Research
Research Centres and Institutes
The Faculty houses the Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL), Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), China Information Technology & Law Centre and the East Asian International Economic Law and Policy (EAIEL) Programme.
The CCPL was established in 1995 and is an important centre of research and conference activities with both local and international profile in the field of human rights, public law, and developments in Chinese Law.
The AIIFL was established in 1999 as a multidisciplinary institute to promote teaching and research in the field of international finance and to provide a common meeting ground and forum for executives, financiers, lawyers, accountants, economists, civil servants and academics involved in international financial affairs.
The China Information Technology & Law Centre is a joint Centre of the Department of Computer Science and the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. The Centre's mission is to provide public service in the interdisciplinary area of information technology and law, and to advance research in the relationships between information technology and law. The Centre's work encompasses all aspects of information technology and law, including computerisation of legal information on the Internet, intellectual property and computer forensics.
Each year the Faculty hosts various conferences and seminars, including the annual Law Lectures for Practitioners which provides practical guidance to help lawyers keep abreast of the latest developments and current issues in various legal fields.
The Faculty also manages and edits the Hong Kong Law Journal (HKLJ) which commenced publication in 1971 and is issued three times a year. Its basic editorial policy is to provide relevant analysis of current developments in Hong Kong law, learned articles, digests of decisions of the local courts on personal injuries awards, material on Chinese law, and reviews of publications.
The focus of the East Asian International Economic Law and Policy (EAIEL) Programme is to engage in internationally recognized interdisciplinary research, education and training, as well as the provision of related services such as consultancy to local, national and international organiations and businesses. The Programme aims to deliver high-level, high impact studies in the areas of WTO law and policy; comparative economic law and policy in East Asia; East Asian economic co-operation and integration; trade and investment-related initiative of other major international organizations; and international financial institutions and regulatory regimes.