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Message from the Dean 2

Message from the Programme Leaders 3

Introduction 4

Programme Description 5

Entrance Requirements 8

Observations from our LLM students 9

GLOBAL GATEWAY® 12

Academic Community 12

Graduate Legal Studies in Hong Kong 13

Career Prospects 14

Student Life 14

Course List 15

Courses Offered in 2015/16 28

Teaching Staff (2015/16) 29

External Academic Advisors 31

Administrative and Financial Information 32

The Application Process 33

Getting to School of Law 34

Academic Outreach 35 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

It is my great pleasure to introduce to you the School of Law at City University of Hong Kong.

Established in 1987, the School of Law offers quality education to undergraduate and postgraduate students. In particular, three goals are high on our agenda, namely: to be a world renowned centre for research and teaching of law; to equip students with global knowledge, skills and perspectives; and to maintain close links with local and international legal establishments. These goals are reflected in the composition of our faculty, our curricula and enrichment activities.

Our School is staffed by a stellar international faculty with a multicultural profile, bringing with them a diversity of expertise and strengths. With the Professor combined efforts of staff and students, our School has established expertise in a Geraint Howells wide range of fields including Chinese law, comparative law, Hong Kong Basic Law, commercial law, consumer law, environmental law, constitutional law, human rights, criminal justice, WTO law, international trade and investment law, international economic law, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.

To meet the challenges of globalization, our School has established an International Advisory Board, comprising distinguished legal practitioners as well as renowned professors from overseas universities, to guide and further enhance the quality of our teaching and research.

Our School maintains close links with its counterparts in Mainland China, Europe, North America and across the Asia-Pacific region. Students have many opportunities to develop a global perspective in the study of law through exposure in various activities organized by the School, including collaborative programmes with Aix- Marseille University and University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne in France, the Global Legal Education and Awareness Project (G-LEAP) in cooperation with Monash University in Australia and University College, Oxford in UK, legal placements in Mainland China, Hong Kong and overseas, as well as international mooting competitions.

In addition, we collaborate with the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC and its National Judges College to admit Chinese judges to our Master of Laws (LLM) programme and to offer a tailor-made Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD) programme for Chinese senior judges, while a short-term and highly specialized programme is also organized for other Chinese senior judges. The presence of these mainland judges in our School offers an exceptional opportunity to our students for exchange of views as well as a well-informed understanding of the current Chinese legal system and its development.

I look forward to welcoming you to our community and working with you at CityU Law School.

Professor Geraint Howells Dean School of Law

2 MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAMME LEADERS

Thank you for your interest in the Master of Laws Programme at the City University of Hong Kong School of Law. The Master of Laws (LLM) Programme is dynamic in meeting the society and the world’s needs. It provides local and overseas students with the opportunities to learn the professional skills and knowledge necessary to become an integral part of the emerging Asian economy. Participation in our programme also offers you the opportunity to take part in the GLOBAL GATEWAY®, as well as exchange opportunities to Dr Ding Chunyan Dr Xing Lijuan USA, Switzerland, Germany, the LLM Programme Leader LLM Associate Programme Leader Netherlands, Australia, China and Korea. Students can study global legal issues in the Asian context with a diverse group of classmates and join a community of professionals, including alumni from Athens, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, India, the Mainland Mongolia, Macau, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and USA.

In recognition of the soaring demand in specific fields, our programme consists of seven streams: Chinese and Comparative Law Stream, International Economic Law Stream, Common Law Stream, Maritime and Transportation Law Stream, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Stream, Corporate and Commercial Law Stream, and General Stream. It is notable that the Chinese and Comparative Law Stream as introduced in 1995 was the first programme of its kind in the world. With the rich curriculum we provide, you are able to choose among different streams to best suit your personal interests and career ambitions. You may also take advantage of the research opportunities, cutting-edge professional skills course, internship possibilities and innovative collaborative programme at the School of Law. The LLM programme is taught not only by our law school’s reputational faculty but also by a team of distinguished scholars and experienced professionals from well-known law schools worldwide.

CityU School of Law has been running a pioneering Chinese judge programme for six cohorts. Collaborating with the Supreme People’s Court of China and National Judges College, a number of Chinese judges are selected to study the LLM programme at CityU. In consequence, our LLM students have this unique opportunity to interact with Chinese judge students in order to gain insider’s perspectives on Chinese judicial system.

The School of Law has collaborative programmes with Europe-Asia Research Institute of Aix-Marseille University and University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne. Selected students will study at these partner universities and obtain two postgraduate degrees: one from the partner university and the other from CityU. Current CityU LLM students in their last year of study at CityU may apply for admission to the LLM in European Business Law programme at the Aix-Marseille University. Successful students will receive advanced standing. The cooperation with University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne enables participating CityU students to spend a semester at University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne and other semester(s) at CityU.

In sum, our programme offers a unique blend of academic and practical training in a broad range of subjects; it provides substantial leadership in its area and is taught by highly qualified and experienced professionals. We very much look forward to welcoming you to our programme and assist you in completing the programme successfully.

3 INTRODUCTION

In 1995, the School of Law (SLW) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) began the Master of Laws Programme in response to significant demand by the professional community for lawyers with postgraduate legal training in Chinese and Comparative Law. Since then the development of China’s economic and legal reform, its accession to the World Trade Organization, the transformation of the Asian economy and the globalization of the world’s economy have only increased the demand for more lawyers with advanced legal education. The professional demand, for international lawyers with sophisticated legal skills and knowledge to execute international business transactions, participate in sound dispute resolution methods, promote sustainable development as well as contribute to the digital economy and cultural/scientific exchanges, is expanding.

The LLM Programme provides local and overseas students the opportunity to learn the professional skills and knowledge necessary to become an integral part of the emerging Asian economy. The programme permits students to design their legal studies to suit their own career goals. In particular, our comprehensive educational programme provides students the chance to write a publishable thesis, learn essential professional legal skills, hone them in a professional setting and study any of a variety of courses offered each semester. Our students may choose a specialization in Chinese and Comparative Law, International Economic Law, Common Law, Maritime and Transportation Law, Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, or follow a general course of study.

Our LLM students are also eligible to take part in the GLOBAL GATEWAY® Programme, a dynamic opportunity for international legal study. It allows students to tailor their international legal study objectives based upon their interests and career goals. The GLOBAL GATEWAY® Programme has a series of cooperative agreements with a number of legal education institutions worldwide that allows students to participate in concurrent study opportunities or exchange programme.

Current enrollment is over 120 students. There are around 40 full time faculty members and an expanding number of adjunct faculty members, all recognized practitioners in the field, involved in teaching of the LLM Programme. Guest lecturers have included, amongst others, scholars from prestigious universities from overseas, international lawyers, mainland judges and government officials.

4 PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Our Master of Laws (LLM) Programme offers a unique blend of comprehensive legal information, innovative skill-based training, opportunity for independent research, the flexibility to study any of a variety of streams and international study options.

Students are able to obtain their LLM degrees in any of the following streams: Chinese and Comparative Law The Chinese and Comparative Law Stream focuses on a comparative understanding of the legal framework in China.

International Economic Law The International Economic Law Stream deals with international legal issues concerning business transactions with particular emphasis on problems relating to different jurisdictions.

Common Law The Common Law Stream provides students with an opportunity to study the origins, practices, values, principles and theories of common law, and equips students with legal skills of comparing common and civil law systems and methods.

Maritime and Transportation Law The Maritime and Transportation Law Stream deals with legal issues concerning maritime and transportation law at both the regional and international levels.

Intellectual Property and Technology Law The Intellectual Property and Technology Law Stream explores cutting-edge issues relating to copyright, patent, trademark, design, trade secret and cyberspace.

Corporate and Commercial Law The Corporate and Commercial Law Stream focuses on legal issues concerning corporations, finance and business with practical importance in the regional and international markets.

General The General Stream provides students with the opportunity to study any topics in which they may be interested.

VIDEO-LINK LECTURES BY RENOWNED PROFESSORS

At our Law School, you can receive the same good education as in the leading law schools in the world. The School has invited renowned professors from Europe and the USA to teach our courses through video-link facilities. In future semesters, the School will endeavour to continue this practice.

