Faculty Scholarship
Leading U.S. Law Blog Touts STL as New Model for Global Legal Education
U.S. law professor Deborah Merritt has posted an article about STL on “Law School Cafe,” a popular blog that focuses on legal education and the legal profession.
Professor Feldman Publishes Invited Chapter in World Bank Book Commemorating 50th Anniversary of ICSID
Professor Mark Feldman’s invited book chapter on investment treaty arbitration was published, along with other leading scholars and practitioners from throughout the world, in a World Bank book commemorating the 50th anniversary of ICSID, The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
Professor Ho Presents Invited Paper at NYU Law
Professor Norman P. Ho was the invited presenter for the November 25, 2015 session of the Legal and Constitutional History Colloquium at New York University (NYU) School of Law, where he presented his paper, “The Legal Thought of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.”
Dean McConnaughay Presents Invited Paper at Asian Law Institute Research Symposium
Dean Philip McConnaughay presented his paper, “Imitation and Innovation: The Case of Peking University School of Transnational Law,” at a November 19-20 symposium at Shanghai Jiao Tong University on, “Legal Education in Asia: From Imitation to Innovation.”
Professor Kang Speaks at 21st Century Commercial Law Forum
Professor Sang Yop Kang was an invited speaker at the 21st Century Commercial Law Forum, Fifteenth International Symposium, hosted by Tsinghua University Law School in Beijing on October 31 – November 1, 2015.
Visiting Professor Torbert Delivers Lecture on Challenges of English-Chinese Bilingual Legislation
STL visiting professor Preston Torbert delivered a lunch-time lecture on October 29, 2015 on “Challenges of Hong Kong’s English-Chinese Bilingual Legislation.” Professor Torbert is the former head of Baker & McKenzie’s China practice.
Professor Thomas Man Authors Acclaimed Book on Origins of British Colonial Governance
Professor Thomas Yunlong Man’s new book, English Colonization and the Formation of Anglo-American Polities, 1606-1664, is the first comprehensive examination of the formation of the uniquely “American” form of triadic government in the process of English colonization of North America during the first half of the seventeenth century.
Professor Thomas Man attended the Second International Symposium on Sino Swiss Evidence Science
Professor Thomas Man attended the Second International Symposium on Sino Swiss Evidence Science held in Lausanne, Switzerland, September 5 – 9.
Professor Nitzan Shilon Serves as Panel Chair at ALEA Annual Meeting
Professor Nitzan Shilon presented his working paper, The Case for Managerial Signaling in Deciding Hostile Takeovers, at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Law and Economics Association (ALEA), which was held on May 15-16 at Columbia Law School.
Francis Snyder Authors Groundbreaking New Book on Food Safety Policy in China
C.V. Starr Professor of Law Francis Snyder has authored the first major scholarly study of the development of food safety law in China. In his groundbreaking new book, Food Safety Law in China: Making Transnational Law, Professor Snyder traces the development of China food safety law and policy from the 2008 melamine infant formula crisis to today.