CUHK Faculty of Law: Pioneering Legal Education with Global Impact and Research Excellence
Innovative Programme Portfolio
Research Impact and Global Collaboration
Nurturing Global Legal Talent
Tajra's postgraduate student life at CUHK has been remarkable: (left) participating in summer school in Genova, (centre) graduating with a Master of Laws in International Economic Law, and (right) having a summer internship at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Professor Anatole Boute's research has greatly contributed to the energy market regulation in Central Asia
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 30 May 2025 - The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Law ( CUHK LAW ) continues to strengthen its position as a leading international legal education institution, offering innovative programmes and conducting impactful research that shapes the future of legal practice across Asia and beyond.Since its establishment in 2004, CUHK LAW has emerged as a truly international faculty, with academic staff from over 20 jurisdictions. The Faculty's research excellence has been consistently recognised, leading Hong Kong's law domain in the UGC's Research Assessment Exercises of 2014 and 2020. Its global standing was further cemented in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, achieving the 48position worldwide.The Faculty offers a comprehensive range of postgraduate programmes, including the specialised Master of Laws (LLM) degrees that respond to evolving global legal challenges. The LLM in Energy and Environmental Law (LEL), launched in 2018-2019, stands as Hong Kong's pioneer programme in energy security and sustainability law. The newest addition, the LLM in Legal History (LLH), introduced in 2022-2023, represents as one of the few global programmes dedicated to transnational legal history research.The Faculty's commitment to research excellence is exemplified through its specialised research centres. The Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law (CCTL) supports collaborative research through eight specialised clusters, while the Centre for Legal Innovation and Digital Society (CLINDS) drives innovative research in law and technology.The Faculty's global reach extends to prestigious partnerships, including dual programmes with The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London, offering students the opportunity to earn two degrees from world-class institutions in four years.The Faculty's international outlook is reflected in its diverse student body, representing over 60 countries and regions. It also offers students valuable opportunities and resources to collaborate with scholars across various fields, deepening their understanding and opening new avenues for their work. PhD candidate Tajra Smajic, a Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) awardee from Bosnia and Herzegovina, expressed her appreciation for her experience at CUHK Faculty of Law: "CUHK's dynamic research environment and HKPFS support have enriched my academic journey immensely. The programme enables global engagement through international conferences and summer schools, fostering valuable professional connections." Tajra is currently interning at the United Nations Legal Office, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), applying her knowledge in real-world contexts.Faculty experts like Professor Anatole Boute continue to shape global legal discourse. Professor Boute, specialising in energy, environmental, and investment law, received the prestigious Richard Macrory Prize for Best Article 2021 from the Journal of Environmental Law, Oxford University Press. His research has provided national energy authorities evidence-based suggestions which contributed to shape better energy market regulation in Central Asia while improving the cost of clean energy supply.Looking ahead, CUHK LAW remains committed to advancing legal education and research while fostering global partnerships that prepare the next generation of legal professionals for an increasingly interconnected world.For more information about CUHK LAW's postgraduate programmes, visit: https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/programme/law Hashtag: #CUHK
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
About CUHK
Founded in 1963, CUHK combines tradition with innovation in teaching and research, maintaining strong global partnerships to address real-world challenges.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Malay Mail
15 minutes ago
- Malay Mail
Dewan Rakyat passes Auditor-General's Report 2/2025, ministries respond to audit findings
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — The Dewan Rakyat yesterday approved the Auditor-General's Report (LKAN) 2/2025 on the Activities of Ministries/Departments/Statutory Bodies/Federal Government Companies, which contains matters raised from audits on five programmes, activities, and projects across seven ministries. The motion on it, tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, was passed by a majority voice vote after being debated by 32 Members of Parliament. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran, when winding up debate for the department, clarified that the Auditor-General may be appointed from among public service officers. 'For the information of Honourable Members, Clause 1 of Article 105 of the Federal Constitution provides that the Auditor-General shall be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) on the advice of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Conference of Rulers. 