Dr Suhong Yang 楊蘇虹博士
Global Academic Fellow
LL.M., S.J.D. (Georgetown University Law Center)
LL.B. (Renmin University of China)
Biography
Dr. Suhong Yang is an international lawyer interested in criminal law, human rights, and environmental law issues. Her S.J.D. dissertation investigates the legitimacy of international and hybrid criminal tribunals that try atrocity crimes in post-conflict situations. Suhong was awarded as a David D. Caron Fellow and a Salzburg Cutler Fellow for her research. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Chinese Journal of International Law, Denver Journal of International Law & Policy, European Papers, George Mason International Law Journal, International Legal Materials, and Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting.
At the HKU Faculty of Law, Suhong is engaged in teaching activities and assisting the Director of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law in research-related activities. Prior to joining the HKU, Suhong was a Judicial Fellow at the International Court of Justice, working with Judge H.E. XUE Hanqin. She also served the Office of the President of the U.N. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, and the Legal Policy Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Suhong holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Renmin University of China, and LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees from Georgetown University Law Center. In addition to the academic degrees, she also studied at the University of Oxford, Kathmandu School of Law, and Cheng-Chi University (Taiwan) in different capacities. Suhong has facilitated teaching or been invited to give guest lectures on tort law, international law, US law, and Chinese law at Georgetown University, Leiden University, and Renmin University.
Suhong is currently Vice-Chair of the International Criminal Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), and Secretary of ASIL Women in International Law Interest Group. She served as Co-Chair of ASIL New Professionals Interest Group from 2019 to 2023.
Research Area
- Public International Law
- International Criminal Law
- Human Rights
- International Environmental Law
- International Dispute Settlement
Research Area
- Public International Law
- International Criminal Law
- Human Rights
- International Environmental Law
- International Dispute Settlement
Publications
Articles
Suhong Yang, Legitimacy of International and Hybrid Criminal Tribunals: Political, Normative, Economic, and Sociological Perspectives, 53(1) Denver Journal of International Law & Policy (forthcoming 2024).
Yudan Tan & Suhong Yang, The Joint Investigation Team in Ukraine: An Opportunity for the International Criminal Court?, 22(1) Chinese Journal of International Law 103 (2023) (SSCI).
Suhong Yang, Can Hybrid Courts Overcome Legitimacy Challenges?: Analyzing the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal, 11(1) George Mason International Law Journal 45 (2020).
Book Reviews, Case Notes, Conference Proceedings, etc.
Suhong Yang & Yudan Tan, The Joint Investigation Team in Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities for the International Criminal Court, 8(3) European Papers 1121 (2023).
Suhong Yang, Book Review: Patrick Thornberry, The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: A Commentary, 21(2) Chinese Journal of International Law 405 (2022) (SSCI).
Suhong Yang, Markus Beham, Mauricio Duarte, Kabir Duggal & Chandri Navarro, The Road Ahead and Beyond: Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Legal Profession, 115 Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting 53 (2021).
Suhong Yang, Introductory Note to Trial Chamber Case 002/02 against Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan (Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia), 59(1) International Legal Materials 159 (2020) (Cambridge Core).
Suhong Yang, Book Review: David Scheffer, All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals, 19(1) Chinese Journal of International Law 193 (2020) (SSCI).