Kun Fan

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Papers, lectures and events on arbitration, mediation and comparative law, delivered across Asia, Europe, North America and Australia since 2007.

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Conference Paper
14 April 2026

Legal Orientalism and Diversity of Arbitration

XXVIIth Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), Panel 12 — The Promise of Diversity
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Madrid
, Spain
Organised Event
1 November 2025

Foreign Investment in a Geopolitical Context

CIBEL Global Network Conference 2025
Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, UNSW Sydney
Sydney
, Australia
Conference Paper
17 October 2025

Climate-Related Investment Arbitration: Tribunals’ Approaches to the Rollback of Renewable Energy Incentives

2025 Tsinghua-UNSW Joint Research Centre for International Commercial and Economic Law (JCICEL) Conference
Tsinghua University and UNSW Sydney
Beijing
, China
Conference Paper
10 September 2025

Cultural Approaches to Arbitration

40th Anniversary Conference of the School of International Arbitration, Panel on the Philosophy of Arbitration
Queen Mary University of London, School of International Arbitration
London
, United Kingdom
Conference Paper
24 August 2025

China’s Parallel Institution Building

Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics Conference, Panel on the Political Economy of the Chinese Legal System
Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics and UNSW Sydney
Sydney
, Australia
Conference Paper
10 June 2025

Arbitration Across Human Faculties and Human Societies: A Three-Dimensional Epistemological Analysis

Workshop — Commercial Arbitration Through the Lenses of Theory, Psychology and Sociology
University of Leicester
Leicester / online
, United Kingdom
Conference Paper
1 November 2024

CIBEL Young Scholars Workshop 2024

CIBEL Young Scholars Workshop 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, UNSW Sydney
Sydney
, Australia
Conference Paper
1 November 2024

Technology, Digital Economy and Global Supply Chains

CIBEL Global Network Conference 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre, UNSW Sydney
Sydney
, Australia
Lecture
18 October 2024

China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Engaging China Workshop
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
, United States
Conference Paper
7 October 2024

From Structure to Actors: Unveiling Belt and Road Dispute Resolution Through the Eyes of Participants

Research Seminar, US-Asia Law Institute
New York University School of Law
New York
, United States
Lecture
2 September 2024

Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADR Training for the Thai Judicial Institute
Thai Judicial Institute
Bangkok
, Thailand
Conference Paper
28 August 2024

From Structure to Actors: Unveiling Belt and Road Dispute Resolution Through the Eyes of Participants

Research Seminar
Singapore Management University, Yong Pung How School of Law
Singapore
, Singapore
Conference Paper
10 May 2024

Arbitration Across Human Faculties and Human Societies: A Three-Dimensional Epistemological Analysis

Research Seminar
University of Macau, Faculty of Law
Macao
, China
Conference Paper
6 May 2024

Arbitration Across Human Faculties and Human Societies: A Three-Dimensional Epistemological Analysis

XXVIth Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), Panel 4 — Sociology and Education
International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Hong Kong
, China
Organised Event
11 April 2024

Dispute Resolution in Digital Trade

CIBEL-National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Conference
Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, UNSW Sydney, and the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations
Sydney
, Australia
Conference Paper
22 March 2024

An Insight into the Amendment of the 2024 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest

SHIAC Talk
Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC)
Online
Conference Paper
19 December 2023

Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Challenges and Opportunities

SHIAC Talk
Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC)
Shanghai
, China
Conference Paper
28 November 2023

Normative Dualism: Dispute Resolution in the Belt and Road Initiative

Society of International Economic Law Conversation — China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A New Model of Transnational Economic Governance?
Society of International Economic Law
Online
Conference Paper
16 October 2023

Dispute Resolution in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

2023 Tsinghua-UNSW Joint Research Centre for International Commercial and Economic Law (JCICEL) Conference
Tsinghua University and UNSW Sydney
Beijing
, China
Conference Paper
16 October 2023

Recent Developments in China’s Approaches to Global Economic Governance

2023 Tsinghua-UNSW Joint Research Centre for International Commercial and Economic Law (JCICEL) Conference
Tsinghua University and UNSW Sydney
Beijing
, China
Conference Paper
5 September 2023