5 As a first of its kind in Hong Kong, the real-time virtual lecture enables students to learn from world-class professors and take part in the classes of top law schools without having to leave the local campus. Students will be able to experience the world-class academic culture and teaching styles of top universities. It is an innovative combination of high technology and eminent scholars that transplants the international education culture into our local community.

COOPERATION WITH OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES

The School of Law operates collaborative programmes with Europe-Asia Research Institute of Aix-Marseille University and University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne. Selected students will study at these partner universities and obtain two postgraduate degrees: one from the partner university and the other from CityU.

Current CityU LLM students in their last semester of study at CityU may apply for admission to the LLM in European Business Law programme at Aix-Marseille University.

CityU students enrolled in the collaborative programme with University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne will spend a semester at the partner university and other semester(s) at CityU. They should acquire 30 ECTS in the partner university by taking taught courses and writing a dissertation. Upon satisfactory completion of the 30 ECTS (including Dissertation), students will be given credit transfer of 12 CityU credit units. Students who have successfully satisfied all requirements of the partner university and CityU will obtain an LLM degree from CityU as well as a Master 2 degree from University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne.

6 COOPERATION WITH SUPREME PEOPLE’S COURT OF THE PRC

CityU School of Law also collaborates with the National Judges College and the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC to provide advanced legal education to Chinese judges. A number of Chinese judges are selected to study the LLM programme at CityU. During their study at CityU, they will have the opportunity to undertake internships at the Hong Kong Courts.

DISSERTATION

Students may register for the Dissertation course. Six credit units may be earned for completing a postgraduate level dissertation. The course may be completed in one semester or over two semesters.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT

In 2016/17 academic year, only English module will be offered for the following streams: • Chinese and Comparative Law • International Economic Law • Common Law • Maritime and Transportation Law • Intellectual Property and Technology Law • Corporate and Commercial Law • General

MODE OF PROGRAMME AND CLASS SCHEDULE

Combined mode: Local students taking programmes in combined mode can attend full-time (12–18 credit units per semester) or part-time (no more than 11 credit units per semester) study in different semesters without seeking approval from the University. For non-local students, they will be admitted to these programmes for either full-time or part-time studies. Non-local students must maintain the required credit load for their full-time or part-time studies and any changes will require approval from the University.

Classes are held during daytime. Classes may be offered in weekday evenings / Saturdays in special cases.

7 DURATION OF PROGRAMME

The programme can normally be completed in one year for full-time study mode and 2 years for combined study mode.

The maximum study period for full-time students is 2.5 years and for combined mode students is 5 years. Classes are held during daytime. Classes may be offered in weekday evenings or Saturdays only in exceptional cases.

AWARD REQUIREMENTS

Students who complete the required courses and electives and achieve a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0 or above will receive the degree of Master of Laws (LLM).

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the general entrance requirements and the following programme-specific entrance requirements: * • hold an honours degree in law or equivalent qualification; or • be admitted for professional practice of law in Hong Kong or other jurisdictions; or • have obtained either a Common Professional Examination (CPE) of the United Kingdom or Hong Kong with satisfactory results, provided that a second class honours degree has also been obtained; or • have obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Hong Kong Law or Master of Arts/Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution; or • (applicable to applicants for Maritime and Transportation Law Stream) hold an honours degree in maritime or logistics studies, or related disciplines, or hold an honours degree in any discipline with 3-year or above working experience relating to Maritime or Logistics industry; # AND • be proficient in English if they are applying for the English Module; or be proficient in English and Chinese (Putonghua) if they are applying for the Chinese Module.

For applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English, the minimum English language proficiency requirement will usually be: ^ • a TOEFL score of 595 (paper-based test)or 97 (internet-based test); or • an overall band score of 7 in IELTS; or • a score of 500 in the Chinese mainland’s College English Test (CET) Band 6; or • other equivalent qualifications.

* An applicant who holds a legal qualification from a common law jurisdiction will not be eligible to enrol in the Common Law Stream. # Foundation Courses Students of the LLM MTL stream who do not have a degree in law are required to take two foundation law courses, which are LW6164E Law of Contract and LW6181E Common Law System, Reasoning and Methodology, on top of the stipulated curriculum for students with a law degree to keep up their study progress. ^ The School has stipulated a validity period of three years for results of the above tests. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the three years preceding the commencement of the University’s application period. 8 OBSERVATIONS FROM OUR LLM STUDENTS

“The School manages to fuse global, local and the Mainland at once. The LLMMTL program is a great place to study about maritime law of the world and make Mainland friends. Teachers are both stimulating and caring about the students’ needs. Overall an eye opening program.”

CHAN Chun Sang LLM Graduate 2015

“I knew that post-graduate education was for me. I had pored over the various routes I could take with regards to the subjects studied. One question remained: where would I continue my studies? City University’s LLM caught my attention with its incredibly varied range of subjects on offer, as well as the experience and academic clout of the lecturers and professors. From discussing the Great Qing Code with the esteemed Prof. Xin He, to debates about marriage law in China, to deliberating over the efficacy of Hong Kong’s Cyber Law, the LLM provided me with the tools to seek a more nuanced understanding of the law. The volume of work required over the year was daunting at first, but with the unwavering assistance of the staff at City University, I succeeded in achieving a Distinction, a feat of which I am exceptionally proud. The journey I undertook at City University has provided me with a platform upon which my future successes will be built.”

Mikael LEVIN LLM Graduate 2015

“To take up a full-time postgraduate programme was an important decision for me, as it was a step for considerable commitment to the effort and time in pursuit of specific knowledge demanded. Having graduated from the LLM programme of City University I ask myself whether my decision was correct and the answer is obvious – it is worth my time and effort contributed. The programme in City University contains both academic and practical content, in which students have been provided with deep understanding for various subjects. Professors and lecturers are with specialized expertise and it is quite beneficial for students to conduct academic research because quality guidance and assistance are always available and accessible upon request. Last but not least, in City University there are excellent gateways to LLM students for exploring their experience at global level. During my studies in the programme, I joined a one-month study trip to Emory University and it was a precious opportunity for exchanging and sharing with our counterpart students in the United States for legal studies. Without a doubt, I highly recommend this rewarding LLM programme in City University to my friends who desire to experience a valuable academic journey.”

CHOW Ka Ling Ken LLM Graduate 2014

“I had much initial wary about the demands of LLM Program that I joined immediately after my LLB. My legal research skills have been greatly enhanced with the shrewd guidance of those great professors, who made the LLM program intriguing and easy to grasp in particular to form insight into and the foresight of the international development of law. I missed the splendid moments in the lectures and joy of recognition by professors on my research particularly their valuable comments thereto. From the bottom of my heart, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the great professors and the University in nourishing me and giving me confidence in my research.”

Janet LAM LLM Graduate 2014

9 “Knowledge is the key to power and being a LLM graduate is a remarkable moment of my life. I am grateful to have chosen to study in City University as the staffs are passionate and helpful, the study environment is great and everyone is motivated to study without hesitation. Each lecture is like having a reunion with your friends rather than the normal, dull lectures. You would always be surrounded by the wide spectrum of resources which are easy to extract from the library and always up-to-date. Apart from academic studies, nurturing your independence and communication skills by joining exchange programmes would be a wise choice. Being a student in City University is definitely enjoyable and fun. It would be an unexpected journey.”

MAK Ka Yan Barbara LLM Graduate 2014

“CityU LLM programme deeply impressed me with these aspects: the flexibility of the course selection, excellence in teaching staff and diversity of the students.

My selected stream enabled me to take a variety of reputed and advanced courses such as International & Comparative IP/Copyright Laws, Law and Society in China, as well as three JD courses, all of which were well organized and lectured by a distinguished faculty with multicultural profile.

The LLM programme also offered me opportunities to befriend with people from diverse backgrounds, including exchange students from France, qualified judges and lawyers from Mainland China, and experienced JD students from different disciplines.

