Prof. Shahla Ali 安夏蘭教授

Books

• Ali, S. (2021). Forming Transnational Dispute Settlement Norms: Soft Law and the Role of UNCITRAL’s Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific. Edward Elgar Publishing.  ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., Bantekas, I., Gomez, M., & Ortolani, P. (2020). UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration: A Commentary. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.54648/joia2020039 ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2018). Court Mediation Reform: Efficiency, Confidence and Perceptions of Justice. Edward Elgar Publishing. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2016). Governing Disasters: Engaging Local Populations in Humanitarian Relief. Cambridge University Press. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2013). Consumer Financial Dispute Resolution in a Comparative Context: Principles, Systems and Practice. Cambridge University Press. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2011). Resolving Disputes in the Asia-Pacific Region: International Arbitration and Mediation in East Asia and the West. Routledge. ssrn publisher DOI

Edited Volume

• Ali, S. (Ed.). (2023). Comparative and Transnational Dispute Resolution. Routledge. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., Colombo, G., Barzak, F., & Karton, J. (Eds.). (2022). Diversity in International Arbitration: Why it Matters and How to Sustain it. Edward Elgar Publishing. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., Nottage, L., Jetin, B., & Teramura, N. (Eds.). (2021). New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. Kluwer Law International. https://doi.org/10.54648/amdm2021029

• Ali, S., & Ginsburg, T. (Eds.). (2013). International Commercial Arbitration in Asia. Juris. ssrn publisher

Journal Articles

• Ali, S. (2024). The Seeming Paradox of Prevention: Dispute Mitigation by Multilateral Development Banks. Civil Justice Quarterly, 43(2), 142–168. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4746737 ssrn

• Ali, S., Koo, AKC., Kwok, M.  (2024). Preventing Challenges: The Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators and Mediators in Hong Kong. Asian Dispute Review, 2024(1), 1–44. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2023). Decentralized Global Legal Ordering. Michigan State Law Review, 2023(2). ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2020). ICA and ISDS Developments in Hong Kong in the Context of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Civil Justice Quarterly, 39(3). ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., & Komolo, E. (2020). UNCITRAL’s Engagement in African and Latin American Dispute Resolution and Reform. Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 35(3). ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2018). The Power of Reflection – Advancing Transnational Dispute Systems through Devolved Reflection and Shared Knowledge Generation. Journal of Baha’i Studies, 28(4). ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2019). Civil Mediation Reform: Balancing the Scales of Procedural and Substantive Justice. Civil Justice Quarterly, 37(4).

• Ali, S. (2018). Practitioners’ Perception of Court-Connected Mediation in Five Regions: An Empirical Study. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 51(4), 245–274. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2018). Nudging Civil Justice: Examining Voluntary and Mandatory Court Mediation User Experience in Twelve Regions. Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, 19(2), 269–288. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2016). The Legal Framework for Med-Arb Developments in China: Recent Cases, Institutional Rules and Opportunities. Dispute Resolution International, 10(2), 119–132. ssrn

• Ali, S., & Repousis, O. (2017). Investor-State Mediation and the Rise of Transparency in International Investment Law: Opportunity or Threat. Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, 45(2), 225–249. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2016). Mass-Claims Mediation in China. The Journal of Comparative Law, 10(2), 142–157. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3044992 ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., & Rubino-Sammartano, M. (2015). Winds of Change as to Intra-Arbitration Appellate Proceedings Have Reached Asia (Parts I & II). Asian Dispute Review, 17(2 & 3), 72–76, 143–149.

• Kabau, T., & Ali, S. (2015). A Human Rights-Based Approach to the Global Regulation of Humanitarian Relief: The Emerging Obligation to Incorporate Local Participation. Brooklyn Journal of International Law, 40(3), 791–826. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2015). Asian Disasters, Global Impact: Japan’s Fukushima Disaster and Prospects of Utilizing Investor-State Mediation and UNCITRAL Transparency Rules. Asian Dispute Review, 17(1), 34–39.

