CUHK LAW 20th Anniversary Masterclass series in the 2026–27 academic year!

𝗠𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗞𝗼, 𝗕𝗕𝗦, 𝗝𝗣 — former Senior Partner of Freshfields’ Hong Kong office and its China Chair, and the first female Chair of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Committee — will feature both a landmark perspective on the evolution of Hong Kong M&A over the past 40 years and a forward-looking view of the legal profession in the age of artificial intelligence.

💡In the first session, Ms Ko will draw on first-of-their-kind and landmark transactions to provide an insider’s view from defining transaction strategy and managing complex negotiations to reconciling commercial objectives, regulatory requirements and the realities of ex*****on. In the second session, she will share her ten principal reflections on AI’s impact on legal practice, offering practical recommendations for young lawyers and law students.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀
📅12 September 2026 (Saturday)
🕡10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍Warren Chan Moot Court, CUHK Graduate Law Centre, Central
📌Target Participants: CUHK LAW students and alumni only

👉For more details, please check here: https://shorturl.at/lJeJO

02/09/2026

🏛️𝗖𝗨𝗛𝗞 𝗟𝗔𝗪 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 – “𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹: 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴”

The jury has long occupied a distinctive position in common law criminal justice. It is not merely a mode of fact-finding. It is also a constitutional, democratic, and symbolic institution through which ordinary citizens participate directly in the administration of criminal justice.

Co-organised by CUHK LAW and Hong Kong Bar Association, the Symposium brings together international judicial, practitioner, academic and juror perspectives to identify what forms of lay participation continue to contribute to legitimacy, fairness, and public confidence in criminal adjudication, and where alternative models of decision-making might better serve contemporary criminal justice.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺
📅9 September 2026 (Wednesday)
🕡4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍CUHK Graduate Law Centre, Central / Online via ZOOM

🔗Register now: https://shorturl.at/eDTKl

31/08/2026

🏭𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 “𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿”

This seminar explores the specific barriers that coal contracts present to the phasing down of coal power, identifies contractual solutions, and explores renegotiation pathways to align coal contracts with the requirements of transforming power systems.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
📅22 September 2026 (Tuesday)
🕡3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍CUHK Graduate Law Centre, Central

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Mr Ernst Kuneman is a Senior Associate Power System Transformation for Southeast Asia. He drives analytical and strategic initiatives on renewable energy investment, utility business model innovation and power system reform to enable greater integration of renewables.

✏️For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/et07Y

28/08/2026

⌛𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗼”

The development of heritage safeguarding has followed markedly different historical paths on the Chinese Mainland, in Hong Kong and Macao. This seminar traces the evolution of legal, institutional and individual approaches to the preservation of cultural heritage across these three jurisdictions, examining how imperial traditions, colonial administration, political transformation, and international norms have shaped contemporary heritage protection regimes.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
📅18 September 2026 (Friday)
🕡12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
📍Online via ZOOM

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Prof. Steven Gallagher is a Professional Consultant, Professor of Practice in Law, and Associate Dean (Teaching and Student Experience) at CUHK LAW.

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

27/08/2026

📌𝗖𝗨𝗛𝗞–𝗞𝗖𝗟 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘅, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘄

Jointly hosted by CUHK LAW and the Dickson P**n School of Law at King’s College London (KCL), the CUHK–KCL Annual Conference on Tax, Trade, and Investment Law will take place on 10-11 September 2026 as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of CUHK LAW.

Bringing together leading scholars and experts from around the world, this conference will examine how international tax, trade, and investment law respond to geopolitical uncertainty, fiscal and distributional challenges, and emerging regulatory developments.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
📅10-11 September 2026 (Thursday- Friday)
📍CUHK Graduate Law Centre, Central

🔗For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/7h3v7

26/08/2026

🏺𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 – “𝗟𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱”

This seminar examines the international law and practice of cultural heritage – focusing on Cambodia in light of its distinctive experience. It begins by reflecting on the development of heritage law and protection in Cambodia and the wider region. The seminar then introduces key aspects of the international cultural heritage law framework. Aimed at lawyers, academics, policymakers, and cultural heritage professionals, the seminar invites attendees to consider what Cambodia’s experience can teach us about the future development of heritage law in Asia and beyond.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
📅17 September 2026 (Thursday)
🕡5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍Online via ZOOM

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿
Ruth Whittaker is a British-Cambodian legal consultant and lecturer. She developed and teaches Cambodia’s first accredited undergraduate courses in International Cultural Property and Heritage Law.

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

26/08/2026

🎙️[𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲] 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘀. 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝘂𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁

Prof. Sandra Marco Colino and Prof. Yueming Yan were quoted in the South China Morning Post’s article entitled “CK Hutchison’s HK$11.7b Panama ports dispute could take years to resolve”.

📰Read the full article here: https://shorturl.at/XSNRj

25/08/2026

🏛️ 𝗖𝗨𝗛𝗞 𝗟𝗔𝗪 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 – “𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹: 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴”

The jury has long occupied a distinctive position in common law criminal justice. It is not merely a mode of fact-finding. It is also a constitutional, democratic, and symbolic institution through which ordinary citizens participate directly in the administration of criminal justice.

Co-organised by CUHK LAW and Hong Kong Bar Association, the Symposium brings together international judicial, practitioner, academic and juror perspectives to identify what forms of lay participation continue to contribute to legitimacy, fairness, and public confidence in criminal adjudication, and where alternative models of decision-making might better serve contemporary criminal justice.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺
📅9 September 2026 (Wednesday)
🕡4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍CUHK Graduate Law Centre, Central/ Online via ZOOM

🔗Register now: https://shorturl.at/eDTKl

24/08/2026

🌐𝗖𝗖𝗧𝗟 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – “𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄”

Digitalisation is reshaping the legal rules that govern cross-border interactions and commercial dealings. As commerce, data flows, and digital assets increasingly transcend national borders, private international law, the discipline concerned with jurisdiction, choice of law, and the recognition and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, has acquired renewed significance while confronting fundamental challenges. This symposium arises from the research project “The Impact of Digitalisation on Legal Rules Concerning Cross-Border Interactions and Commercial Dealings,” sponsored by the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme of the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, and examines four themes bearing on Hong Kong’s role as a centre for international dispute resolution services.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
📅4 September 2026 (Friday)
🕡2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍Online via ZOOM

⭐𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
· Prof. Sagi Peari, Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
· Prof. Dicky Tsang, Associate Professor, CUHK LAW
· Prof. Adeline Swee Ling Chong, Associate Professor, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University
· Mr. Albert Leung, Acting CEO of eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre

✏️For details and registration: https://shorturl.at/k82Cm

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