Academic Staff
Dr. Shahla Ali
Assistant Professor of Law
BA (Stanford), MA (Landegg), JD (UC Berkeley), PhD (UC Berkeley)
Member, State Bar of California / Accredited Mediator (HKMC) /
Public Arbitrator (FINRA)
Research Grants/ Fellowships
GRANT RECORD
2010 Government of Hong Kong Research Grants Committee (RGC), Public Policy Research Grant, “Promoting Economic Integrity through Institutional Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Law and Policy Perspective” (PI; HK$427,800/US$54,846)
2009 University of Hong Kong Research Committee (URC), Research Funding: “Measuring Success in Sustainable Resource Dispute Resolution” (PI; HK$41,000/ US$5,256).
2009 University of Hong Kong Research Committee (URC), Seed Funding: “An Empirical Study of International Arbitration in East Asia” (PI; HK$120,000/US$15,384).
2009 University of Hong Kong Travel Grant to Visit Mainland University for Delivering Paper on International Arbitration Survey in East Asia (PI; HK$6,500/ US$833)
2005 UC Berkeley Center for the Development of Peace and Well-Being, “Understanding the Roots of Prejudice and Inequality” (PI; HK$5,850/US$750)
2005 UC Berkeley, Office of the Graduate Dean, “Toward a Responsive International Regulatory Order: a Comparative Case Analysis of Local Participation in Global Natural Resource Regulation in China, Peru and the United States” (PI; HK$39,000 / US$5,000)
2004 UC Berkeley Center for the Development of Peace and Well-Being, “Concepts of Justice and Mediated Resolution in China and the West” (PI; HK$70,200/ US$9,000)
2003 United States Agency for International Development (USAID), “Assessment of West Bank/Gaza Rule of Law/Administration of Justice Program” (Co-I; part of US$125,000,000 Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC)/HK$975,000,000 )
2001 World Bank / International Finance Corp. (WB/IFC), “Evaluation of Community Natural Resource Mediation Program in Cajamarca, Peru” (Co-I; HK$2,067,000 US$265,000)
1997 Stanford University, “Neighborhood Mediation and Legal Reform in Beijing, Shanghai and Changsha, China” (PI; HK$78,000/ US$10,000)
FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
2011 Research Output Prize, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
2007 UC Berkeley Deans Normative Time Fellowship
2006 Boalt Hall Fellowship
2005 Selznick Fellowship, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, UC Berkeley
2005 & 2007 Graduate Fellowship in East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley East Asian
Institute
2002 - 2005 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, US Department of
Education
2004 Graduate Fellowship, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program
2001 Stephen Hassenfeld Fellowship, Hopkins-Nanjing Center
1997 Stanford Firestone Medal for Excellence in Research, Stanford University
RESEARCH/PROGRAMMATIC EXPERIENCE
ADR Program Design
A study of “The Creation of Commercial Dispute Resolution Centers in the West Bank/Gaza” (2005) directed by Bill Davis (data collection, interviews, literature review, drafting, editing).
A technical proposal regarding “Women’s Family Law Centers in Egypt” (2005) directed by DPK Consulting for USAID (review of literature & family law resources, drafting of technical proposal)
Creation of “Mediation Guides for Intellectual Property, Employment and General Claimants of the Federal Mediation Program” (2004) U.S. District Court ADR Office, (review & synthesis of existing guides, creation of informational brochures)
A study of “Mediation Resource Centers, Programs & Academic Institutions in the United States” (1997) directed by the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation (data collection)
Legal Reform/Assessment & Evaluation
A study of “Legal Reform Programs in the Context of a Fragile State Strategy” (2005) directed by DPK Consulting (literature review, data analysis, drafting, editing)
A study of “California Court Annexed Arbitration Program Assessment Methods” (2005) directed by the California Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of the General Counsel, (review & synthesis of existing studies, creation of survey forms)
Creation of “Research Tools/Evaluation Standards for Assessment of West Bank/Gaza Rule of Law/Administration of Justice Program” (2004) directed by USAID/DPK Consulting (review of existing assessment tools, program data, creation of survey forms & instructions)
International Public Law/ Post-Conflict Reconstruction:
Constitutional Drafting Support, Editor, Public International Law and Policy Group (2008) Constitutional Research project for the Government of a South East Asian Nation seeking to revise its constitutional provision on religion. Summarized the successes/challenges of over 35 state constitutional provisions addressing the practice of religion. Wrote executive summary, introduction and key learnings/best practices and edited 35 country reviews. The document was used in the states constitutional revision project.
Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Environmental Dispute Resolution Reconstruction Team, Public International Law and Policy Group. (2007-08) Worked collaboratively with a team of four attorneys in consultation with local representatives to draft a proposed structure for an environmental commission and land conflict resolution process for an African state in the midst of civil war.
Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Property Restitution Team, Public International Law and Policy Group, collaborated with a team of 5 attorneys to draft a proposed structure for a land commission for a South East Asian* nation undergoing civil war. (2006)
A study of “International Legal Principles Pertaining to the Status of Un-uniformed Soldiers in International Warfare” (2003) directed by Professor Chris Kutz (literature review)
Legal Development/Capacity Building
Research on “Rights Consciousness and Legal Empowerment in Africa and Asia” (2003) directed by Steven Golub (literature review)
A study of “Community Collaborative Development – Suba District, Kenya” (2001) directed by the Office of Social and Economic Development, Baha’i World Center (participatory research, collaborative data collection & synthesis)
A study of “Chinese Citizen’s Perceptions of De Zhi and Fa Zhi (ethical and legal governance) in Nanjing, PR China” (2001) directed by Professor Liu (creation of survey questions, data collection, synthesis)