'Referring to Article 105 read together with subparagraph 1(1) of the First Schedule to the Audit Act 1957 (Act 62), the Auditor-General may be appointed from among members of the public service, and such appointment is valid,' he said. Kulasegaran was responding to Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Bharu), who had questioned the appointment of Datuk Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi as Auditor-General while she was still serving in the civil service. Meanwhile, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, during his winding-up speech for his ministry, said continuous improvements were being undertaken following LKAN's investigation into procurement management at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He said that since February 28, several measures have been taken to align with the Higher Education Strategic Direction 2025, including encouraging the Internal Audit Committee to take follow-up action after discovering that several procurement circulars previously used were outdated. 'For example, UKM was still referring to Treasury Procurement Circular 2.0 when it had already been updated to version 2.2. The Pre-Tender and Coordination Committees have also been dissolved, effectively ending their functions,' he said. Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Rubiah Wang, while responding on behalf of her ministry, said it had taken note of LKAN 2/2025's criticisms concerning Felcra Berhad's oil palm estate performance. She explained that plantation yields could only be seen progressively, with three out of four estates having shown increased output and profits, including Estet Telupid in Sabah, and Sungai Rawit 2 and Aring estates in Kelantan. 'However, the current performance of one estate, Estet Dabong, has yet to reach the targeted level. This must be understood in light of unexpected factors, such as a shortage of skilled plantation workers and extreme weather affecting harvesting operations. 'Nevertheless, Felcra has taken proactive measures, including increasing the number of harvesters and progressively repairing agricultural roads. Recovery efforts are expected to yield more positive results moving forward,' she said. During the winding-up session for the Ministry of Works, its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the contractor selection process for Phase 1B of the Pan Borneo Sabah Highway Project was carried out through a selective pre-qualification open tender. He said this approach was vital to ensure that only companies with proven technical, financial, and experience capacity were awarded the large-scale, high-impact project. Nanta also acknowledged other challenges, including delays in land acquisition, utility relocation, and shortages of labour and construction materials, which had impacted project timelines. However, he said the ministry had taken improvement measures through engagements with relevant agencies. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, during the winding-up for his ministry, said that all comments and criticisms, including on procurement management, would be taken into account. The Dewan sits again today. — Bernama
Malay Mail
15 minutes ago
- Malay Mail
3HA Capital's Final Offer Gives CosmoSteel Shareholders Opportunity to Exit Shares
All capitalised terms which are used in this press release but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offer Announcement dated 15 May 2025. Final Offer Price of S$0.25 per share. The Offeror does not intend to revise the Final Offer Price. SINGAPORE - 3HA Capital Pte. Ltd. (the "Offeror") on 23 June 2025 announced its revised final offer price to acquire all the issued ordinary shares (the "Shares") in CosmoSteel Holdings Limited ("CosmoSteel" or the "Company") (the "Final Offer"). The revised and final offer price of S$0.25 per share (the "Final Offer Price") represents a 25% increase from the initial voluntary conditional offer of S$0.20 announced on 15 May 2025. As of 7 July 2025, the Final Offer has been declared unconditional as the Minimum Acceptance Condition of the Offer (more than 50% of the total number of issued Shares, excluding Shares held in treasury) has been satisfied. The closing date for the Offer was extended from 5:30pm (Singapore time) on 14 July 2025 to 5:30pm (Singapore time) on 28 July 2025 (the "Extended Closing Date"). As of 23 July 2025, the offer has received valid acceptances in respect of nearly 229 million shares, representing approximately 87.88% of the total number of voting rights of the Company. If the Offeror receives valid acceptances pursuant to the Offer in respect of not less than 90% of the total number of voting rights, the Offeror would be entitled to exercise the right to compulsorily acquire all the Shares of shareholders who have not accepted the Offer at the Final Offer Price. The Offeror has confirmed that this is its final offer, and it does not intend to revise the Final Offer Price. Extended Closing Date The Extended Closing Date for the Offer remains unchanged at 5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) on 28 July 2025, unless extended. SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 July 2025 -3HA Capital Pte. Ltd. (the "Offeror") on 23 June 2025 announced its revised final offer price to acquire all the issued ordinary shares (the "Shares") in CosmoSteel Holdings Limited ("CosmoSteel" or the "Company") (the "Final Offer").The revised and final offer price of S$0.25 per share (the "Final Offer Price") represents a 25% increase from the initial voluntary conditional offer of S$0.20 announced on 15 May of 7 July 2025, the Final Offer has been declared unconditional as the Minimum Acceptance Condition of the Offer (more than 50% of the total number of issued Shares, excluding Shares held in treasury) has been satisfied. The closing date for the Offer was