3 & 4 October 2024. Workshop (Hong Kong). Companies in Asia: Law, History, Empire

 Trial of Four British Seamen at Canton, 1807, Scene Inside the Court. © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London 

3 & 4 October, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

Companies have a long history in Asia. They are entangled with empires old and new, with multiple forms of government, rule and administration, with practices of territorialisation and deterritorialisation, waging war and making treaties, and the development and state-making projects. This workshop will include papers from several disciplines which engage with questions of companies and legalities in historical context with a focus on Asia. 

Participation is generally by invitation. If you would like to enquire about participating or attending, please write to us at lp-gcil@unimelb.edu.au.

The Workshop is supported by the Laureate Program in Global Corporations and International Law at the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, the HKU Jerome Chen Memorial Lecture, and the University of Macau Faculty of Law.