Introduction
Mao-wei Lo is an assistant professor at National Taiwan University College of Law. He earned his J.S.M. and J.S.D. from Stanford University School of Law in 2019 and 2024, respectively, and his LL.B and LL.M from National Taiwan University in 2012 and 2015. During his J.S.D. studies, he was appointed as a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School. Before attending Stanford, he served as a senior legal officer at the Mainland Affairs Council, where he conducted legal and policy analysis regarding cross-strait affairs. Currently, his research interests include WTO law, international investment law, public international law, and empirical legal studies.
Journal Papers
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Title |
Dates |
Pages |
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Long Arm of the Regime: Who Signs Extradition Agreements with China?, 24(1) International Relations of the Asia-Pacific (co-authored with Wen-Chin Wu, Chien-Huei Wu and Howard Jyun-Syun Li) |
2024 |
101-129 |
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Can the CPTPP Help? The (Un)Expected Roles of the CPTPP to Eradicate Forced Labor Issues in Taiwanese Distant Water Fisheries, 40 Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs |
2023 |
90-133 |
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An Unrecognized State as an International Investment Treaty Actor: The Innovation of Taiwan's New International Investment Treaties, 31(2) Minnesota Journal of International Law |
2022 |
97-155 |
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Tobacco Control and Procedural Fairness in the Context of Investment Treaty Arbitration, 15(1) Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal |
2022 |
55-94 |
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Is Currency Undervaluation A Subsidy: US Law and Practice and the WTO Compatibility, 55(6) Journal of World Trade (co-authored with Chien-Huei Wu) |
2021 |
1017-1038 |
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From USHKPA, HKHRDA to HKAA: The Turnings of the US' China Policy and the End of Hong Kong's Full Autonomy, 25(2) UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs (co-authored with Chien-Huei Wu, corresponding author) |
2021 |
93-156 |
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Intermingling Investors Criminal Misconducts in Host State Laws with Investment Treaty Protection – An Unsettled Challenge for Investment Arbitral Tribunals, 14(1) CONTEMPORARY ASIA ARBITRATION JOURNAL (co-authored with Tsai-yu Lin and Ching-wen Hsueh) |
2021 |
83-120 |
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The Evolution of Chinese International Investment Agreements and Their Potential Impacts on Human Rights Protection for the “Belt and Road Initiative” Countries, 15(2) Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy |
2020 |
399-460 |
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Legitimate Expectation in a Time of Pandemic: The Host State’s COVID-19 Measures, Its Obligations and Possible Defenses Under International Investment Agreements, 13(1) Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal |
2020 |
249-268 |
Papers in Collections
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Title |
Date |
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The Threat of China’s Economic Coercion, in Switching Diplomatic Recognition Between Taiwan and China: Economic and Social Impact 16-49 (Chien-Huei Wu ed.) (co-authored with Chien-Huei Wu) |
2024 |
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E-Cigarette Regulation in Taiwan and China, in The Regulation of E-cigarettes: International, European and National Challenges 197-223 (Lukasz Gruszczynski ed.) (co-authored with Chuan-Feng Wu and Ching-Fu Lin) |
2019 |
Conference Papers
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No. |
Conferences |
Title |
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1 |
Eighth Conference for Junior Researchers: Law and Society in an Age of Crisis, Stanford Law School (Stanford, CA, USA, April 26, 2024) |
Beyond Trade Liberalization and Investment Protection: Toward More Inclusive International Economic Judiciaries |
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2 |
8th Asian International Economic Law Network Conference, National Taiwan University College of Law (Taipei, Taiwan, December 1, 2023). |
External International Legal Instruments in Investment Arbitral Awards |
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3 |
2023 Empirical Legal Research Workshop, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan, August 2, 2023). |
External International Legal Instruments in WTO Decisions |
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4 |
- 2022 National SJD Roundtable, American University Washington College of Law (Washington D.C., April 8, 2022) - Hungdah Chiu Memorial Prize for International Law - Young Scholars Workshop (Taipei, Taiwan, May 14, 2022) |
Can the CPTPP Help? The (Un)Expected Roles of the CPTPP to Eradicate Forced Labor Issues in Taiwanese Distant Water Fisheries |
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5 |
- Salzburg Cutler Fellow Program of International Law 2021 (Convened online, March 22, 2021) - North American Taiwan Studies Association 2021 Conference (Convened online, May 20, 2021) - Law and Society Association 2021 Annual Meeting (Convened online, May 27, 2021) |
Taiwan’s New International Investment Agreements under Its New South Bound Policy: Innovations and Initiatives from A Country with Unique Status |
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6 |
2020 Empirical Legal Research Workshop (Taiwan, Taiwan, September 2-3, 2020). |
The Place of “External” International Legal Rulings in Another International Legal Regime: A New Evolution of the International Legal System? |
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7 |
Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan, July 28, 2020) |
Autonomy Lost: Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and Hong Kong's Separate Customs Territory Status (presented with Chien-Huei Wu) |
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8 |
2019 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation (Taipei, Taiwan, August 15-16, 2019). |
Safeguarding a State’s Right to Regulate Tobacco Control: Implications of the Two Philip Morris Investment Arbitrations |
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9 |
- Law and Society Association 2019 Annual Meeting (Washington, D.C., May 30 - June 2, 2019) - ASIAN Society of International Law 7th Biennial Conference (Manila, Philippines, August 22-23, 2019). |
The Evolution of Chinese International Investment Agreements and Their Potential Impacts on Human Rights Protection for the “One Belt One Road” Countries, presented at |
Experience
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Institutions |
Departments |
Title |
Year |
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Stanford University |
School of Law |
Teaching Fellow & Lecturer in Law |
2022-2023 |
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Stanford University |
Center for Ocean Solution |
Researcher |
2021-2023 |
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Mainland Affairs Council |
Department of Legal Affairs |
Senior Legal Officer |
2015-2018 |
Projects
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Topics |
Titles |
Year |
Category |
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WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) Phase III |
Junior Research Fellow |
2022-2025 |
World Trade Organization |
Honors and Awards
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Year |
Title |
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2023 |
國科會人文及社會科學研究海外人才培育計畫 |
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2022 |
丘宏達國際法論文獎 |
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2021 |
Levin Center Public Interest Summer Fellowship, Stanford Law School |
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2021 |
Salzburg Cutler Fellow in International Law, Stanford Law School |
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2019 |
John Hart Ely Prize for Outstanding Performance, Stanford Law School |
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2018 |
Franklin Family Fellowship, Stanford Law School |
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2016 |
教育部公費留學獎學金(國際組織與國際法學門) |
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2015 |
國立臺灣大學學生利他獎 |