• Ali, S. (2015). Towards Peer Presence in Post-Disaster Governance: An Empirical Study. Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, 38(2), 243–274. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2015). Crowd-Sourced Governance in a Post-Disaster Context. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 64(1), 211–226. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020589314000347 ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., & Kabau, T. (2014). Self-Governance by Humanitarian Non-State Actors in Health and Nutrition Relief. DePaul Journal of Health Care Law, 16, 141–164. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., & Kabau, T. (2014). Non-State Actors and the Evolution of Humanitarian Norms: Implications of the Sphere Charter in Health and Nutrition Relief. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, 5, 70–104. https://doi.org/10.1163/18781527-00501001 ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2013). The Jurisprudence of Responsive Mediation: An Empirical Examination of Chinese People’s Mediation in Action. Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 45(2), 227–248. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2013). Globalization and Financial Dispute Resolution: Examining Areas of Convergence and Informed Divergence in Financial ADR. Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2013(2), 331–347. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2013). Lessons for the US System of Financial Arbitration: A Responsive Empirical Exploration of Arbitration and Ombudsman Services. Frontiers of Law in China, 8(4), 651–688. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S., & Huang, H. R. (2012). Financial Dispute Resolution in China: Arbitration or Court Litigation? Arbitration International, 28(1), 77–100. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., & DaRoza, A. (2012). Alternative Dispute Resolution Design in Financial Markets—Some More Equal than Others: Hong Kong’s Proposed Financial Dispute Resolution Center in the Context of Experience in the UK, US, Australia and Singapore. Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, 21(3), 485–531. ssrn publisher

• Huang, H. R., & Ali, S. (2011). Governing Financial Disputes in China: What Have We Learned from the Global Financial Crisis of 2008? University of Pennsylvania East Asia Law Review, 7, 195–220. ssrn

• Ali, S., & Mak, S. P. (2012). Exploring Effective Financial Dispute Resolution Design Models Through a Learning Orientation: Experiences from East Asia. Beijing Arbitration Quarterly, Spring, 142–159. ssrn

• Noguchi, L., & Ali, S. (2011). Women, Decision Making and Sustainability: Exploring the Experience of the Badi Foundation in Rural China. Hastings Women’s Law Journal, 22, 295–315. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S., & Lee, F. (2011). Resolving Financial Disputes in the Context of Australian and Canadian Civil Justice Reform. Australian Journal of Dispute Resolution, 125–131. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S., & Lee, F. (2011). Lessons Learned from a Comparative Examination of Global Civil Justice Reforms. International Journal of Law and Management, 53(4), 262–280. DOI

• Ali, S. (2011). Facilitating Settlement at the Arbitration Table: Comparing Views on Settlement Practice Among Arbitration Practitioners in East Asia and the West. Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 1(6). ssrn publisher

• Ali, S., & Wang, J. K. (2011). After Lehman: International Response to Financial Disputes – A Focus on Hong Kong. Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business, 10(2), 151–177. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2011). Financial Governance in the Context of Globalization. Soochow Law Journal.

• Ali, S., Davis, W. E., & Lee, J. (2011). Multi-Stakeholder Dispute Resolution: Building Social Capital Through Access to Justice at the Community Level. Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal, 11(2), 181–206. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2011). The Morality of Conciliation: An Empirical Examination of Arbitrator “Role Moralities” in East Asia and the West. Harvard Negotiation Law Review, 16, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1873090 ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2011). Globalization and Financial Dispute Resolution: A View from Hong Kong. Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, 33(3).

