Research Profile

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson, Associate Professor, is the Head of the Department of Law since July 2005. He teaches and writes mainly on criminal law and procedure. He is the author of Criminal Law in Hong Kong (Hong Kong; HKU Press, 2003, 789 pp.). Previous publications include “The Criminal Law” in R Wacks (ed) The Law in Hong Kong 1969-1989 (Oxford) 178-208; “The Criminal Law in Hong Kong” in R Wacks (ed) The Future of the Law in Hong Kong (Oxford) 189-218; and “Criminal Law” in Gaylord & Traver (eds) Introduction to The Hong Kong Criminal Justice System (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press) 79-94. He has particular interests in commercial crime and cybercrime, and has assisted as a solicitor in several major criminal fraud cases during his time in Hong Kong. He teaches Criminal Law, Equity and Introduction to Trusts (both LLB year 2), and Cybercrime (LLM in IT&IP Law/LLB3).