All these experiences have brought me many fond memories and will continue to have a positive impact on my life. Thank you City University for giving me such a fruitful year.”

WONG Sor Lam Danis LLM Graduate 2014

10 “My Master of Laws (Maritime and Transportation Law) (LLMMTL) experience at City University of Hong Kong was as challenging as it was rewarding! The courses offered in this stream are highly intellectually stimulating and students are pushed to think strategically when applying the legal concepts to solve complex maritime-related scenarios. As challenging as it may seem, the professors and academic staffs were very supportive in lectures and they demonstrated their expertise with their maritime-related experience and knowledge. In addition to lectures, the LLMMTL programme also offered networking opportunities with the professionals in the maritime industry. This programme has undoubtedly enabled me to realize my potentials to take on maritime law cases as a legal practitioner. In my case, I also received financial support from the “Hong Kong Maritime Law Scholarship Scheme” enabling me to pursue my LLMMTL degree. This scholarship opportunity is unavailable elsewhere and I consider it an excellent support for anyone with strong aspiration to pursue a career in the maritime industry. I have no hesitation in recommending this programme to practitioners who want to expand their practice to maritime cases and to anyone who wants to pursue a career in the maritime industry.”

YIP Tik Bun Micky LLM Graduate 2014

“Life means continuous progress. For me, attending the LLM program in City University is a new step forward in my life. During the one year of LLM study, I was highly impressed by the supportive academic environment. The teaching staffs are friendly and approachable. You can receive direct guidance and pertinent feedback from outstanding and experienced teachers. The LLM study has not only deepened my understanding of law but also fostered my critical academic attitude. With a vision to develop globalized view of her students, the school provides its students the opportunity to be involved in international connections. Benefited from her endeavor, I have gained an inclusive perspective towards law which I believe would be helpful for me to achieve my future goal. Without doubt, it is a place for you to grow and excel. It is not an easy adventure but it is rewarding.”

BAI He LLM Graduate 2013

“LLM Programme at City University is definitely a rewarding experience for me. I am very lucky to be surrounded by dedicated and experienced lecturing staff and talented classmates from diverse academic backgrounds. The LLM Programme has not only provided me with an opportunity to enhance my professional competence, it has also reinforced specialist knowledge in various areas of law which enables me to be well- prepared in pursuing a successful legal profession. My personal ambitions are realised at the very best under such a nurturing and supportive academic environment. The close link with local and international legal establishments of the School of Law promotes an exceptional and unique opportunity for different exchange of ideas and a further understanding of the law. There is no doubt that the LLM Programme is a great stepping- stone in allowing me to achieving my future career goals.”

LAI Chun Ying LLM Graduate 2013

11 GLOBAL GATEWAY®

With the accession of China to the World Trade Organization, the dynamic growth of the Asian economy and the general impact of commercial globalization, it is increasingly important for lawyers and executives to understand the new rules of doing business in the international marketplace. In order to remain competitive in this fast paced commercial culture, it is essential to master the relevant legal knowledge, develop useful professional skills and understand the cross-cultural dimensions of international business and legal practice. In response, the School of Law at the City University of Hong Kong has established the GLOBAL GATEWAY® Programme to provide multi-jurisdictional opportunities for legal study to all students in diverse academic communities.

The LLM is a GLOBAL GATEWAY® Programme which provides students with an international edge to their legal education by offering students the possibility of dual LLM degree and exchange programme from leading international law schools under the auspices of cooperative agreements with City University of Hong Kong. It seeks to serve as the legal educational link between China and the world.

The CityU’s GLOBAL GATEWAY® LLM Programme has developed cooperative educational activities with the following institutions: • Aix Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France • Amsterdam University, The Netherlands • Case Western Reserve University, USA • Dankook University, Korea

R • Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands • Fudan University, China • Jindal Global University, India • Jönköping University, Sweden • Monash University, Australia • Shanghai Jiao Tong University Koguan Law School, China • Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain GLOBAL GATEWAY is a registered mark of • Université de Fribourg, Switzerland the City University of Hong Kong • Université de Montréal, Canada • University of Maine, USA • University of Mannheim, Germany • University of San Francisco, USA • University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne, France • William & Mary Law School, USA • Zhejiang University, China For further information, updates on new initiatives or an application to participate in the GLOBAL GATEWAY® Programme, please contact [email protected].

ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

At the School of Law, we are developing a lively intellectual environment that will allow students to learn and grow. We have established the Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law (RCCL), Hong Kong Centre for Maritime and Transportation Law (HKCMT) and host the Asia Pacific Law Review. The Asia Pacific Law Review is the first Asia-based law journal to be included in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), the world- renowned database of Thomson Scientific. We also provide students, through our Seminar series, with the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions with leading practitioners and scholars on topics of practical and timely relevance. 12 GRADUATE LEGAL STUDIES IN HONG KONG

As our students find out, the City University of Hong Kong is a well-equipped place to study law. The Library supports the research and teaching and learning activities of the CityU School of Law faculty and students. It provides an excellent collection of law materials, tailor-made services as well as an extensive array of equipment and facilities. Law materials include the legal literature of Hong Kong, China, Great Britain and other common law countries. The print collection contains more than 123,000 volumes. It is enriched by a growing number of electronic resources, comprising electronic databases, electronic journals and electronic books. A majority of these electronic resources can be accessed throughout the campus as well as remotely. It also features two special collections, the English Law Special Collection and the Chinese Legal History Special Collection. The former focuses on pre-1900 English law materials while the latter covers the period from Ancient China to the 1949. To further extend the resource base, the Law Section staff carefully selects and organizes important legal sites. Their web page (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/collect/ law/subjres/lawlink.htm) serves as a gateway to legal information worldwide. Law library workshops covering a variety of topics and closely tied to the academic programmes and courses are offered to students in both semesters. Librarians also provide legal reference services at the point of need. On the equipment and facilities side, there are computer workstations, networked printers, photocopiers and group discussion rooms. Users can also enjoy wireless local area network access services throughout the Library.

Hong Kong itself includes a number of public and private organizations that students may look to in order to further their legal research. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is one of the largest in Asia. Banks including the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank as well as the Standard Chartered Bank have been based in the territory for years. There are about 851 solicitor’s firms, 1,275 barristers and 79 registered foreign law firms. A number of non- governmental organizations have recently established themselves in Hong Kong. Some of these organizations also provide opportunities for internship for our students.

TEACHING METHODOLOGY In order to provide students with the best learning environment, we utilize a variety of innovative teaching methods. The lecture-based approach teaches the essential principles necessary to understand how the Chinese legal system functions. The claims-based approach instructs students on the fundamental check list of rules necessary to answer legal questions dealing with public and private law issues. The problem-based method and the case-study method encourage students to learn proactively through the resolution of realistic or hypothetical disputes. Experiential learning through internship facilitates education through actual practice.

The programme also takes advantage of technology for improved classroom experiences. The campus is wired for high-technology. Many of our instructors utilize multi-media for instruction, including special web-based software programmes and powerpoint presentations. Our students are entitled to access LEXIS and Westlaw.

13 CAREER PROSPECTS

The LLM Programme has hundreds of graduates working locally and worldwide, including the United States, France, Italy, Germany, China and Singapore. In Hong Kong alone our graduates are working in governmental offices, law firms, non-governmental organizations and corporations. Our alumni network offers the potential of enriching your educational and professional opportunities.

STUDENT LIFE

CityU offers the opportunity to study law with students from all over the world. Students from North America, Europe, China and Singapore participate in the programme. The student body is composed of law students, attorneys, corporate executives, journalists and professionals from other law related disciplines.

Students can enjoy numerous shops, restaurants, movie theatres and even ice-skating in Festival Walk, purportedly the largest shopping mall in Hong Kong. The mall is conveniently located just across the street from the campus. Transportation is easy and convenient from the campus, as our stop, Kowloon Tong, serves as the transportation hub for downtown Central, Kowloon and the New Territories. Via the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) students can easily find themselves downtown in about 20 minutes. Downtown diversions include Lan Kwai Fong and Soho. Lan Kwai Fong provides the territory with the latest and most modern bar restaurants and discothéques. Soho, close by in the mid-levels, is a mellower alternative, located next to the longest escalator in the world, providing quiet and down-to-earth cafés and restaurants.