• Ali, S. (2010). Measuring Success in Devolved Collaboration. Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, 26, 93–112. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2010). Barricades and Checkered flags: An Empirical Examination of the Perceptions of Roadblocks and Facilitators of Settlement Among Arbitration Practitioners in East Asia and the West. Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal, 19, 243–278. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2009). Approaching the Global Arbitration Table: Comparing the Advantages of Arbitration as Seen by Practitioners in East Asia and the West. Review of Litigation, 28(4), 791–844. ssrn

• Ali, S., Davis, B., & Katbeh, L. (2005). Creating a Commercial Dispute Resolution Center in the Palestinian Territories. Dispute Resolution Journal, 60–72. ssrn publisher

• Davis, W. E., & Ali, S. M. (2004). Building Social Capital Through Consultative Decision Making: A Proposal for an Integrated Approach to Local Justice Sector Reform Programs. International Association for Conflict Management 17th Annual Conference. ssrn DOI

Invited Book Chapters

• Ali, S. (2026). The role of Chinese arbitration centres in environmental, social and governance (ESG) disputes. In R. Bales & D. Xie (Eds.), Arbitration in China: Building global influence in dispute resolution. Cambridge University Press. ssrn

• Ali, S. (2025). Deciding Lawsuits Outside of Court: Mediation in Hong Kong. In M. Woo & C. H. Rhee (Eds.), Comparative Civil Procedure (pp. 501–514). Edward Elgar. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2024). Comparative International Arbitration Law. In M. Siems & P. J. Yap (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of comparative law (pp. 610–624). Cambridge University Press. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2024). Conciliation Beyond the Courts – Aspirations and Limits of Mandated and Voluntary Court Mediation Programmes from a Multi-Jurisdictional Perspective. In B. Hess, M. Woo, S. Cadiet, S. Menetrey, & E. Vallines Garcia (Eds.), Comparative procedural law and justice, Part XV(Ch 2). ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2023). Advancing Research and Practice in the Governance of Dispute Resolution Institutions through Inclusive Devolved Reflection. In S. Ali (Ed.), Comparative and Transnational Dispute Resolution. Routledge. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2023). Introduction: Comparative and Transnational Dispute Resolution: Research into Practice. In S. Ali (Ed.), Comparative and Transnational Dispute Resolution. Routledge.  ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., & Neuhaus, S. (2023). The Emergence of Soft Law as an Applicable Source of Procedural and Substantive Law. In A. Bjorklund, F. Ferrari, & S. Kroll (Eds.), Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration. Cambridge University Press. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2022). Research Ethics: A Guide for Research Postgraduate Students at the University of Hong Kong. In S. Ali (Ed.), GRSC6102: Manual on research ethics for research postgraduates (pp. 1–10). The University of Hong Kong.

• Colombo, G. F., Ali, S., Balcerzak, F., & Karton, J. (2022). Introduction: Reaching Sustainable Diversity in International Arbitration. In G. F. Colombo, S. Ali, F. Balcerzak, & J. Karton (Eds.), Diversity in International Arbitration: Why it matters and how to sustain it. Edward Elgar. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2022). Fluidity of Culture: Convergence and Informed Divergence in Cross-Border Arbitration. In G. F. Colombo, S. Ali, F. Balcerzak, & J. Karton (Eds.), Diversity in international arbitration: Why it matters and how to sustain it. Edward Elgar. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., Repousis, O., & Kabau, T. (2020). Commentary on Select Articles of the UNCITRAL Model Law. In S. Ali, I. Bantekas, M. Gomez, & P. Ortolani (Eds.), Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. Cambridge University Press. DOI

• Teramura, N., Ali, S., & Reyes, A. (2021). Expanding Asia-Pacific Frontiers for International Dispute Resolution: Conclusions and Recommendations. In L. Nottage, S. Ali, B. Jetin, & N. Teramura (Eds.), New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. Kluwer Law. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2021). New Frontiers in Hong Kong’s Resolution of ‘One Belt One Road’ International Commercial and Investor State Disputes. In L. Nottage, S. Ali, B. Jetin, & N. Teramura (Eds.), New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. Kluwer Law. ssrn DOI

