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Cora Chan

Associate Professor
law
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Professor Social and Political Sciences
Biography

Cora Chan’s research interests are in constitutional theory, human rights and public law. She is currently studying the phenomenon of judicial deference in human rights adjudication. Her works on this topic have been the subject of a number of awards, including the 2012 Society of Legal Scholars Best Paper Prize (for her paper “Proportionality and Invariable Baseline Intensity of Review”); and the 2012-2013 University of Hong Kong Research Output Prize (for her article “Deference, Expertise and Information-Gathering Powers”).

Research Intrest

constitutional theory, human rights and public law.

List of Publications
“Judicial Deference at Work: Some Reflections on Chan Kin Sum and Kong Yun Ming" (2010) 40 Hong Kong Law Journal 1-10
“Reconceptualising the Relationship between the Mainland Chinese Legal System and the Hong Kong Legal System” (2011) 6(1) Asian Journal of Comparative Law 1-28
“Deference and the Separation of Powers: An Assessment of the Court’s Constitutional and Institutional Competences” (2011) 41 Hong Kong Law Journal 7-25
“State Immunity: Reassessing the Boundaries of Judicial Autonomy in Hong Kong” [2012] Public Law 601-610
“Deference, Expertise and Information-Gathering Powers” (2013) 33(4) Legal Studies 598-620 (first published online: 25 October 2012) (winner of 2012-2013 University of Hong Kong Research Output Prize; short-listed for the 2011 Society of Legal Scholars Best Paper Prize)
“Proportionality and Invariable Baseline Intensity of Review” (2013) 33(1) Legal Studies 1-21 (winner of 2012 Society of Legal Scholars Best Paper Prize)
“Adult Guardianship Law in China: Traditional Values and Modern International Developments” in A. Kimberley Dayton (ed.) Comparative Perspectives on Adult Guardianship (Carolina Academic Press, 2014) pp 123-136 (with Rebecca Lee)
“The Burden of Proof under the Human Rights Act” [2014] Judicial Review 46-51
“Focus: Kong Yunming v The Director of Social Welfare - Introduction” (2014) 44(1) Hong Kong Law Journal 1-5
“Business as Usual: Deference in Counter-Terrorism Judicial Review” in Fergal F. Davis and Fiona de Londras (eds) Critical Debates on Counter-Terrorism Judicial Review (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014) pp 228-250
“Implementing China and Hong Kong’s Preliminary Reference System: Transposability of Article 267 TFEU Principles” [2014] Public Law 642-661
“A Preliminary Framework for Measuring Deference in Rights Reasoning” (2016) 14(4) International Journal of Constitutional Law 851-882
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