Yan-ho Lai (黎恩灝), PhD

Independent Expert in Law, Politics & Human Rights in HK, China
Non-resident Fellow, Georgetown Center for Asian Law

PhD (SOAS) | MSc (LSE) | Chevening Scholar
 

*For Full CV, please send your request to yl1445@georgetown.edu .

 

Education

• PhD in Law, SOAS University of London (2022)

• Certificate in Business and Human Rights, Council of Europe (2022)

• Certificate in International Labour Standards, Global Labour University & the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (2022)

• Certificate in Essex Human Rights Summer School (Online), University of Essex Human Rights Centre, UK (2021)

• Certificate in Fundamentals of Ignatian Retreat-giving and Spiritual Direction in a Community and Institutional Context and Supervised Retreat-giving Experience (1), Centre of Ignatian Spirituality, Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippines (2016)

• MSc Political Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science (2013)

• Certificate in Understanding Children’s Human Rights, Human Rights Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science (2013)

• BSSc (Government and Public Administration), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2012)

Professional Service & Projects

• Provision of consultancy and advisory service on Hong Kong’s developments of the rule of law, judicial independence and human rights protections 

• Media enquiry on law, politics, public affairs and human rights in Hong Kong and China

• Country Expert (Hong Kong) for the Varieties of Democracy Project (V-Dem), The V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg 

• Expert report-writing for asylum-seekers in the United Kingdom

• Co-convenor, Hong Kong Studies Association, UK

• Member, Asian Civil Society Research Network, University of Melbourne

• Election Observation Project, Comparative Governance and Policy Research Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University (2019 - 2020)

• I. CARE Community Research Project, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2014-2015)

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