14 COURSE LIST

In the 2016/17 academic year, only English module will be offered for all streams of our LLM programme.

LW6100E Advanced Legal Research Methodology

This course aims to develop the students’ ability to conduct research at an advanced level. The skills taught will have a wide application to both scholarly inquiry and problem solving generally.

LW6101E Jurisprudence and Political Theories

The primary aim of this course is to foster and develop with students a basic appreciation of the major theoretical and philosophical approaches that have guided the law in all stages of its development. Students will be introduced to a wide range of sources, from the classical writings of philosophers past, to the seminal texts of contemporary philosophers and legal scholars writing on present day jurisprudential debates. Students will learn to reflect in a disciplined and critical manner on the nature and role of the law, as well as the importance of legal systems, legal reasoning, and legal institutions. And students will also have the opportunity to participate in discussions on the presuppositions and methods of legal, political, and therefore also, to some extent, moral philosophy and related social theories for as far as these bear on the institutions, norms and methods of legal systems.

LW6103E Company Law I

This course examines the law and regulation of companies and other business organisations: the formation, management and operation of companies, corporate governance, the constitutional framework of corporate bodies, the relationship between the internal stakeholders of the company, as well as their relationship with external parties. The course will analyse the theoretical underpinning of the legal rules and principles of corporate law, as well as the policy drivers behind the shaping of corporate law.

LW6104E Company Law II

This course aims to build upon basic company law knowledge through a review of the law, policy and practice in relation to equity and debt financing of companies, and the external administration of companies (receivership, liquidation etc).

LW6105E The Law of Corporate Restructuring (subject to approval)

This course aims at introducing students to the concept, principles, mechanics, practice, doctrinal and statutory rules, as well as the theories of, or relating to, corporate restructuring.

15 LW6106E Legal and Operational Aspects of Corporate Governance

This course examines the notion of Corporate Governance, which is usually described as being the governance of large corporations which dominate modern economic life. It is international in outlook as it will look at the main corporate governance and legal regimes around the world.

LW6107E Capital and Securities Market Regulation (subject to approval)

This course offers an introduction to the securities regulation in Hong Kong from a comparative law perspective. Students will learn the Hong Kong and international equity offering markets and relevant laws relating to public offering, from the prospectus regime to continuing disclosure requirements and corporate governance of public companies. This course will also explore the liabilities of relevant parties to the public offering, insider dealing, other market misconduct and the public and private enforcement of securities laws. Comparisons with US securities regulation will often be made. Company Law I is a pre-requisite for this course.

LW6109E Banking Law

This course aims to equip students with a sound general knowledge and conceptual understanding of aspects of banking law and aims to develop in students associated practical legal skills in the application of those principles to banking problems. It also aim to introduce students to the law relating to negotiable instruments and the regulatory framework within which the banking system operates in Hong Kong. At the same time, the course will enable students to develop analytical and problem-solving skills in relation to various aspects of banking law. This course will also enable students to understand the concept and understanding of the essential principles of banking law and to apply these principles to solve factual problems that arise especially in the banker-customer relationship.

LW6110E Commercial Law

This course aims to encourage students to discover the meaning and purpose of commercial law, its origins, development and limitations and some of its major issues; to equip students with a sound general knowledge and conceptual understanding of aspects of commercial law; to develop students’ associated practical legal skills in the application of those principles to real life commercial problems; to allow students to reflect effective solutions or challenge current legal framework; and to develop a habit of research and mind for learning.

LW6111E Insurance Law (subject to approval)

This course aims to introduce students to basic principles of insurance law and how the insurance industry is operated, along with explore duties and liabilities of key players in the insurance industry, namely insurers or underwriters, brokers, and assureds. With many types of insurance available in the industry, this course will focus on commercial insurances.

16 LW6112E Human Rights Responsibilities of Business (subject to approval)

With the rise in the power and functions of corporations in a globalised economy, business enterprises are increasingly expected to bear social responsibilities beyond maximising profit for shareholders. Against this background, this course aims to enable students to explore the idea, and foundation, of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a component of corporate governance and examine critically various regulatory initiatives that seek to promote responsible corporate citizenship. CSR is taken in a broad sense to include both legal and moral/ethical responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labour rights, and the environment. Students will be exposed to three sets of questions: why should companies have social responsibilities; what is the nature and extent of these responsibilities; and how could social responsibilities be enforced against corporations, especially those which operate at a transnational level. After completing this course, students should be able to discover why and how CSR policies should be integrated into day-to-day business decisions and how corporate executives could handle ethical dilemmas that arise during business operations. During the course, students should also be able to internalise the importance of acting in an ethical and socially responsible manner in their normal lives.

LW6120E Basic Law of Hong Kong*

This course aims to examine the nature of the constitutional framework established under the Hong Kong Basic Law. It will offer an understanding of the legal, political and social values underlying the Basic Law. It will seek to explain the legal position of Hong Kong vis a vis the Central Government and the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China.

LW6121E Constitutional and Administrative Law of China

This course aims to introduce the historical and ideological background of the constitutional and administrative law of the PRC and give students a specialized knowledge of the actual working of the legal system of the PRC from the constitutional and administrative law perspectives. It gives students a thorough knowledge of the legislative process of the PRC and enables them to understand the dynamics behind the rapidly changing constitutional and administrative law of the PRC.

LW6122E Chinese and Comparative Financial Law*

This course aims to introduce the study of banking and financial laws and regulations, and the regulatory framework within which the banking system operates in Hong Kong, China and the major industrialized countries and to study the rules governing the operation of multinational organizations and central banks at international levels. It also aims to allow students to develop advanced knowledge of the substantive rules in respect of banks and financial systems of the relevant countries and international organizations.

17 LW6123E Chinese Criminal Law and Procedure*

This course aims to introduce the laws and regulations relating to criminal liabilities and procedures in the PRC from a comparative perspective. It will provide a general understanding of the nature and function of criminal law and procedures in China. It will enable students to build up the basic skills necessary for both the recognition of and the solution of criminal problems in the PRC.

LW6124E Chinese Legal History and Legal Thought*

This course aims to introduce the study of Chinese legal history and legal thought through which the current Chinese legal system has developed.

LW6126E Dispute Resolution in Theory and Practice

This course aims to introduce the theory and practice of dispute resolution, and to examine the spectrum of dispute resolution processes in China and other jurisdictions with particular emphasis on Arbitration, Mediation, Adjudication, Negotiation, Litigation. The course will further innovate a student’s ability to grasp the fundamental concepts with the ultimate goal of discovering how the spectrum of dispute resolution processes are applied into actual practice.

International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law: LW6127E Trademarks and Patents*

This course seeks to examine and compare the trademark and patent law regimes of Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, and, where appropriate, the United States of America, the European Union and other jurisdictions.

LW6129E Chinese and Comparative Environmental Law*

This course aims to introduce the developing area of international environmental law, in particular the concept of sustainable development. Students will learn about the basic principles of environmental law in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and other relevant jurisdictions.

LW6130E Seminar on Advanced Issues in International Law*

This is an advanced course on public international law. The aim is to provide a future oriented, discovery-based knowledge of legal principles of public international law; to familiarise students with major issues in this field and allow them through advanced discussions to appreciate the nature, scope, objective and enforceability of international law principles; to encourage students to discover the meaning and purpose of the international law through research and to ignite a passion and motivation to discover knowledge in this area. This course seeks to impart necessary professional skills to students and allow them, based on their knowledge, not only to comment but also advice in the field of international law.

18 LW6132E Theory and Practice of Comparative Law*

This course aims to demonstrate how the students’ understanding of law is improved by use of the comparative method.

LW6133E International and Comparative Copyright Law

This course seeks to compare the copyright system of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with those of the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and/or other selected jurisdictions. Additionally, the course will trace the development of copyright law from a global perspective, and explore how the laws of the selected jurisdictions fit within the international copyright system.