• Ali, S. (2021). Transnational commercial law–Developments and controversies. In P. Zumbansen (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of transnational law. Oxford Academic.  ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2020). The Application of Non-State-Based Standards in International Arbitration. In P. S. Berman (Ed.), Oxford handbook of global legal pluralism. Oxford University Press. ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2018). Dispute Resolution in International and Bilateral Investment Agreements. In IP as property. Kluwer Law. ssrn

• Ali, S. (2018). The Adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration in Hong Kong. In G. Bell (Ed.), The UNCITRAL Model Law and Asian Arbitration Laws (pp. 9–28). Cambridge University Press.  ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2020). Transnational Law and Global Dispute Resolution. In P. Zumbansen (Ed.), The Many Lives of Transnational Law: Critical Engagements with Jessup’s Bold Proposal. Cambridge University Press.  ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S. (2016). Harmonizing UNCITRAL Conciliation and State Mediation Law: Developments in Civil Mediation Reform. In M. P. Ramaswamy (Ed.), UNCITRAL Conciliation in Asia. UNCITRAL RCAP. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2017). Balancing Procedural and Substantive Arbitration Reforms: Advancing International Arbitration Practice in Hong Kong. In A. Reyes & W. Gu (Eds.), The Developing World of Arbitration (pp. 39–65). Bloomsbury Publishing.  ssrn publisher DOI

• Ali, S., & Koo, A. (2013). Mediation in Hong Kong SAR. In W. Guiguo & Y. Fan (Eds.), Mediation in Asia-Pacific: A Practical Guide to Mediation and its Impact on Legal Systems (pp. 225–242). Wolters Kluwer. ssrn

• Ali, S. (2013). Arbitration in Asia in a Comparative Perspective: Examining the Role of the Arbitrator in Facilitating Settlement. In S. Ali & T. Ginsburg (Eds.), International Commercial Arbitration in Asia (Ch. 1). Juris Publishers.

• Ali, S. (2020). Cultural issues in international arbitration. In International Commercial Arbitration Practice in the 21st century (Vol. 3, Ch. 6). LexisNexis. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S., Kang, R., Emery, A., Ta-Wei, C., & Matz, D. (2013). Innovations and Pitfalls in Chinese ADR Pedagogy. In C. Honeyman & A. K. Schneider (Eds.), Educating negotiators for a connected world (pp. 145–170). DRI Press. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2013). Cultural issues in international arbitration. In International Commercial Arbitration Practice in the 21st century (Vol. 2, Ch. 6). LexisNexis.

• Delicado, N., et al. (2012). Assessing Negotiation Competitions. In C. Honeyman & A. K. Schneider (Eds.), Assessing our Students: Assessing Ourselves (pp. 213–246). DRI Press. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2010). Cultural Issues in International Arbitration. In International Arbitration Practice in the 21st century (Vol. 1, Ch. 6). LexisNexis. ssrn publisher

• Ali, S. (2008). Negotiation Preparation. In Peace Process Negotiations Briefing Book. Public International Law and Policy Group/USAID. ssrn

• Ali, S. (2003). Foreign Service Act of 1946. In Major acts of Congress (Vol. 1, pp. 113–114). Macmillan.

• Ali, S. (2003). US Information and Exchange Act (1948). In Major acts of Congress (Vol. 2). Macmillan.

• Ali, S. (1998, 2001). Global Crime, Global Enforcement: A Case for International Legal Jurisdiction over Acts of Terrorism. In A. S. Narang & P. Srivastava (Eds.), Terrorism: The Global Perspective. Kanishka Publishers.

Translations

• Ali, S. (2001). 张文显主编，《法律学》北京：高等教育出版社， 1999 （2001重印 全国高等学校法学专业和新课程教材 (Zhang Wen Xian, Jurisprudence, Beijing Higher Education Press, 1999 (2001) Sections on: Legal Research & Legal Education; The Nature of Law; The Forms and Validity of Law; The Principles of Law; The Nature of Rights; The Rule of Law and the State Ruled by Law; The Spirit of the Rule of Law. )

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