extended from 5:30pm (Singapore time) on 14 July 2025 to 5:30pm (Singapore time) on 28 July 2025 (the "Extended Closing Date").As of 23 July 2025, the offer has received valid acceptances in respect of nearly 229 million shares, representing approximately 87.88% of the total number of voting rights of the Company. If the Offeror receives valid acceptances pursuant to the Offer in respect of not less than 90% of the total number of voting rights, the Offeror would be entitled to exercise the right to compulsorily acquire all the Shares of shareholders who have not accepted the Offer at the Final Offer Offeror has confirmed that this is its final offer, and it does not intend to revise the Final Offer Extended Closing Date for the Offer remains unchanged at 5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) on 28 July 2025, unless who have already accepted the Offer at the initial offer price of S$0.20 per share will automatically be entitled to receive the Final Offer Price of S$0.25 per share. Those who have not yet accepted the Offer may do so by following the procedures for acceptance as set out in Appendix 1 of the Offer Document issued on 5 June 2025 and its accompanying Acceptance Forms. This press release should be read in conjunction with the full text of the Offer Announcement dated 15 May 2025, the Offer Document dated 5 June 2025, and all documents and announcement issued by or on behalf of the Offeror in relation to the Offer available on SGXNet. Shareholders should read the Company's supplemental letter dated 2 July 2025 in relation to the Offer and carefully consider the information and advice contained in that supplemental letter. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT The Directors of the Offeror (including those who may have delegated detailed supervision of this press release) have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated and all opinions expressed in this press release are fair and accurate and where appropriate, no material facts have been omitted from this press release, the omission of which would make any statement in this press release misleading, and they jointly and severally accept responsibility accordingly. Where any information has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly available sources (including, without limitation, information relating to the Group), the sole responsibility of the Directors of the Offeror has been to ensure, through reasonable enquiries, that such information is accurately and correctly extracted from such sources or, as the case may be, accurately reflected or reproduced in this press release. IMPORTANT NOTICE All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are or may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to those using words such as "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "project", "plan", "strategy", "forecast" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "would", "should", "could", "may" and "might". These statements reflect the current expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies of the party making the statements regarding the future and assumptions in light of currently available information. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements. Shareholders and investors should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, and neither the Offeror nor Evolve Capital Advisory Private Limited undertakes any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, subject to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and/or rules of the SGX-ST and/or any other regulatory or supervisory body or agency. Hashtag: #3HACapital The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Free Malaysia Today
10 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
E-hailing firms Maxim, inDrive granted 3-month probation
In May, Apad revoked inDrive Malaysia's operating licence after it reportedly failed to comply with regulations introduced by the agency in 2019. (inDrive pic) PETALING JAYA : Russian-founded e-hailing firms inDrive and Maxim have been placed under a three-month probation period after successfully appealing the revocation of their operating licences. The Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) said the two companies were ordered to take corrective measures to continue operating, particularly regarding e-hailing vehicle permits (EVPs). 'To meet this condition, Maxim and inDrive have improved their registration system to ensure all of their drivers have valid EVPs before they can start operating. 'Both companies have also given Apad 'view only' access to their data to make it easier to cross-check their data on EVPs,' it said in a statement. Apad said it conducted a random check on their drivers on July 11 and found that everything was in compliance. The agency and the road transport department had found the improvements made by the companies satisfactory, and agreed to place Maxim and inDrive under a three-month monitoring period, effective tomorrow. 'To ensure the continuous commitment of both operators, their representatives are required to turn up at the Apad headquarters every month throughout the monitoring period. 'These sessions are aimed at allowing Apad to conduct real-time monitoring, with random checks conducted on drivers via the inDrive and Maxim applications,' it said. In May, both firms were ordered to halt operations from July 24 after failing to comply with Apad's regulations introduced in 2019. In September 2022, the road transport department raided inDrive's Malaysian office and discovered that the firm was operating with an expired licence. In 2023, Maxim was also raided by Apad officers for allowing vehicles to operate without a valid permit.
