Laws City University of Hong Kong

Overview

The Laws programme offered at City University of Hong Kong provides students with the opportunities to learn the professional skills and legal knowledge necessary to serve the need of modern society. The programme design allows students to choose stream focus and tailor their course selection for their own career goals. 

The streams that CityUHK School of Law offers include International Economic Law Stream, Corporate and Financial Law Stream, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Stream, Common Law Stream, Chinese and Comparative Law Stream, General Stream and Maritime and Transportation Law Stream.

Key Features

Students are able to obtain their LLM degrees in any of the following streams:

• International Economic Law Stream deals with international legal issues concerning business transactions and economic development with a particular emphasis on problems relating to different jurisdictions.

• Corporate and Financial Law Stream focuses on legal issues concerning corporations, finance and business with practical importance in the regional and international markets. 

• Intellectual Property and Technology Law Stream explores cutting-edge issues relating to copyright, patent, trademark, design, trade secret and cyberspace.

• Common Law Stream provides students with an opportunity to study the origins, practices, values, principles and theories of common law, and equips students with legal skills of comparing common and civil law systems and methods.

• Chinese and Comparative Law Stream focuses on a comparative understanding of the legal framework of China.

• General Stream provides students with an opportunity to study any topics in which they may be interested.

• Maritime and Transportation Law Stream researches on international legal issues related to maritime and transport activities.