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Lively dialectics about "Corruption, Good Governance and the Rule of Law" were manifested on 18 February in the School of Law Conference Room at City University of Hong Kong.
On 3 February, Ms Margaret Ng, a Member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council, lectured on "Just Law: Do Laws in Hong Kong Necessarily Promote Justice?", as part of the SLW's Eminent Speakers Lecture Series.
At a recent roundtable discussion jointly organized by CityU's School of Law (SLW) and the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), academics from various disciplines exchanged views with practitioners on key issues relating to the problem of corruption and good governance in Asia.
President and Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of the PRC and CityU Honorary Doctor of Laws, Dr Xiao Yang shared his insights on the judiciary system and its reform in China in the Wei Hing Theatre, 12 November, 2004.
Jointly organized by CityU's School of Law, the Legal and Judicial Training Centre of the Macao SAR, and the French Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao, "Present and Future of Civil Law in Greater China — Conference on the 200th Anniversary of the French Civil Code" takes place 9-10 November, 2004.
C Raj Kumar, Lecturer in the School of Law, has completed his reasearch project entitled "Corruption and Human Rights -- Promoting Transparency in Governance in Hong Kong, Japan and India".
Co-hosted by Tsinghua University's School of Law and CityU's School of Law, the 'Conference on Legal Education in Greater China—Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century', held at CityU 21 and 22 May, was the culmination of a long, cooperative relationship between the two institutions. Some essential ingredients in a comprehensive strategy for meeting the challenges faced by legal education emerged during the discussions.
Who do you call when your country stands accused of unfairly subsidizing its agricultural exports, or sanctioning imports? The World Trade Organization's 148 member nations know.
Mr C Raj Kumar, Deputy Director of City University's WTO Law and Dispute Resolution Centre and lecturer in the School of Law, has been awarded a research grant by Japan's Sumitomo Foundation. Mr Kumar's grant was in the category of Fiscal 2002 Grant for Japan-Related Research Projects. The title of his research topic is: "Corruption and Human Rights-Promoting Transparency in Governance in Hong Kong, Japan and India".
A centre that is unique in the Asia-Pacific region has been established at City University. The School of Law's WTO Law and Dispute Resolution Centre (WTODR Centre), launched in January 2002, is distinctive because it focuses not only on World Trade Organization (WTO) law but also on trade and commercial dispute resolutions and the links between the two, according to Centre Director Professor Peter Malanczuk.