Impartiality of Arbitrators, Mediators and Experts

XVII World Congress of Procedural Law
International Association of Procedural Law and Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Lima
, Peru
Conference Paper
29 August 2023

Navigating Inter-Cultural Needs in Mediation and Arbitration

UNCITRAL Academy, Singapore Convention Week 2023
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Singapore
, Singapore
Conference Paper
27 July 2023

Dispute Resolution in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Seminar
WilmerHale
London
, United Kingdom
Conference Paper
18 June 2023

Is Arbitration Adapted to Asymmetric Disputes?

150th Anniversary Symposium of the International Law Association
International Law Association
Paris
, France
Conference Paper
30 May 2023

China’s Informalism in Dispute Resolution in the Belt and Road Initiative

2023 CIBEL-SIDRA Conference — Dispute Resolution in the Belt and Road Initiative: A New Model of Economic Governance?
Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, UNSW Sydney, and the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy
Online
Conference Paper
27 April 2023

Procedural Issues in Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings, and Skill Sets for Effective Decision Drafting

Practice Development Workshop for ADNDRC Panelists 2.0
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC)
Hong Kong / online
, China
Conference Paper
11 January 2023

A Review of China’s Sustainable Development Goals Through International Investment Agreements

Seminar of SIDRA and the ICC Singapore Arbitration Group
Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy and the ICC Singapore Arbitration Group
Singapore
, Singapore
Conference Paper
26 April 2022

An Overview of the UDRP and URS Mechanisms Under the ADNDRC

Practice Development Workshop for ADNDRC Panelists
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC)
Hong Kong / online
, China
Organised Event
6 April 2022

Arbitration in Changed Circumstances

19th Institute for Transnational Arbitration — American Society of International Law Conference
Institute for Transnational Arbitration and the American Society of International Law
Washington, D.C. / online
, United States
Conference Paper
27 March 2022

The CISG, 40 Years and Beyond: What the Past Will Bring to the Future

2022 CISG Conference — The Debate Panel
Hong Kong Department of Justice, Asian Academy of International Law and the Moot Alumni Association
Online
Conference Paper
10 November 2021

New Trends in State-Owned Enterprise Rules and Merger Control

2021 Tsinghua-UNSW Joint Research Centre for International Commercial and Economic Law (JCICEL) Conference
Tsinghua University and UNSW Sydney
Online
Conference Paper
1 November 2021

Digitalisation of Dispute Resolution in China

Nordic Asia Forum for International Economic Law — Economic Dispute Resolution and Digital Technology
Nordic Asia Forum for International Economic Law
Online
Organised Event
17 September 2021

The Present and Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Reform

CIBEL Global Network Conference 2021
Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, UNSW Sydney
Online
Conference Paper
6 August 2021

Challenges and Opportunities in International Dispute Settlement Mechanisms

CIBEL Global Network Young Scholars Workshop 2021
Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, UNSW Sydney
Online
Conference Paper
30 March 2021

Procedural Fairness in Online Mediation

Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy — Use of Technology in International Mediation
UNCITRAL, the Ministry of Justice of Japan and the Japan International Dispute Resolution Centre
Online
Conference Paper
27 November 2020

Mediation in China

Japan International Mediation Studies
Japan International Mediation Studies
Online
Conference Paper
20 November 2020

Creating a Solution-Driven Dispute Resolution Process

Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation, New York Arbitration Week
Fordham University School of Law
New York / online
, United States
Conference Paper
19 November 2020

Mediation as an ISDS Option

Outstanding Issues of ISDS Reform: Perspectives from Asian-Pacific Stakeholders
American Society of International Law
Online
Lecture
16 November 2020

Beyond Law and Politics: Judicial Mediation in China

Harvard Comparative Law Workshop
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
, United States
Conference Paper
4 November 2020

Whose Law Is It Anyway? What Law Governs an Arbitration Agreement

Fourteenth Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference, 2020 Hong Kong Legal Week
Moot Alumni Association
Hong Kong / online
, China
Organised Event
1 November 2020