LW6134E Chinese and Comparative Company Law

This course aims to introduce the study of company law and regulations in China, Germany, the UK, the US, and Hong Kong; to inspire students to correctly appreciate the differences between various forms of business organizations and to comprehend the rights and duties of different stakeholders in a company; to encourage students to discover the current issues in Chinese corporate law and understand those issues in a comparative approach.

LW6136E Property Rights in China: Legal, Economic, and Policy Analysis

The past two decades have witnessed increased levels of private homeownership and domestic protest in China, despite a growing economy and rising living standards. This course aims to introduce contemporary and modern perceptions of private property from legislative, economic and sociological perspectives. Content-wise, it depicts land tenure system, housing reform, real estate development, rural land transfer, property management and land grabs etc. It also analyses the legislative framework concerning real property in China, including relevant legislation at national and local levels. In a nutshell, the course will equip the students with a good knowledge of legal issues underlying the public and private properties in China.

LW6137E Dissertation

This course aims to develop students’ ability to carry out independent research and to develop expertise in a given subject area through critical application of theory and techniques provided by the course. Students will be required to undertake individually supervised research and produce a dissertation.

LW6138E Chinese Law of Obligations

This course aims to offer a general survey on Chinese law of obligations, in particular the law of contract and the law of tort in China; to introduce to students the concepts and principles of Chinese law of obligations; and to lay the academic foundation for advanced research and practice in these areas.

19 LW6139E Advanced Issues on Chinese Civil Law*

This course aims to introduce the advanced concepts and principles of selected areas of civil law and civil procedure of the PRC as well as the analytical skills required for civil law practice in those areas. It lays the academic foundation for the study of advanced research and practice in the areas of civil and commercial laws of China.

LW6140E Chinese and Comparative Commercial Law*

The objective of this course is to study PRC contract and commercial law in comparison with the international rules of law on international contracts and commercial law. In addition to Chinese contract and commercial law and practice, this course examines fundamental principles of private international law against the rapid development of Chinese and international commercial law and practice. It raises issues relating to the harmonization of Chinese and international contract and commercial law and relevant problems of private international law. Chinese as well as international dispute settlement will be discussed during the course.

LW6141E Chinese Foreign Trade and Investment Law

This course aims to offer an advanced examination and analysis of the legal framework of foreign trade and investment laws in China and related practical aspects.

LW6142E International Investment Law

This course aims to provide students with an overview of international laws and treaties governing international investment activities, protection and issuance, to offer students practical examples in order to understand and apply those laws and treaties and to understand how international investment disputes may be resolved.

LW6143E Law and Business in Asia*

This course aims to offer a survey of different legal issues relating to doing business in Asia from a practitioner’s point of view; provide the opportunity to study the law concerning business transactions in the region in depth and compare different Asian (and industry-specific) business environments. The regions covered include: China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, South Asia and relevant international jurisdictions. The business sectors covered are commercial and investment banking, telecoms, trade, E-business, mining and petroleum, logistics, mergers, acquisitions, environment, energy, commerce, government, sports and entertainment. (All dependent upon availability of guest lecturers.)

LW6144E International Trade Law

This course aims to provide students with a critical understanding and assessment of the multilateral trading system; to encourage students to identify and search for an appropriate understanding of the current issues in WTO law.

20 LW6145E Transnational Legal Problems*

This course aims to study in detail the structure and process of international and national legal orders in connection with the resolution of legal problems of a transnational nature.

LW6156E Business Torts

This course aims to provide students with an opportunity to explore in depth the tort claims most frequently asserted in business litigation, especially various torts causing pure economic loss. It also aims to enhance students’ problem-solving skills in dealing with business torts and promote their abilities in critical analysis of advanced legal issues in the field of business torts, thus preparing them for practical and scholarly inquiry into such issues.

LW6158E Law and Development*

This course aims to provide an understanding of the theoretical and practical issues relating to law and development, the extent to which law as a tool for social engineering has affected development and how far development process has influenced the understanding of law and the interaction among institutions.

LW6159E Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics

This course aims to provide students with knowledge on selected advanced legal issues and recent development in comparative constitutional law and politics, and develop their ability in finding out, understanding, and mastering the latest development in constitutional law and related political theory. It also teaches students methodology and skills in critical analysis of selected advanced legal issues of comparative constitutional law and comparative politics. The methodology and skills taught will have a wide application to problem solving generally, as well as to scholarly inquiry.

LW6160E Advanced Study of Antidumping and Countervailing Measures*

This course is intended to guide students to thoroughly examine the texts of 1994 Antidumping Agreement, 1994 Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, as well as to analyze relevant cases which provide detailed interpretations of these two Agreements. It teaches students to understand the genuine purposes of these two Agreements and to critically evaluate specific domestic antidumping and countervailing measures in selected jurisdictions such as the USA, the EU and China.

21 LW6161E Competition Law

This course aims to conduct systematic study of competition laws and regulations by using comparative approach. It will deal with mainly four aspects, i.e., monopoly agreement, abuse of dominant position, concentration and administrative monopoly. Students are expected to understand the competition policies behind the relevant competition laws and regulations, as well as the importance of consumer protection.

LW6164E Law of Contract

This course aims to acquire knowledge of the law of contract; to apply that knowledge in the solution of typical problems; to critically analyse and evaluate the legal principles and doctrines in the law of contract; to work through the process of agreement and consider the nature of what is agreed; to prepare for further study of obligations, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise; and to promote the attitude of critical and reflective learning of the law of contract.

LW6165E Law of Tort

This course aims to examine the nature, scope and objectives of tort law and its interception with other fields of law such as contract and criminal law; to encourage students to discover the meaning and purpose of tort law, its origins, development and limitations and some of its major issues; to equip students with a sound knowledge of the substantive rules of tort law; and, to develop students’ research skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, effective written and oral communication skills, presentation skills and the abilities to express ideas in relation to issues in tort law.

LW6167E Current Issues in WTO Law

This course is designed to depict the legal system of the World Trade Organization (WTO), one of the most important international economic organizations, and to provide guidance on the analysis of current legal issues within the WTO.

LW6168E Selected Problems in International Investment Law*

This course aims to provide students opportunities to study an emerging area of law so as to meet the challenges of working in a global legal environment; to allow students to be exposed to the teaching methods and viewpoints of a leading foreign legal scholar; and to offer more flexibility to students to plan and complete their studies; and develop further the research and analytical abilities of students.

LW6169E Chinese and Comparative Labour Law

This course aims to identify and analyse key issues in the regulation of labour in the PRC, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. It will also develop comparative perspectives on common issues including rights and duties under the contract of employment, employment termination, occupational safety and health/employees’ compensation, collective bargaining, institutional arrangements for labour regulation and labour migration.

22 LW6172E Law and Society in China

This course aims to provide an understanding of the theoretical and practical issues relating to law and society in China, the extent to which law as a tool for social engineering has affected social development and how far social forces have influenced the functioning of law and the interaction among legal institutions in China.

LW6173E Private International Law

The course provides students a practical and legal background to the nature, scope and rules of private international law (for the purposes of this course private international law is understood in a broad sense, including the conflict of laws and the law of international civil procedure) to enable future graduates to apply these principles in cases involving foreign elements. Particular emphasis will be given to Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United Kingdom, and the developments of the European Union.

LW6175E Maritime Insurance Law

This course aims to provide an analysis of the foundations and fundamental concepts relating to the insurance of ships, cargoes, and freight. The law considered is predominantly the English law as codified in the Marine Insurance Act 1906 where the Marine Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 329) is primarily based upon. Throughout the course, the respective positions of assureds, brokers, underwriters are analysed, as also are the special feature of a marine insurance contract, the risks covered, the excluded cover, the causation, and the types of loss.

LW6176E International Air Law*

This course examines the major international law rules and case law that govern carriage by air of passengers, baggage and cargo. In particular, the course focuses on the laws that determine liability in the event of an air ‘accident’ involving injury to or assault of passengers, or where damage to or loss of cargo or baggage occurs. In addition to closely examining the Chicago, Rome and Warsaw Conventions, it also covers the new Montreal Convention and topical issues such as aviation security, DVT claims and incidents of air rage.

