Academic Staff

James D. Fry

Assistant Professor of Law
B.A.(hons), Brigham Young University
M.I.A., Columbia University
J.D., Georgetown University
LL.M., Leiden University

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Assistant Professor Fry joined the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law in August 2008, where he enjoys teaching and researching all aspects of law, in particular international and comparative law, as well as serves as Deputy Director of Mixed Degrees. Before Hong Kong, he worked at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva, as well as provided legal counsel and expertise to various international organizations in Geneva and The Hague. Prior to moving to Europe, he worked for the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser, the International Litigation and Arbitration Group of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York and the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as served as an intern with the United Nations in New York, the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, DC.

 
An avid writer, he has published numerous articles with such reputable journals as the Stanford, Columbia and Michigan international law journals, with many more on the way.  He is a member of the New York Bar and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, as well as the American Society of International Law, the New York City Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Swiss Arbitration Association.  He is an editor of the International Organizations Law Review and the Hong Kong Law Journal, and serves as an external reviewer for the Asian Comparative Law Journal, the European Journal of International Law, the Georgetown Journal of International Law, the International & Comparative Law Quarterly, the Melbourne Journal of International Law, the Michigan Journal of International Law and the University of Chicago Law Review. Active in his community, he serves with Christian Action and with the Friends of the Hong Kong Museum of Art.  In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, travel planning, travel fiction and swimming.

Supervision Interests

Assistant Professor Fry is eager to supervise research students in the area of public international law, including international institutional law, international dispute settlement, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international investment law, the law of arms control and disarmament, collective security law, peacekeeping law, law of the sea, transitional justice, and the history and theory of international law. He also is interested in supervising some projects dealing with comparative law.

Recently Taught Courses

International Dispute Settlement, Spring 2009, Spring 2010
International Criminal Law, Spring 2009
Law of Tort II, Spring 2009, Spring 2010
Law of International Organizations, Fall 2008, Fall 2009
Law of Tort I, Fall 2008, Fall 2009
Guided Research, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010