University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

HKU Faculty of Law
Established1969 as the Department of Law
School typeFaculty
DeanFu Hualing
LocationPokfulam, Hong Kong
Enrollment1,500
Faculty60
Websitehttps://www.law.hku.hk

The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law[1] (commonly known as HKU Law) is one of the 11 faculties and schools at The University of Hong Kong.[2] Founded in 1969 as the Department of Law, it is the oldest law school in Hong Kong. HKU Law is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the world. In 2019, HKU Law was ranked 18th on the QS World Rankings[3] and 22nd on the Times Higher Education World Rankings.[4]

History

The Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong was established in 1969 as a Department of Law in the Faculty of Social Sciences. It became a faculty in its own right in 1984.[5]

With the help of Henry Litton, Gerald de Basto, and other legal practitioners, the faculty has taken part in publishing the Hong Kong Law Journal since 1971 as well as the student-run law review Hong Kong Journal of Legal Studies since 1994.[6] The faculty also has had successes in international moot court competitions, having won moots such as the Hong Kong Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot and LAWASIA Moot in the past.

Degrees offered

The faculty has two departments, the Department of Law and the Department of Professional Legal Education, and four research centres. The faculty offers a 4-year Bachelor of Laws program, four 5-year double-degree programs: BSocSc (Government and Laws) - LLB, BBA (Business and Laws) - LLB, BA (Literary Studies) - LLB, and BSc - LLB in conjunction with other faculties of the university, a 2-year intensive JD program (for non-law graduates), a professional qualification program (PCLL), and a variety of LLM programmes focusing on human rights, Chinese law, Compliance and Regulation, corporate law and financial law, information technology and intellectual property, and arbitration. It also offers various research postgraduate programs, including MPhil, PhD and SJD.

Six members of the faculty have been conferred the honour of Teaching Fellows by the University, rendering it one of the Departments with the largest number of Teaching Fellows in the University.[citation needed] The faculty also plays host to many scholars and academic conferences each year. The faculty works closely with the legal profession. Its PCLL programme provides an entry qualification to the legal profession in Hong Kong.

Notable alumni

The faculty has alumni serving or formerly served in all three branches of government.

Judiciary

Executive

Legislative

Others:

  • Johannes Chan, SC (Hon) the only Honorary Senior Counsel in Hong Kong, former Dean of the Faculty of Law

Notable current and former professors

Visiting professors

Honorary professors

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cap. 1053 University of Hong Kong Ordinance". Hong Kong e-Legislation | 4. Incorporation. Hong Kong. 1968. Retrieved 20 December 2024. the University shall continue in being with the name and style of 'The University of Hong Kong'
  2. ^ "Faculties & Departments | All Departments (A-Z)". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Law". Top Universities. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  4. ^ "University of Hong Kong". Times Higher Education (THE). 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  5. ^ "About Us". The University of Hong Kong | Faculty of Law. 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Journal of Legal Studies". The University of Hong Kong | Faculty of Law. Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. ^ "The Bar Council | Hong Kong Bar Association". www.hkba.org. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
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