LW6177E Equity & Trusts

This course aims to examine the role of equity in the nature, scope and significance of trusts; to develop a sound knowledge of law, policy and practice in relation to modern trusts; to develop research skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, effective written and oral communication skills in relation to issues in trusts law; to develop an awareness of the social and commercial contexts in which trust law operates; to introduce students to some of the basic practical skills required to advise on application of trusts law; and to review the distinctions between trusts, gifts and the law of obligations (contract and tort).

23 LW6179E Maritime Arbitration Law*

The course introduces students to arbitration law and practice in the maritime industry. It aims to teach the skills, substantive law and procedures involved in maritime arbitration. Particular emphasis will be given to the arbitration law of Hong Kong, Mainland China and the United Kingdom.

LW6180E International Commercial Contracts and Uniform Sales Law

This course aims to introduce and examine the core areas of international contract law; interpretation, gap filling, formation of contract, obligations of the parties, remedies for breach of contract, unwinding of contracts and limitation of actions. It is conducted primarily on the basis of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG), but also includes examination of the UNIDROIT Principles on International Commercial Contracts (UPICC) and other forms of internationalisation of contract law.

LW6181E Common Law System, Reasoning and Methodology

This course has three principal objectives. The first objective is to introduce students to the basic terminologies of law in general, and of the common law system in particular. The second objective is to introduce students to the techniques of case analyses. The third and final component of the course will deal with statutory interpretation. Overall, the course is designed to introduce students to the techniques of legal analyses – an essential building block on which they may erect their substantive knowledge of the law, at CityU and beyond.

LW6184E Special Topics in International Law: ICL/IHL*

This course aims to examine the models and methods of international accountability for crimes involving massive human rights violations; it will review the nature, character and legal elements of the crimes of genocide, serious war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression. Students will review the history of international sanctioning bodies and identify jurisdictional constraints and other historical innovations and impediments. The course aims to analyze contemporary international criminal law initiatives in relation to principles of public international law and domestic state practice with regard to both theory and practical applications.

LW6186E Medical Law and Ethics

This course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge of medical law and ethics, and familiarise students with legal principles and rules on the core issues within the field of medical law and ethics; to prepare students to think analytically and critically on important and advanced topics relating to medical law and acquire problem-solving skills and effective research skills necessary to solve practical and academic problems regarding medical law.

24 LW6187E Chinese and Comparative Alternative Dispute Resolution

This course aims to introduce and critically examine the main types of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in the PRC, namely, arbitration, mediation and negotiation. It identifies their main characteristics and considers the legal framework provided for them by current PRC law and practice. It also compares methods for resolving commercial disputes under the current law and practice in other jurisdictions.

LW6188E Chinese Maritime Law

This course surveys both substantive and procedural provisions in the Chinese maritime legal system from both comparative and international perspectives. Based on the Maritime Code and the Special Maritime Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China as well as pertinent administrative regulations, departmental rules, and judicial interpretations, it covers all of the main areas of the Chinese maritime legal system. Wherever appropriate, each topic covered by this course is explored from a comparative perspective; pertinent international laws and conventions are addressed as well.

LW6189E Bills of Lading Law

This course examines the major international conventions, such as the Hague Rules, the Hague Visby Rules, the Hamburg Rules, the Rotterdam Rules and legal cases in relation to carriage of goods by sea. Sea carriage contracts in the form of bills of lading will be examined. Relevant Hong Kong legislation and cases will be closely examined.

LW6190E Charterparties Law

This course examines the law of voyage, time and demise charterparties by discussing clauses in benchmark standard forms and relevant legal cases. The benchmark standard forms to be discussed in the class mainly include GENCON, NYPE, and BARECON.

LW6191E Admiralty Law

This course aims at introducing students to the practical and procedural aspects of the Admiralty Jurisdiction as exercised by the High Court in Hong Kong. Issues including maritime liens and ship arrests are explored. Aspects of private international law (conflict of laws) as relevant to the Admiralty Jurisdiction are considered.

LW6192E Maritime Law

The course covers issues of maritime law which are excluded from the syllabus of ‘Bills of Lading Law’, ‘Admiralty Law’, and ‘Marine Insurance Law’. This course focuses on three separate aspects: ship-owning, ship management, and ship casualties. However, the law relating to marine collisions will not be covered in this course as students will be required to have navigational knowledge to understand circumstances surrounding marine collision cases.

25 LW6194E The Law of the Sea*

This course provides an explanation of the foundational principles of the law of the sea, a critical overview of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and an analysis of subsequent developments including the many bilateral, regional, and global agreements that supplement the Convention. It takes as its focus the rules and institutions established by the Convention on the Law of the Sea in both historical and contemporary context.

LW6195E Law of Copyright, Designs and Allied Rights in Hong Kong

This course seeks to examine the law of copyright and related rights in the Hong Kong SAR, including the Copyright Ordinance, the Registered Designs Ordinance, the Layout Design (Topography) of Integrated Circuits Ordinance and relevant case law; to apply the law of copyright and related rights of Hong Kong to fact-based problems; and to provide students with an overview of the law of copyright and related rights of Hong Kong from a practice-oriented and industry perspective.

LW6196E Law of Trade Marks and Patents in Hong Kong

This course seeks to examine the law of trade marks and patents in the Hong Kong SAR, including the Trade Marks Ordinance, the Patents Ordinance and relevant case law; and to apply the law of trade marks and patents of Hong Kong to fact-based problems.

LW6198E Intellectual Property: Law, Practice and Procedure*

This course seeks to examine the various types of intellectual property rights (IP) and allied rights, the law and procedure in obtaining protection of statutory IP rights and the law regarding infringement proceedings of IP rights in the Hong Kong SAR; to equip students with the procedural skills and techniques necessary to provide legal advice on contemporary IP issues and to represent clients effectively in both contentious and non-contentious IP-related proceedings; to discuss and analyze the legal remedies available to clients in IP and technology related disputes; and to apply the above skills and techniques to fact-based problems.

LW6199E Business Intellectual Property

This course aims at providing a discovery-enriched curriculum for students to discover and explore the principles and framework of intellectual property in the contemporary business environment. Through discovery-enriched group projects on certain contemporary business IP issues, interactive lectures by selected IP-related industry leaders or elite professionals, and practise oriented IP field trips, students will be put in a discovery-enriched environment to explore the structure and effects of a particular legal and regulatory environment concerning business IP.

26 LW650E Intensive Seminar

This course aims to provide students opportunities to study, on an intensive basis, an existing or emerging area of law so as to meet the challenges of working in a global environment; to allow students to get exposed to leading foreign legal scholars who might be willing to spend few weeks at our Law School to offer a course; to offer more flexibility to students to plan and complete their studies; and to develop further the research and analytical abilities of students.

LW6570E Research Seminars

This course aims to increase the breadth, depth and outlook of students in law-related topics by way of participating in the seminars and conferences.

Please note: • Only a selection of courses will be offered in any given year. • The above descriptions are brief outlines only. The Course Leaders have the discretion to decide the exact topics and the depth to be covered. * This course will not be offered in academic year 2016/17.

