JD Electives

2025-2026

Course CodeCourse NameElectiveSemesterScheduleCourse Convenor
JDOC1011DissertationCapstone1st & 2ndIntroductory session
TBC
Each student will be required to attend two sessions per their assigned groups in semester 2. Details will be announced in due course.
Stefan Lo
JDOC3058International mooting competitionCapstone2nd
JDOC3059Jessup international law moot court competitionCapstone2nd
JDOC6003Civil and commercial law in the People's Republic of ChinaChinese Law2ndWed 1900-2200Weilin Xiao
JDOC6022Advanced research methodologyGeneral Elective1stTue 1830-2130Stefano Osella
JDOC6025China company law and securities regulationChinese Law1stMon 1830-2130James Zeng
JDOC6034Human Rights in Hong KongGeneral Elective2ndThu 1830-2130PY Lo
JDOC6037International environmental lawGeneral Elective2ndFri 1900-2200Ying Xia
JDOC6046APrivacy and data protectionGeneral Elective1stClass A - Wed 1900-2200Adam Au
JDOC6046BPrivacy and data protectionGeneral Elective2ndClass B - Sat 1000-1300Allan Chiang
JDOC6049Securities regulation IGeneral Elective1stClass A - Mon 1500-1800
Class B - Mon 1830-2130
Syren Johnstone
JDOC6055Law of international finance General Elective2ndMon 1900-2200Hanwen Yu
JDOC6058Armed conflict, humanitarian law and human rightsGeneral Elective2ndWed 1900-2200SK Lee
JDOC6060Current Issues in Human RightsGeneral Elective2ndTue 1900-2200Stephanie Biedermann
JDOC6063Equality and non-discriminationGeneral Elective2ndThu 1900-2200Azan Marwah
JDOC6068Human rights: history, theory and politicsGeneral Elective2ndFri 1900-2200Stefano Osella
JDOC6082Corporate governance and shareholder remediesGeneral Elective1stTue 1900-2200Stefan Lo
JDOC6070Human rights in the People's Republic of ChinaChinese Law1stFri 1500-1800Hualing Fu
JDOC6072International and regional protection of human rightsGeneral Elective1stThu 1830-2130Vazquez Guevara Valeria
JDOC6073International protection of refugees and displaced personsGeneral Elective2ndWed 1900-2200Stephanie Biedermann
JDOC6087Current issues in insolvency lawGeneral Elective1stWed 1900-2200Stefan Lo
JDOC6088Derivatives: law and regulationGeneral Elective1stThu 1900-2200Andrew Malcolm
I-Ping Soong
JDOC6090Economic foundations of competition lawGeneral Elective2ndTentative
Wed 1830-2130 [Jan 7, 14, 21]
Fri 1830-2130 [Jan 2, 9, 16, 23]
Sat 1400-1700 Jan 3, 10, 17, 24
Derek Ritzmann
JDOC6093BRegulation of financial marketsGeneral Elective1stClass B - Tue 1200-1500Emily Lee
JDOC6093ERegulation of financial marketsGeneral Elective2ndClass E - Wed 1400-1700Angus Young
JDOC6099International commercial arbitrationGeneral ElectiveJuneTentative
Tue 1830-2130 [Jun 2, 9]
Thu 1830-2130 [Jun 4, 11]
Sat 0900-1200 & 1300-1600 [Jun 6, 13]
Sun 0900-1200 & 1300-1600 [Jun 7, 14]
Peter Malanczuk
JDOC6101Competition, mergers and acquisitionsGeneral Elective1stMon 1900-2200Julian Nowag
Joseph Tringali
JDOC6107Regulation of financial marketsGeneral Elective2ndTue 1900-2200Gary Meggitt
JDOC6109Public international lawGeneral Elective1stThu 1830-2130James Fry
JDOC6114Cross-border legal relations between the Mainland and Hong Kong (in Putonghua)Chinese Law2ndFri 0900-1200Yun Zhao & Weixia Gu
JDOC6117Cyber security and crimeGeneral Elective1stWed 1400-1700Angus Young
JDOC6120Intellectual property and information technologyGeneral Elective1stTue 1900-2200Taorui Guan
JDOC6124Communications lawGeneral Elective1stSat 1000-1300Desmond Chan
JDOC6126e-Finance: Law, Compliance and Technology ChallengesGeneral ElectiveJuneTentative
Tue 1830-2130 [Jun 9, 16, 23]
Thu 1830-2130 [Jun 11, 18, 25]
Sat 1300-1600 [Jun 6]
Sat 1300-1700 [Jun 13, 20, 27]
Marco Goldoni
JDOC6132International and comparative intellectual property lawGeneral Elective2ndMon 1900-2200Yahong Li
