Li Ke

Dr. Kelly Li is a researcher and senior instructor at the Faculty of Law, University of Macau. She holds degrees in international law from China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), University of Southampton, and University of Macau, with diversified cross-cultural and cross-jurisdictional research and training experience in China, the UK, Singapore and Macau SAR. Dr. Li is an outstanding young scholar in international law, specialising in international trade law, international investment law, and maritime law. As a prolific writer, she has authored numerous publications in both English and Chinese, including monographs, chapters in edited books, and articles in SSCI and CSSCI journals. Her recent published articles include “A Chinese-African Cross Cultural Perspective on Dispute Settlement and the Belt and Road Initiative: Challenges and Risks Facing Chinese Investors” in “China’s Globalization and Belt and Road Initiative” (Springer, 2019), and “the New Development of Investment Legal System in Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area” in CSSCI journal “Asia-Pacific Economic Review”. With an extensive knowledge network in both civil and common law, she has taken charge of or been involved in several cross-disciplinary research programmes. One such programme was on the law of marine pollution, which was funded by the National Social Science Fund of China. This diversified research experience is a reflection of her broad research interests spanning such fields as international public law, human rights law, environmental law, and bioethics.