COVID-19 and the Digitalisation of Dispute Resolution

CIBEL Global Network Conference 2020
Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre, UNSW Sydney
Online
Conference Paper
21 September 2020

Judicial Mediation in China

Inaugural Tsinghua-UNSW Joint Research Centre for International Commercial and Economic Law (JCICEL) Conference — Law and Technology: International Regulation
Tsinghua University and UNSW Sydney
Online
Conference Paper
17 August 2020

Challenging a Domain Name: The “Identical or Confusingly Similar” Requirement

HKIAC Insights Webinar
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Online
Conference Paper
17 October 2019

International and Comparative Mediation

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law
University of Missouri School of Law
Columbia, Missouri
, United States
Conference Paper
11 October 2019

China’s Legal Construction Program: A Historical Perspective

China Law Conference
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
, United States
Lecture
1 July 2019

Arbitration in China

Special course, Arbitration Academy
Arbitration Academy
Paris
, France
Conference Paper
11 June 2019

Cultural Considerations in Mediation

International Mediation Symposium
Center for International Legal Studies
Salzburg
, Austria
Conference Paper
9 February 2019

Investment Arbitration and Sustainable Development

ITA Academic Council Works-in-Progress Workshop
Institute for Transnational Arbitration
New York
, United States
Conference Paper
6 November 2018

Mediation of Investor-State Disputes

IBA Conference — New Frontiers of ADR: From Commercial and Investment Matters to Regulatory Violations
International Bar Association
Montreal
, Canada
Conference Paper
27 September 2018

Investment Arbitration and Human Rights

Conference in Honour of Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
University of Geneva
Geneva
, Switzerland
Conference Paper
9 February 2018

Trade Agreements and Sustainable Development in an Age of Rising Protectionism

5th Annual Colloquium — Investment Arbitration panel
McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law
Montreal
, Canada
Conference Paper
1 February 2018

Investment Arbitration in an Age of Uncertainty

4th Annual International Arbitration Symposium
Osler, McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution, McGill Arbitration Student Society and Private Justice and Rule of Law
Montreal
, Canada
Conference Paper
27 January 2018

Commentary on “Mixing Modes” in International Commercial Dispute Resolution: The Impact of Culture and Legal Tradition on Kinds of Interplay between Mediation, Evaluation and Arbitration

ITA Academic Council Works-in-Progress Workshop
Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Washington, D.C.
, United States
Lecture
30 October 2017

A Comparison Between the Legal Systems of Canada and China

Lecture to delegations of Chinese prosecutors
Canada-China Economic and Cultural Centre, McGill University
Montreal
, Canada
Conference Paper
8 June 2017

Ethical Issues in Mediation: Can You Leave Your Hat On?

International Mediation Symposium
Center for International Legal Studies
Salzburg
, Austria
Conference Paper
5 May 2017

Investment Arbitration and Human Rights

McGill Faculty Seminar
McGill University
Montreal
, Canada
Conference Paper
18 February 2017

Business Law in the Chinese Context

Fourth Annual China Law Conference
University of Toronto
Toronto
, Canada
Lecture
23 March 2016

International Arbitration in China

Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)
Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement
Geneva
, Switzerland
Lecture
1 January 2016

Mediation Basics / Combining Mediation and Arbitration to Resolve Disputes

LL.M. in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution (video lectures)
Swiss International Law School
Online
Conference Paper
30 November 2015

Transparency in International Commercial Arbitration

UNCITRAL Emergence Conference on Harmonising Trade Law to Enable Private Sector Regional Development
UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific and Faculty of Law, University of Macau
Macao
, China
Conference Paper
17 November 2015

Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in East Asia

Third Symposium on Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration
Center on International Commercial Arbitration, American University Washington College of Law
Washington, D.C.
, United States
Lecture
5 November 2015

Recent Trends in the Types of Disputes in International Arbitration

Lecture
The Law Society of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Conference Paper
15 October 2015

Culture, Soft Law and Ethics in International Dispute Resolution

International Dispute Resolution: Diversity Towards Convergence?
ICC International Court of Arbitration and Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University
Krakow
, Poland
Organised Event
25 August 2015

Commercial Courts and International Arbitration — Competitors or Partners?