JDOC6138Arbitration lawGeneral Elective1stWed 1900-2200Shahla Ali
Olga Boltenko
JDOC6139PRC information technology lawChinese Law2ndWed 1900-2200Philip Kwok
JDOC6144Rights and remedies in the criminal processGeneral Elective2ndMon 1500-1800Simon Young
JDOC6153Business and human rightsGeneral ElectiveJuneTentative
Mon 0900-1200 [Jun 1, 8, 15, 22]
Tue 0900-1200 [Jun 2, 9, 16]
Thu 0900-1200 [Jun 4, 11, 18]
Sat 0900-1200 [Jun 6, 13]
Surya Deva
JDOC6154Competition law IGeneral Elective1stTue 1830-2130Thomas Cheng
JDOC6155Competition law IIGeneral Elective1stFri 1900-2200Kelvin Kwok
JDOC6156Comparative constitutional lawGeneral ElectiveJuneTentative
TBC
Moshe Cohen-Eliya
Iddo Porat
JDOC6170Law and the internetGeneral Elective1stThu 1900-2200Angus Young
JDOC6172Carriage of goods by seaGeneral Elective2ndTentative
Mon 1830-2130 [Jan 5, 12, 19]
Mon 1900-2200 [Jan 26]
Wed 1830-2130 [Jan 7. 14, 21]
Fri 1830-2130 [Jan 9, 16, 23]
Sat 1000-1300 [Jan 24]
Liang Zhao
JDOC6174Family mediationGeneral Elective2ndTentative
Sat 0900-1700 [Mar 14, 28]
Sun 0900-1700 [Mar 15, 22, 29]
Sala Sihombing
Robyn Hooworth
JDOC6179Multiculturalism and the lawGeneral Elective2ndTue 1900-2200Puja Paryani
JDOC6181Management and commercialization of Intellectual propertyGeneral Elective2ndThu 1900-2200Yahong Li
JDOC6182International organizationsGeneral Elective1stFri 1900-2200James Fry
JDOC6185China investment lawChinese Law2ndTue 1900-2200Ying Zhu
JDOC6186China trade lawChinese Law1stMon 1830-2130Ying Zhu
JDOC6188Intellectual property policy and practiceGeneral Elective2ndWed 1900-2200Hai Feng Huang
JDOC6194Competition law in the digital economyGeneral Elective2ndFri 1830-2130Adrian Kuenzler
JDOC6195Intellectual property and competition in the digital economyGeneral Elective2ndThu 1900-2200Adrian Kuenzler
JDOC6196Preventative law: approach to conflict prevention and resolutionGeneral Elective2ndWed 0900-1200Shahla Ali
JDOC6200Trademark lawGeneral Elective2ndMon 1830-2130Taorui Guan
JDOC6205Clinical legal educationCapstone1st, 2nd, Summer1set Sem: Tue 1500-1800
2nd Sem: Mon 0900-1200
Jun Sem: TBC
Edmond Lam
Gigi Wong
JDOC6206International corporate financeGeneral Elective1stMon 1900-2200Hanwen Yu
JDOC6212China intellectual property lawChinese Law2ndTue 1900-2200Taorui Guan
JDOC6215Seminar on Human Rights and Constitutionalism in AsiaGeneral Elective2ndWed 1900-2200Po Jen Yap
JDOC6219Patent lawGeneral ElectiveJuneTentative
Mon 1830-2130 [Jun 1, 8, 15]
Tue 1830-2130 [Jun 2, 9, 16]
Fri 1300-1700 [May 29, Jun 6, Jun 13]
Andres Sawicki
JDOC6225PRC shipping law (in Putonghua)Chinese Law2ndTentative
Thu 1900-2200 [Feb 5]
Fri 1900-2200 [Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 10]
Sat 0900-1200 & 1400-1700 [Feb 7, Mar 7, Apr 11]
Zuoxian Zhu
Xingguo Cao
Lixin Han
Zhiwen Li
JDOC6238Comparative arbitration in AsiaGeneral Elective2ndFri 1830-2130Min Kyung Kim
JDOC6239Law and Regulation of Private Banking and Wealth ManagementGeneral Elective2ndMon 1830-2130Lea-Anne Lee
JDOC6241Arbitration Award Writing General ElectiveJuneTentative
TBC
Anna Koo
JDOC6242Human rights in practiceCapstone1st & 2ndClass A - Wed 1200-1500
Class B - Tue 0900-1200
Patricia Ho
JDOC6244Securities regulation IIGeneral Elective2ndMon 1830-2130Syren Johnstone
JDOC6245Compliance in the Hong Kong securities industryGeneral Elective2ndWed 1830-2130Syren Johnstone
JDOC6256Law of anti-money laundering and counter- terrorist financing and compliance issuesGeneral Elective2ndFri 1900-2200John Lee
JDOC6279Comparative corporate law and theoriesGeneral Elective2ndTentative
Tue 1830-2130 [Jan 6, 13]
Tue 1900-2200 [Jan 20]
Thu 1830-2130 [Jan 8, 15, 22]
Sat 1000-1300 [Jan 10, 17, 24]
Sun 1000-1300 [Jan 4, 25]
Konrad Osajda
