Governance Structure

CUHK LAW is unitary in character combining both a faculty and a teaching department. The governance structure of the Faculty has been designed to suit the practical and operational needs of staff and students. The principal bodies governing the operations of the Faculty are set out below.

Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law receives strategic advice and guidance on its development and operation from distinguished representatives from the judicial, legal, educational and business communities. Membership of the Board from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2023 is as follows:

Chair:	The Honourable Mr. Justice Syed BOKHARY, GBM Non-Permanent Judge Court of Final Appeal HKSAR
Honorary Members:	The Honourable Dr. Annabelle BENNETT AO, SC Chancellor Bond University, Australia Professor Christopher F. FORSYTH Emeritus Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law University of Cambridge, U.K. Professor Andrew STOCKLEY Dean, The City Law School City, University of London, U.K.
Members:	Mr. Wang Ngai, Joseph CHEUNG The Honourable Elsie LEUNG, GBM, JP Former Secretary for Justice HKSAR Professor Pak Wai LIU Research Professor, Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance The Chinese University of Hong Kong Dr. Anthony NEOH, SC Mr. Martin ROGERS Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF Dean, Faculty of Law The Chinese University of Hong Kong (ex officio)
Secretary:	Ms. Joyce WONG

Board of the Faculty of Law

The Board of the Faculty is the main arm of Faculty governance. While membership of the Board is formally constituted according to the relevant Statute, the Faculty adopts a participative management style and encourages all academic staff and invited student representatives to attend Board meetings as observers. Membership of the Board from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023 is as follows:

Chair:	Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF Dean, Faculty of Law
Members:	Professor Rocky TUAN (ex-officio member) Vice-Chancellor/President, CUHK Professor Rehan ABEYRATNE Professor Anatole BOUTE Professor Kevin CHENG Mr. Michael FISHER Mr. Elliot FUNG Professor Steven GALLAGHER Professor Gregory GORDON Professor Stuart HARGREAVES Professor Shixue HU Professor Robin HUANG Mr. Christopher KNIGHT Professor Queenie LAI Professor Jyh-An LEE Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Sandra MARCO COLINO Professor Bryan MERCURIO Professor Eliza MIK Professor Noam NOKED Professor Christopher ROBERTS Professor Chao XI Professor Si ZENG
Secretary:	Ms. Joyce WONG

Terms of Reference
The Board of the Faculty of Law shall co-ordinate the activities within the Faculty and it shall be its function to consider and deal with the recommendations of Committees of the Faculty – on the content of courses for the degree or degrees; and on the details of syllabuses

Terms of Reference

The Board of the Faculty of Law shall co-ordinate the activities within the Faculty and it shall be its function to consider and deal with the recommendations of Committees of the Faculty –

on the content of courses for the degree or degrees; and
on the details of syllabuses

The Executive Committee of the Faculty of Law

The Executive Committee is the executive arm of the Board of the Faculty of Law, and acts on behalf of the Board in routine and non-controversial matters. Another important function of the Board is to give advice to the Dean on all matters including planning and budget.

Chair:	Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF Dean, Faculty of Law
Members:	Professor Steven GALLAGHER Professor Dennis HIE Professor Queenie LAI Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Chao XI Professor Yuhong ZHAO
Secretary:	Ms. Serena SO

Faculty Academic Personnel Committee

Chair:	Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF Dean, Faculty of Law
Members:	Professor Anatole BOUTE Professor Gregory GORDON Professor Robin HUANG Professor Chao XI Professor Yuhong ZHAO
Secretary:	Ms. Serena SO

COMMITTEE ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

Chair:	Professor Michelle MIAO
Members:	Professor Jae Woon LEE Mr. Derek LEUNG
Secretary:	Ms. Serena SO

Committee on Research and Scholarship

Chair:	Professor Chao XI
Members:	Professor Kevin CHENG Professor Sandra MARCO COLINO Professor Michael RAMSDEN Professor Samuli SEPPÄNEN Professor Dicky TSANG Professor Normann WITZLEB Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF Professor James ZENG
Secretary:	Ms. Grace HO

Committee on Teaching and Learning

Chair:	Professor Queenie LAI
Members:	Professor Rehan ABEYRATNE Professor Surabhi CHOPRA Mr. Elliot FUNG Professor Steven GALLAGHER Professor Dennis HIE Mr. Ian LEE Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Michael LOWER Professor Christopher ROBERTS Professor Dicky TSANG Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF
Secretary:	Mr. Derek LEUNG

Committee on Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

Chair:	Professor Steven GALLAGHER
Members:	Mr. Elliot FUNG Professor Alan GIBB Professor Gregory GORDON Professor Dennis HIE Professor Queenie LAI Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Sandra MARCO COLINO Professor Luke MARSH Professor Michelle MIAO Professor Ryan MITCHELL Professor Christopher ROBERTS Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF Professor Chao XI Professor Hao ZHANG Professor Yuhong ZHAO
Secretary:	Ms. Grace HO

Committee on Academic Advising

Chair:	Professor Steven GALLAGHER
Members:	Mr. Elliot FUNG Professor Dennis HIE Professor Chin Leng LIM Professor Michael RAMSDEN Professor Christopher ROBERTS
Secretary:	Ms. Erin SHING

Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee

Chair:	Professor Peter RHODES
Members:	Professor Queenie LAI Professor June LEE Professor Noam NOKED Professor Dicky TSANG Professor Yuhong ZHAO
Secretary:	Mr. Derek LEUNG

Staff-Student Consultative Committee

Chair:	Professor Steven GALLAGHER
Members:	Professor Kevin CHENG Professor Agnes CHONG Professor Alan GIBB Professor Queenie LAI Mr. Arthur LEE Professor Michael LOWER All CUHK LAW students
Secretary:	Ms. Linda CHOI

ABOUT US

DEAN OF LAW - PROFESSOR LUTZ-CHRISTIAN WOLFF

ASSOCIATE DEAN (RESEARCH) & HEAD OF GRADUATE DIVISION - PROFESSOR CHAO XI

ASSOCIATE DEAN (ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS) - PROFESSOR STEVEN GALLAGHER

ASSOCIATE DEAN (TEACHING AND LEARNING) - PROFESSOR QUEENIE LAI