Lecture by Michael Hwang SC
Center for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED), CUHK and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch)
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Conference Paper
19 April 2015

Expansion of Arbitral Subject Matter: New Topics and New Areas of Law

The Evolution and Future of International Arbitration: The Next 30 Years
School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London
London
, United Kingdom
Lecture
18 September 2014

Disputes Involving China: Obstacles and Traps to Watch Out For

Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Summit
Asian Law
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Organised Event
1 September 2014

Arbitration: A Decentering Approach to the Study of Globalization?

Online forum, Meridian-180
Meridian-180 (Cornell Law School)
Online
Organised Event
27 June 2014

Towards a Theory of Arbitration: A Decentering Approach to Globalization

International workshop
Faculty of Law, CUHK and Harvard-Yenching Institute
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Conference Paper
27 June 2014

Arbitration as a Bridge of Cross-Cultural Differences: A Cultural Perspective

Towards a Theory of Arbitration: A Decentering Approach to Globalization
Faculty of Law, CUHK and Harvard-Yenching Institute
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Organised Event
30 May 2014

Study of Behavior in Extrajudicial Dispute Resolution

Panel, Law and Society Annual Conference
Law and Society Association
Minneapolis
, United States
Organised Event
14 May 2014

Domain Names and DNS: Comparative, Institutional Perspectives and Recent Developments in DNS Governance

Workshop
CFRED (CUHK), Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Lecture
3 February 2014

International Arbitration in China

Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)
Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement
Geneva
, Switzerland
Organised Event
22 October 2013

Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards in China

Seminar by Prof. Yi Bo, Southwest University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Conference Paper
21 October 2013

China-Related Disputes: Tips for Strategic and Successful Arbitration

Roundtable
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Lecture
16 October 2013

Legal System and Legal Education in Hong Kong

Visiting lecture
Southeast University Law School
Nanjing
, China
Lecture
8 October 2013

International Dispute Settlement

Visiting lecture series
Southeast University Law School
Nanjing
, China
Conference Paper
2 October 2013

Harmonization of Law and Diffusion of Cultures: Glocalization of Arbitration from an East Asian Perspective

Research Seminar
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Lecture
24 June 2013

A Comparative Study of Arbitration in East Asia

Lecture
China Foreign Affairs University, Faculty of Law
Beijing
, China
Conference Paper
14 June 2013

Harmonization of Law and Diffusion of Cultures: Glocalization of Arbitration from an East Asian Perspective

Comparative Law in the Globalized World: Transmigration and Innovation
Cornell Law School and Tsinghua University School of Law
Conference Paper
3 June 2013

The Global and Local in Investment and Arbitration

New Directions in Global Thought — Harvard Institute for Global Law and Policy at Five
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
, United States
Conference Paper
22 May 2013

Cultural Dimensions, Psychological Expectations and Behavior Patterns in Arbitration

The Roles of Psychology in International Arbitration
Brunel University
London
, United Kingdom
Lecture
9 May 2013

Arbitration in China: A Legal and Cultural Analysis and Institutional Response

Book launch
Shearman & Sterling LLP’s Asia-interest Inclusion Network and Young Professionals’ Organization of the Chinese European Arbitration Centre
New York
, United States
Lecture
18 April 2013

Dispute Resolution in China

Lecture
Cornell University School of Law
Ithaca
, United States
Lecture
23 March 2013

Arbitration in China: A Legal and Cultural Analysis

Book launch
Chinese European Arbitration Centre, CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati and Hart Publishing
Vienna
, Austria
Lecture
14 March 2013

Unique Features of Arbitration in China Compared to Transnational Standards

Young Arbitrators Forum
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Paris
, France
Conference Paper
6 March 2013

Harmonization of Law and Diffusion of Cultures: Glocalization of Arbitration from an East Asian Perspective

Harvard-Yenching Lecture Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
, United States
Conference Paper
24 January 2013

Harmonization of Law and Divergence of Local Culture: Glocalization of Arbitration from an Asian Perspective

