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Benjamin Chen et al on Mitigating the Judicial Human–AI Fairness Gap (Journal of Legal Analysis)
"Mitigating the judicial human–AI fairness gap"Benjamin Chen, Yoan Hermstrüwer, Pascal Langenbach, Alexander Stremitzer, Kevin TobiaJournal of Legal Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 207–242Published online: July 2026Abstract: Machine adjudication is perceived as less fair than human judging. We study whether hybrid procedures, in which a human consults an algorithmic re...

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Craig Purshouse on Rethinking negligence liability for ‘pure psychiatric damage’: an analogy with assault (Legal Stu...
"Rethinking negligence liability for ‘pure psychiatric damage’: an analogy with assault"Craig PurshouseLegal StudiesPublished online: July 2026Abstract: Orthodox accounts of negligence liability for ‘pure psychiatric damage’ view it as protecting the claimants’ interest in their psychiatric health and often attack English law’s restrictive duty of care rules for inadequately saf...

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New book by Julius Yam on Judging for Democracy (Cambridge University Press)
Judging for Democracy: Principles and Strategies in Hybrid RegimesJulius YamCambridge University PressPublished in July 2026276 pp.Book description: This book examines how constitutional courts can sustainably contribute to advancing democratic norms in hybrid regimes, i.e. regimes that are neither fully democratic nor fully authoritarian. Using a comparative approach analysing ...

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Trevor Wan on Anchoring Proportionality in China (International Journal of Constitutional Law)
"Anchoring Proportionality in China"Trevor WanInternational Journal of Constitutional LawPublished online: July 2026Abstract: Proportionality, the lingua franca of rights adjudication across the globe, is not a lost cause in China. It has attained a modest jurisprudential, epistemic, and discursive presence, with proportionality-resembling formulations scattered across statutes ...

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HKU Law Welcomes Prof. Michael Tsimplis
Welcome to Prof. Michael Tsimplis, who joins the Faculty of Law as a Professor.Professor Michael (Mikis) Tsimplis has been with the Faculty of Law since July 2026. Before joining HKU Mikis worked for CityU (2018-2026). Before 2018 Mikis worked in various academic and leadership positions for the University of Southampton and before that for the UK Natural Environment Research Co...

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