Date:17Dec 2016 Between April and August 2015, the Rule of Law and Legal Culture Project conducted an empirical study on the legal culture of Hong Kong with the...
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Conference and Seminars, Public and Comparative
2017/02/14 Kosuke Onishi: Rethinking the Requirement of Military Necessity
Date: 14Feb 2017 The principle of ‘military necessity’ has been described as one of the oldest and most effective restraints on violence during war. While...
Conference and Seminars, Criminal Law, Human Rights, Practice and Procedure, Public and Comparative
2017/01/23 Patricia Ho: The development of human trafficking/forced labour law in Hong Kong
Date: 23Jan 2017 On 23 December 2016, His Honourable Judge Zervos handed down his judgment in the case of ZN, a judicial review challenging the failure of the Hong Kong...
Conference and Seminars, Public and Comparative
2017/03/07 Engaged Buddhism – Buddhist’s participation in politics and civic movement
Date:07Mar 2017 The concept of Engaged Buddhism has been proposed by the renowned Vietnamese Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. He encourages Buddhist to apply...
Conference and Seminars, Public and Comparative
2017/03/28 HP Lee: Asian Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective
Date: 28Mar 2017 The judiciary – lacking the power of the sword or the purse string – is nevertheless viewed as the bedrock of constitutional rule in...
Conference and Seminars, Court and Judiciary, Equality and Discrimination, Family Law, Public and Comparative
2017/04/07 R James Williams: Judging, Diversity and Sensitivity in Family Law – One Judge’s Views
Date: 07Apr 2017 How can courts and Judges respond to these concerns? What is the role of Case Management in addressing these concerns? The Honourable R. James Williams...
Conference and Seminars, Family Law, Public and Comparative
2017/03/30 R James Williams: Case Management and Family Law
Date: 30Mar 2017 A wide variety of reports have identified problems with private family law process as including (1) cost; (2) complexity; (3) divisiveness; (4) legal...
Conference and Seminars, Public and Comparative
2017/04/11 Simon Thorley QC: National Intellectual Property Rights in a Global Economy
Date:11Apr 2017 Most intellectual property (IP) rights are granted on a national basis even though the basis for granting them arises out of international treaties. Most...
Public and Comparative
2017/09/23 Gender Recognition Legislation in HK (CCPL @ HKU) – Keynote & Panel 1
Date:23Sep 2017 KEYNOTE: Stephen Whittle, MMU Gender Recognition Legislation: International Approaches to Administering Personal Autonomy PANEL 1 – KEY ISSUES...
Public and Comparative, Seminar
2017/09/23 Gender Recognition Legislation in HK (CCPL@HKU) – Panel 2
Date: 23Sep 2017 PANEL 2 – TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY VOICES Moderator: Azan Marwah, Barrister and Mediator, Gilt Chambers Panelists: Robin Bradbeer, Secretary at The...