27 COURSES OFFERED IN 2015/16

SEMESTER A

LW6100E Advanced Legal Research Methodology LW6121E Constitutional and Administrative Law of China LW6126E Dispute Resolution in Theory and Practice LW6134E Chinese and Comparative Company Law LW6137E Dissertation LW6138E Chinese Civil Law and Procedure LW6142E International Investment Law LW6144E International Trade Law LW6164E Law of Contract LW6173E Private International Law LW6177E Equity and Trusts LW6181E Common Law System, Reasoning and Methodology LW6186E Medical Law and Ethics LW6188E Chinese Maritime Law LW6189E Bills of Lading Law LW6191E Admiralty Law LW6195E Law of Copyright, Designs & Allied Rights in Hong Kong LW6196E Law of Trade Marks & Patents in Hong Kong

SEMESTER B

LW6101E Jurisprudence and Political Theories LW6133E International and Comparative Copyright Law LW6137E Dissertation LW6141E Chinese Foreign Trade and Investment Law LW6156E Business Torts LW6159E Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics LW6161E Competition Law LW6165E Law of Tort LW6167E Current Issues in WTO Law LW6172E Law and Society in China LW6175E Maritime Insurance Law LW6180E International Commercial Contracts and Uniform Sales Law LW6187E Chinese Alternative Commercial Dispute Resolution LW6190E Charterparties Law LW6192E Maritime Law LW6199E Business Intellectual Property

28 TEACHING STAFF (2015/16)

Howells, Geraint Dean & LLB (Brunel); LLD (Brunel); Chair Professor of Commercial Barrister (Inner Temple) Law

LLB, LLM (East China U of Political Science & Law, China); Gu, Minkang DJur (Willamette U College of Law, USA); Professor Master of European Business Law (Aix-Marseilles U of Law, Economics & Science, France)

He, Xin JSD (Stanford); Professor Admitted to practice: State of New York

LLB (Fudan); Lin, Feng LLM (Wellington); PhD (Peking); Professor Barrister (Middle Temple, England and Wales, Hong Kong); Member of Bar Council of Hong Kong Bar Association

BA, MA, LLM (Renmin U, China); Zhu, Guobin LLM (HKU); PhD and Habilitation (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) Professor (U of Aix-Marseilles III, France); Certificate (ENA, France)

Dam, Shubhankar BA, LLB (Hons) (National University of Juridical Sciences); BCL (University of Oxford); Associate Professor LLM (Harvard Law School)

First German State Exam (North Rhine-Westphalia); Janssen, André Second German State Exam (North Rhine-Westphalia); Meester in de rechten (mr.); Visiting Associate Professor PhD (Münster, Germany); German post-doctoral “Habilitation” (Münster, Germany)

Qu, Zhen Charles PhD (ANU); Associate Professor Admitted to Practice: New South Wales Supreme Court

Ding, Chunyan LLB, LLM (Peking University); Assistant Professor LLM (University College London); (to be promoted as Associate PhD (University of Hong Kong); Professor with effect from 1 July Lawyer (PRC) 2016)

LLB (Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, Serbia); Durovic, Mateja LLM (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK); LLM - Master in Comparative, European and International Laws Visiting Assistant Professor (European University Institute, Florence, Italy); PhD in EU Law (European University Institute, Florence, Italy)

29 Guan, Wenwei LLB (Zhongshan); LLM (Peking); Assistant Professor MA and PhD (UBC)

BA LLB (Stell); CML (UNISA); Le Roux-Kemp, Andra LLD (Stell); Assistant Professor B Mus (UNISA); Hons B Mus (UNISA); Advocate of the High Court of South Africa

BE (Jiangsu University); Li, Xiao LLM (Dalian Maritime University); LLM (University of Aberdeen); Assistant Professor PhD (University of Glasgow); Lawyer (PRC)

Lim, Eugene C LLM, SJD (University of Toronto) Assistant Professor

LLB (University of Hull); Mo, Jojo LLM (King’s College London); Assistant Professor PhD (Monash University); Solicitor, Hong Kong (Not currently in practice)

LLB (Thammasat); LLM (Int’l Commercial Law) (Leicester); Sooksripaisarnkit, Poomintr PhD (Leicester); CEDR Accredited Mediator; Assistant Professor General Mediator Panel, HKMAAL; MCIArb; AFNI

LLB (International Maritime Law) (Dalian Maritime University); Xing, Lijuan LLM (International Law) (Dalian Maritime University); PhD in Economics (International Trade Policy) (Dongbei University of Assistant Professor Finance and Economics); SJD (International and Comparative Law) (The University of Kansas)

LLB (Shanghai); LLM (Birmingham); PhD (London); Yang, Fan Barrister (England & Wales); Assistant Professor CEDR and HKMAAL Accredited Mediator; HKIAC Arbitrator

Zamir, Noam LLB (Haim Striks School of Law); BCL (Oxon); Assistant Professor PhD (Cantab)

30 Zhao, Liang LLB (DMU); LLM (SOTON); Assistant Professor PhD (HKU)

LLB (Hons); Tsui, Sara PCLL; Teaching Fellow Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong SAR (Not currently in practice)

DEng in Engineering, BEng (Hons) Manufacturing Systems with Electronics (Glasgow Caledonian University); To, Wing Christopher LLB (Hons), PCLL, MAArbDR (CityU); Adjunct Professor LLM Commercial Law (University of Northumbria at Newcastle); Chartered Arbitrator; Accredited Mediator; Chartered Engineer: Chartered Information Technology Professional

EXTERNAL ACADEMIC ADVISORS

Le Sueur, Andrew Professor of Constitutional Justice, School of Law, (until 31 October 2015) University of Essex

Liebman, Benjamin Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Chinese Legal Studies, (until 31 December 2015) Columbia University

Ahdieh, Robert B. Vice Dean & K H Gyr Professor of Private International Law, (starting from 1 November 2015) School of Law, Emory University

Goo, Say H. Professor of Law, FCIS, FCS, Faculty of Law, (starting from 1 January 2016) University of Hong Kong

31 ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION

TUITION FEES

The 2016/17 tuition fee is HK$4,710 per credit unit. Fees are subject to review from time to time without prior notification.

SCHOOL OF LAW ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE LLM PROGRAMME

Outstanding LLM applicants will receive LLM Admission Scholarship to set off against the University tuition fees. Three types of scholarships are provided hereunder:* 1) a maximum of 1 full scholarship to the value of 24-credit tuition fees, which equals HK$113,040; 2) a maximum of 3 scholarships, each to the value of 12-credit tuition fees, which equals HK$56,520; and 3) a maximum of 7 scholarships, each to the value of HK$30,000.

* The number of scholarships and allocation of scholarships each year are left entirely at the discretion of the School.

All LLM applicants will be considered for the scholarship automatically.

THE HONG KONG MARITIME LAW SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

The Hong Kong Maritime Law Scholarship Scheme was established in 2011/12 and has been operating under the Maritime and Aviation Training Fund since 1 April 2014. Each year, a number of scholarships are offered to selected students of the Maritime and Transportation Law Stream of the LLM programme. These scholarships can be used to cover the full tuition fees at CityU.

ACCOMMODATION

Students should be prepared to arrange their own accommodation, as on-campus accommodation is usually not available due to limited space. For assistance in locating information on off-campus accommodation, see “Off- campus Accommodation” at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sro/htm/e_off-campus1.htm.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The Non-means-tested Loan Scheme provides financial assistance to the LLM students who meet the eligibility requirements of the scheme, one of which is:

“Applicants should have the right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”) or the right to land in Hong Kong or are permitted to stay in Hong Kong without restriction or have resided or have had their home in Hong Kong continuously for three complete years immediately prior to the commencement of the programme/course. This does not cover students studying in Hong Kong holding student visas.”

For details of other eligibility requirements of the scheme and further information, please visit http://www.sfaa.gov.hk/eng/schemes/nlss.htm.

32 CONTINUING EDUCATION FUND

One of our English Module courses LW6126E “Dispute Resolution in Theory and Practice” has been included in the list of reimbursable courses for Continuing Education Fund (CEF) purposes. Eligible CEF applicants who have obtained at least 50% in the final mark and have attended at least 70% of the course may be reimbursed 80% of the course fee, subject to a maximum sum of HK$10,000, on successful completion of the course. For more information on the CEF such as the eligibility and application procedures, please visit the CEF website at http://www.sfaa.gov.hk/cef/.

IMMIGRATION AND VISA REQUIREMENT

If you are a non-local applicant and do not have the right of abode in Hong Kong, you will need a student visa if you are accepted for admission. Information about visa application is available from the website of our Global Services Office at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/gso/cns_stdvisa.htm or the website of the Hong Kong Immigration Department at http://www.info.gov.hk/immd.

For applicants from the Mainland who wish to obtain information on application for pass permit to Hong Kong, please refer to the website of The Ministry of Public Security at http://www.mps.gov.cn.

Please submit your student visa application as early as possible. The approval process may take about two months or even more.

