Research Focus

Within the broad discipline of Chinese and comparative law, the Centre and its core members focus especially on the following areas in their research:

• Comparative private law;
• Comparative public law;
• Comparative legal systems;
• “One Country, Two Systems” and Hong Kong Basic Law;
• Comparative corporate and securities law;
• Corporate governance in China and Asia;
• Comparative commercial law;
• International commercial law;
• Comparative criminal law;
• Comparative intellectual property law;
• Law and technology in China and the world;
• Law and society in China;
• Law and development;
• Legal transplant in Chinese law;
• The role of Hong Kong law in China’s legal development;
• State capitalism and state-owned enterprises in China and Asia;
• Hong Kong, China, Asia and international law;
• International law and international relations; and
• Research methodologies in Chinese law.