ITA 2nd Annual Winter Forum
Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Miami
, United States
Lecture
18 July 2012

A Case Study of Chinese Law and Society

Cornell-Sorbonne Summer Institute
Cornell Law School and Sorbonne University
Paris
, France
Conference Paper
9 July 2012

Glocalization of Arbitration: A Transnational Institution Struggling with Local Traditions — The Case of Arbitration Transplant in China

Comparative Legal History: Definitions and Challenges
European Society for Comparative Legal History
Amsterdam
, Netherlands
Conference Paper
5 June 2012

Glocalization of Arbitration: Transnational Standards Struggling with Local Traditions

International Conference on Law and Society
Law and Society Association
Honolulu
, United States
Conference Paper
4 June 2012

Can You Leave Your Hat On? An Empirical Study of Arbitrators Facilitating Settlement in China

Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
Lecture
30 May 2012

Comparative Study of Arbitration in Hong Kong and Mainland China

Santa Clara School of Law Study Abroad Program
Santa Clara School of Law, at the University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Organised Event
20 March 2012

The Electronic Silk Road

CFRED Lecture by Prof. Anupam Chander (University of California, Davis)
Center for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED), CUHK
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Conference Paper
7 December 2011

Transplantation of Arbitration in China: A Cultural Perspective

Legal Transplantation: Technicalities, Language and Culture
Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture (Cornell), Chinese Law Programme, HKIAPS and Universities Service Centre for China Studies, CUHK
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Conference Paper
17 November 2011

Changes and Continuities of Traditional Legal Culture in the Modernization of Law: The Case of China Through the Lenses of Dispute Resolution

Fourth Annual Harvard-Stanford International Junior Faculty Forum
Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
, United States
Conference Paper
22 October 2011

Development of the Enforcement of Foreign-Related and Foreign Awards in China: A Case Study

Private International Law in the Context of Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges
China University of Political Science and Law
Beijing
, China
Lecture
19 September 2011

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Arbitration in China

Arbitration Conference
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch)
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Lecture
30 April 2011

Dispute Resolution in China

Lecture
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Conference Paper
6 April 2011

May I Have Tea Here and Dim Sum Elsewhere? Enforcement of an Annulled Award in a Different Jurisdiction

ICDR Tea House Debate on Whether Awards That Have Been Set Aside Should Be Enforced Elsewhere
American Arbitration Association
Hong Kong
, Hong Kong
Lecture
15 February 2011

Dispute Settlement / Damages and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards / Investment Disputes with China

Training programme
Asian Development Bank
Bangkok
, Thailand
Conference Paper
7 January 2011

Re-examination of the People’s Mediation in China

The Theory and Practice of Mediation in the New Era
Shantou University Law School
Shantou
, China
Conference Paper
10 December 2010

The Continuity of Tradition and the Reshaping of Legal Culture in the Process of Modernization

Law and Culture
Law and Culture Research Center, Tsinghua University
Shenzhen
, China
Lecture
27 October 2010

Arbitration in China

Chinese Law Series
Cornell University School of Law
Ithaca
, United States
Lecture
20 October 2010

Arbitral Jurisdiction and Non-Signatories / Defective Arbitration Clauses / Drafting an Arbitration Agreement

Advanced seminar on international arbitration
International Law Institute
Washington, D.C.
, United States
Conference Paper
11 June 2010

Legal Education in Mainland China: Where Does the Future Lie?

Cross-Strait Academic Conference on Legal Education
Academia Sinica
Taipei
, Taiwan
Conference Paper
29 April 2010

Mediation Tradition and Innovation

International Academic Seminar on Mediation Innovation and Theory in a Transformed Society
Southwest University Law School and Guang’an Bureau of Justice
Sichuan
, China
Lecture
30 March 2009

Arbitration in Asia

Master of International Arbitration
University of Versailles, Faculty of Law
Versailles
, France
Conference Paper
7 April 2007

Arbitration in China

International Law in Asia — Past, Present and Future: Inaugural Conference of the Asian Society of International Law
Asian Society of International Law
Singapore
, Singapore