JDOC6282Financial crime: governance, risk and complianceGeneral Elective1stFri 1900-2200John Lee
Henry Yu
JDOC6294International investment: structuring, protecting, and resolving related disputesGeneral Elective2ndMon 1830-2130Olga Boltenko
Michael Tam
JDOC6304AI and competition lawGeneral Elective1stWed 1900-2200Julian Nowag
JDOC6307Hong Kong National Security Law in comparative perspectiveChinese LawJuneTentative
Mon 0900-1200 [Jun 1, 8, 15, 22]
Wed 0900-1200 [Jun 3, 10, 17, 24]
Thu 0900-1200 [June 5, 12, 19 (Public
holiday)]
Han Zhu
JDOC6308Law and society in ChinaChinese Law2ndTue 1900-2200Sida Liu
JDOC6311Sustainability and competition lawGeneral Elective1stThu 1900-2200Julian Nowag
JDOC6312Legal and regulatory aspects of financial risk managementGeneral Elective2ndWed 1900-2200Christian Mecklenburg-Guzman
JDOC6316Transnational criminal lawGeneral Elective1stMon 1900-2200Simon Young
Wayne Walsh
JDOC6223Copyright and creativityGeneral Elective1stMon 1830-2130Yahong Li
JDOC6227Introduction to private international law (conflict of laws)General Elective2ndThu 1830-2130Adrian Briggs
JDOC6250The regulation of biomedical researchGeneral Elective2ndTentative
Tue 1830-2130 [Jan 6, 13, 20]
Wed 1900-2200 [Jan 7, 14, 21]
Sat 0900-1200 [Jan 3, 10, 17 ]
Sat 1300-1600 [Jan 3, 10]
Calvin Ho
JDOC6251Comparative property lawGeneral ElectiveJuneTentative
Mon 1400-1700 [Jun 1, 8, 15, 22]
Tue 1400-1700 [Jun 2, 9, 16, 23]
Wed 1400-1700 [Jun 3, 10, 17]
Zhicheng Wu
JDOC6272Medical law and ethicsGeneral Elective2ndThu 1900-2200Albert Lee
JDOC6274The beginning and end of lifeGeneral Elective1stThu 1900-2200Zohar Lederman
JDOC6280Introduction to artificial intelligence and lawGeneral Elective1stTue 1900-2200John Liu
JDOC6315Theories and methods on law and societyGeneral Elective1stFri 1900-2200Xin He
JDOC6318Public health ethics and lawGeneral Elective2ndTue 1900-2200Eric Ip
JDOC6323Legal concepts and practical application in financial transactionsGeneral Elective1stTue 1900-2200Yvonne Siew
JDOC6324Mediation AdvocacyGeneral ElectiveJuneTentative
Sat 0900-1200 & 1300-1700 [Jun 6, 13, 20, 27]
Sun 0900-1200 & 1300-1500 [Jun 28]
Sala Sihombing
JDOC6325Technology, ethics and legal practiceGeneral Elective2ndThu 1900-2200Angus Young
JDOC6326Topics in technology lawGeneral Elective2ndWed 1900-2200Haochen Sun
JDOC6327 Law of marine insuranceGeneral Elective2ndTentative
Tue 1830-2130 [Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 24, Mar 3]
Thu 1830-2130 [Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 26, Mar 5]
John Lowry
JDOC6328Maritime arbitrationGeneral Elective1stThu 1830-2130 [starting from 18 Sep]Caroline Thomas
JDOC6330Shipping Finance LawGeneral ElectiveJuneTentative
Mon 1830-2130 [Jun 1, 18, 15, 22]
Wed 1830-2130 [Jun 3, 10, 17]
Fri 1830-2130 [Jun 5, 12]
Sat 1000-1300 [May 30, Jun 20]
Liang Zhao
JDOC6333AI and Private LawGeneral Elective2ndWed 1900-2200Adam Au
JDOC6334Artificial Intelligence and Digital Governance General Elective2ndSat 1000-1300Angus Young
JDOC6336Law and Corporate Finance in ChinaChinese Law1stWed 1900-2200James Zeng
JDOC6337Medical MalpracticGeneral Elective1stTue 1900-2200Craig Purshouse
JDOC6338Regulatory Ecosystem of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced TechnologyGeneral Elective1stSat 1000-1300Angus Young
JDOC6339Transitional JusticeGeneral Elective2ndThu 1900-2200Vazquez Guevara Valeria
JDOC6340Legal Pluralism in Hong KongChinese Law2ndThu 1830-2130Max Wong
Eric Ip
JDOC6341Sports LawGeneral Elective2ndMon 1830-2130Calvin Lai
JDOC6342Law of the seaGeneral Elective2ndTentative
Tue 1830-2130 [Jan 6, 13, 20]
Thu 1830-2130 [Jan 8, 15]
Sat 0900-1200 &1300-1600 [Jan 3, 10, 17]
Youngmin Seo

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