Anyone who stays in Hong Kong for more than 180 days is required by law to apply for a Hong Kong Smart Identity Card. For more details, please visit the Hong Kong Immigration Department website.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

APPLICATION PROCEDURES The application period for 2016 entry is from 17 November 2015 to 31 May 2016 (non-local) and 30 June 2016 (local). Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Review of applications will start before the deadline and continue until all places are filled. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged. Late local applications will be considered if vacancies are available.

Applicants (both local or non-local) please apply online through the following website: Important Notice: http://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/prospective/apply/procedures Every effort has been made to ensure that the Admissions Enquiry: information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of printing in April 2016. The Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies University reserves the right, without notice, to 4/F, Fong Yun Wah Building change the content of the LLM Programme and Tat Chee Avenue all other matters contained in this brochure. Kowloon, Hong Kong This brochure is provided for information only and does not form part of a contract between Tel: (852) 3442 5588 any person and the University. Fax: (852) 3442 0187 E-mail: [email protected]

33 GETTING TO SCHOOL OF LAW OF CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

The School of Law is located at 83 Tat Chee Avenue in Kowloon Tong neighbourhood of Kowloon in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Arrival via the MTR is most convenient. The City University of Hong Kong is located at the Kowloon Tong MTR stop. Follow the signs to City University of Hong Kong through Exit C2.

General Inquiries: LLM Programme School of Law City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 3442 8008 Fax: (852) 3442 0190 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/slw/

34 ACADEMIC OUTREACH

Graduates from our GLOBAL GATEWAY® LLM previously studied at the following universities: Academy of Management, Mongolia College of Law, Guildford, UK Aix Marseille University, France Columbia University, USA American University, USA Cornell University, USA Anhui Normal University, China Dalian Maritime University, China Beihang University, China DePaul University, USA Beijing Foreign Studies University, China Dongbei University of Finance & Economics, China Beijing Institute of Technology, China East China Normal University, China Beijing Jiaotong University, China East China University of Political Science & Law, China Beijing Normal University, China Ewha Womans University, Korea Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, China Far Eastern National University, Russia Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China Foshan University, China Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany Architecture, China Fudan University, China Bond University, Australia Fujian Normal Univesity, China Brigham Young University, USA Guangdong Commercial College, China Brunel University, UK Guangdong University of Business Studies, China Cardiff University, UK Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China Capital University of Economics & Business, China Guangxi University, China Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium Guizhou University, China Charles Sturt University, Australia Fudan University, China Central Institute for Correctional Police, China Harbin Engineering University, China Central South University, China Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Central University for Nationalities, China China Chengdu University of Information Technology, Hei Long Jiang University, China China Henan Agricultural University, China Chengzhou University, China Henan University, China Chicago-Kent College of Law, USA Hohai University, China China Foreign Economy & Trade University, China Hong Kong Baptist University, HKSAR, China China University of Political Science & Law, China Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, China China Women’s University, China Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Youth University for Political Sciences, China HKSAR, China City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China Huai Bei Teacher’s College of Coal Industry, China College of Law of England & Wales, UK Huaqiao University, China

35 Huazhong Normal University Branch School, China Nanjing University, China Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Nanjing University of Finance & Economics, China China Nankai University, China Hubei University, China Napier University, UK Hubei University of Police, China National & Capodistrian University, Athens Hunan Agriculture University, China National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, China National University of Australia, Australia Hunan Normal University, China National University of Singapore, Singapore Hunan Science & Technology University, China Ning Bo University, China Hunan University, China North China Institute of Science and Technology, Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland China Jiangnan University, China Northeast Normal University, China Jiangxi University of Finance & Economic, China Northwest University of Political Science & Law, China Jilin University, China Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Jinan University, Guang Zhou, China Nottingham Trent University, UK Jimei University, China Ocean University of China, China Jonkoping Int’l Business School, Sweden Open University, Sri Lanka Keele University, UK Open University, UK King’s College London, UK Ottawa University, USA Lancaster University, UK Queen’s University of Balfast, UK Lanzhou University, China Queen’s University, Canada Liaoning University, China Queensland University of Technology, Australia Lingnan College, China Oxford Brookes University, UK Loyola Law School, USA Pan-European University, Slovakia Macquarie University, Australia Pantheon-Assas Paris 2 University, France Macau University of Science and Technology, China Pacific Southern University, USA Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Paris X University, France Minzu University of China, China Peking University, China Monash University, Australia Qingdao University, China Montesquieu Bordeaux 4 University, France Qingdao University of Science & Technology, China Munich University, Germany Renmin University of China, China Nanchang University, China Saint Paul University, Canada Nanjing Normal University, China Santa Clara University, USA

36 Shandong University, China Stanford University, USA Shandong University of Political Science & Law, Swansea University, UK China Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany Shanghai Business School, China Thames Valley University, UK Shanghai Institute of Business & Technology, China The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, China China Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China The Open University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China Shanghai Maritime University, China The Political Science & Law University, China Shanghai Normal University, China The University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China Shanghai University, China Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, China Tianjin Normal University, China Shanghai University of Political Science & Law, Tianjin University of Commerce, China China Tmava University, Slovakia Shangrao Normal College Tongji University, China Sheffield University, UK Tribhuvan University, Nepal Shenzhen University, China Tsinghua University, China Sichuan Agricultural University, China Universitat Freiburg, Germany Sichuan International Studies University, China Universitat Konstanz, Germany Sichuan University, China University of Aberdeen, UK Simon Eraser University, Canada University of Basel and Bem, Switzerland Soochow University, China University of Bradford, UK Soochow University, Taiwan University of Bristol, UK South-Central University of Nationality, China University of Birmingham, UK South China Agricultural University, China University of Bombay, India South China Normal University, China University of Buckingham, UK South China University of Technology, China University of California, USA Southern Medical University, China University of Cardiff, UK South Medicine University, China University of Central Lancashire, USA Southwest University for Nationalities, China University of Chicago, USA Southwest University of Finance and Economics, China University of Cologne, Germany Southwest University of Political Science & Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark China University of Durham, UK Southwestern University, USA University of Essex, UK

37 University of Exeter, UK University of Ottawa, Canada University of Freiburg, Germany University of Passau, Germany University of Fribourg, Switzerland University of Portsmouth, UK University of Gothenburg, Sweden University of Queensland, Australia University of Greenwirh, UK University of Reading, UK University of Hanover, Germany University of Rennes I, France University of Hertfordshire, UK University of Rostock, Germany University of Hull, UK University of Salford, UK University of Illinois, USA University of Saskatchewan, Canada University of Innsbruck, Austria University of South Australia, Australia University of International Business & Economic, University of Southampton, UK China University of Sydney, Australia University of International Relations, China University of Technology, Sydney, Australia University of Iowa, USA University of Toronto, Canada University of Kansas, USA University of Tours, France University of Kent, Canterbury, UK University of Trieste, Italy University of Lausanne, Switzerland University of Victoria, Canada University of Leeds, UK University of Vienna, Austria University of Leipzig, Germany University of Wales, UK University of Liverpool, UK University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK University of London, UK University of Warsaw, Poland University of Lyon-Jean Moulin, France University of Warwick, UK University of Macau, China University of Waterloo, Canada University of Melbourne, Australia University of Western Sydney, Australia University of Manchester, UK University of Westminster, UK University of Michigan, USA University of Wolverhampton, UK University of Muenster, Germany University Pantheon-Assas (Paris II), France University of Nagoya, Japan University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne, France University of Nantes, France Uppsala University, Sweden University of New Brunswick, Canada Wake Forest University, USA University of New South Wales, Australia Wenzhou Teachers’ Training College, China University of Nice, France Wuhan University, China University of Northumbria, UK

38 Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China Xiamen University, China Xiangtan University, China Xihua University, China Xuzhou Normal University, China Yantai University, China York University, USA Yunnan University, China Zhaoqing University, China Zhejiang Gongshang University, China Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, China Zhejiang University of Technology, China Zhejiang Wanli University, China Zhengzhou University, China Zhong Shan University, China Zhongnan University of Economic & Law, China

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