Dr Michael Liu (Guoqing Liu)
Position
Assistant Professor
Qualifications
- B.A. (Beijing)
- Postgraduate diploma (CUPL)
- LL.M. (Groningen, Netherlands)
- PhD (Law School Melbourne University)
Past Experience
teaching law in China universities, practicing law in China, and conducting research in comparative private law in Melbourne University.
Professional Membership
An adjunct researcher of China Renmin University Trust and Funds Institute.
Teaching
Contract Law, Property Law and Equity & Trusts
Areas of Interest
International Human Rights Law, International Economic Law, Comparative Law in Contracts, Property and Trusts.
Research and Publication
PhD thesis: The Role of Equity in Trusts Law: The Law and Practice of Chinese Trust Code
Different Perspectives on Estoppels: Detriment v. Legal Right presented at the 5th ASLI Annual Conference, May 2008 Singapore
Ownership or Equitable Interest: the Trust Concept in China presented at the 4th ASLI Annual Conference ‘Voices From Asia For A Just and Equitable World’, 24-25 May 2007 Depok, Indonesia
The Legislative and Economic Motivation for the Japanese Trust Act and the Chinese Trust Code presented at 7th Annual Postgraduate Law Conference, 25-26 Nov. 2005 Sydney Law School
The Existence of Trusts in England and the Non-Existence of Trusts in China: A Historical Comparison of Law of Real Property in England and in China presented at TC Beirne School of Law Postgraduate Law Colloquium, 2-4 Dec.2005 Brisbane