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Professor YU Chen
Position Tag
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Office
Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building – 6208
Telephone
(852) 3442 7638
Email
Research Interests
Research Interests
- International Investment Law
- International Trade Law
- International Adjudication
- International Relations
- Interdisciplinary and Empirical Research
- Energy Regulation
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Professor YU Chen’s research interests include international investment and trade law, international dispute settlement, interdisciplinary and empirical research of law, and energy regulation. Prior to joining CityU, she was a postdoc research fellow at the National University of Singapore. She obtained her PhD and LLM (thesis) degrees from McGill University, and Bachelor of Economics & Bachelor of Laws dual degrees from Nankai University.
Publications:
Monograph
Chen YU, Dispute Settlement and the Reform of International Investment Law: Legalization Through Adjudication (August 2023, Edward Elgar).
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
- Chen YU, “The uneasy delegation: conditional judicialization of international investment dispute settlement”, (2025) Journal of International Dispute Settlement 16:2, 1-12. [open access]
- Chen YU, “Disentangling Legal Stability from Legitimate Expectations: Towards Greater Deference to Regulatory Changes in Renewable Energy Transition Policies in Investment Arbitration” (2025) World Trade Review 24:1, 101-119. [open access]
- Chen YU, “International adjudication as interactional law-making: the incorporation of fair and equitable treatment elements in investment treaties”, Journal of International Economic Law (2024) 27:2, 259-277. [open access]
- Chen YU, ‘The “Externality” of Joint Interpretations on Investment Law Jurisprudence: Learning from the Past’ (2023) The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals, 22:1, 194-218.
- Chen YU, ‘Towards a Three-tiered Ombuds System for Investment Dispute Prevention: Principles and Challenges’ (2022) Asia Pacific Law Review, 30:2, 401-423.
- Chen YU, “Advancing Predictability via a Judicialized Investment Court? A Fresh Look Through the Lens of Constructivism” (2022) Journal of International Dispute Settlement, 13:3, 370-392. [open access]
- Chen YU, “Amicus Curiae Participation in ISDS: A Caution Against Political Intervention in Treaty Interpretation” (2020) ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal, 35:1-2, 223-235.
- Chen YU, “Currency Manipulation and WTO Laws: Should the Anti-Dumping Mechanism Be Entirely Dumped?” (2019) the Journal of World Investment & Trade 20:6, 891-915.
Book review
- ‘Intellectual Property Objectives in International Investment Agreements by UPRETI Pratyush Nath, Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2022. Asian Journal of International Law.
Prize:
2022 David D. Caron Prize, American Society of International Law
Professional Membership
- Member of Advisory Board, American Society of International Law, International Law & Social Science Interest Group
- Member, Academic Forum on ISDS