China-Australia FTA after COVID-19: Tariff to Technology
China-Australia FTA after COVID-19: Tariff to Technology This event focuses on legal issues regarding both the classical and the new model when exporting Australian products to China. Classical trade liberalisation is driven by manufacturers and governments. This is because the existing global value chain is largely based on the comparative advantage of production, and WTO …
National Security Law of Hong Kong: Legal and Social Implications
National Security Law of Hong Kong: Legal and Social Implications Presented by the China Studies Centre in partnership with the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law and the Media@Sydney Seminar Series at the University of Sydney. On July the 1st, 1997, the sovereignty of Hong Kong was reverted to China on the model of “one country, two systems,” guaranteed by …
Beyond the Pandemic: New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Dispute Resolution
Beyond the Pandemic: New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Dispute Resolution What are the current and potential repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, for international dispute resolution especially in the Asia-Pacific region? What are the impacts on regional supply chains and FDI? Will foreign investors really be able to bring many ISDS claims under investment treaties against …
Privacy, Technology and Crisis Response: Case Studies from Australia, Singapore, Mainland China and Hong Kong
Privacy, Technology and Crisis Response: Case Studies from Australia, Singapore, Mainland China and Hong Kong This event seeks to compare legal perspectives on the experience of technology, privacy, and COVID-19 crisis response in Australia, Singapore, Mainland China and Hong Kong, which are not typically considered together. By comparatively exploring the legal frameworks for the COVIDsafe …
Fintech, Consumer Right, and Cross-Border Regulations in China and Australia
Fintech, Consumer Right, and Cross-Border Regulations in China and Australia The rapid growth of the Fintech industry, commonly referred as ‘Internet finance’, poses great challenges to financial regulatory authorities in China and Australia. The Chinese government has shifted from a wait-and-see strategy to a whack-a-mole game, imposed strict Internet finance regulation, and enhanced consumer …
Challenges and opportunities for Asia-Pacific international arbitration – symposium
Challenges and opportunities for Asia-Pacific international arbitration – symposium Building on Reyes & Gu (eds), The Developing World of Arbitration: A Comparative Study of Arbitration Reform in the Asia-Pacific (Hart, 2018), this symposium examines more recent challenges for international commercial arbitration (ICA), especially the proliferation of international commercial courts, the 2018 UN Convention on enforcement …
Asian Law – Books Launch & Seminar
Asian Law – Books Launch & Seminar Books: ASEAN Consumer Law Harmonisation and Cooperation (CUP, November 2019) Contract Law in Japan (Kluwer, January 2019) Launched by: The Honourable Tom Bathurst AC QC ___________________________________________________________ About the event Join us for a downtown launch of two Asian Law books, launched by New South Wales Chief Justice Tom …