Prof. Yun Zhao

Representative for Asia and the Pacific, HCCH

Professor Yun ZHAO is Representative of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) of the HCCH. He is Henry Cheng Professor in International Law and Head of the Department of Law at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He obtained his PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam, an LLM from Leiden University and an LLM & LLB from China University of Political Science and Law. Professor Zhao is currently Standing Council Member of Chinese Society of International Law; Council Member of Chinese Law Society; Council Member of Zhuhai International Court of Arbitration; and Chair Professor at Xiamen University (2020-2023). He is listed as an arbitrator in several international arbitration commissions. He sits in the editorial teams of several academic journals and has published widely on various topics including, in particular, Dispute Resolution and Space Law.