The 4th Asia-Pacific Trusts Law (APTL) Symposium
The 4th Asia-Pacific Trusts Law (APTL) Symposium was held on December 12–13, 2025, at the College of Law, National Taiwan University. The Symposium was jointly organized and sponsored by the College of Law, National Taiwan University, together with the Center for Innovative Enterprise Law (CIEL) and the Digital Law Center, and was further supported by a research grant from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the NTU Law Alumni Association.
The APTL Symposium is a continuing international conference series dedicated to the comparative study of trust law across jurisdictions. Building on this tradition, the fourth edition of the Symposium brought together scholars from the Asia-Pacific region, as well as Europe and North America, to engage in sustained dialogue on the development and transformation of trust law within diverse legal systems and social contexts.
Over the course of two days, the Symposium featured multiple panel sessions with participation from scholars representing both common law and civil law traditions. Through paper presentations and scholarly discussion, the conference facilitated comparative reflection on institutional design, regulatory development, and the evolving functions of trust law. The breadth of jurisdictions and perspectives represented underscored the value of cross-jurisdictional engagement and highlighted the role of comparative legal research in addressing contemporary legal challenges.
For the College of Law, National Taiwan University, the 4th APTL Symposium served not only as an international academic event, but also as an expression of the College’s research capacity and its long-term commitment to international scholarly collaboration. By hosting a sustained series of thematically focused international conferences, the College continues to strengthen its global academic network, foster meaningful intellectual exchange, and enhance its presence within the international legal academic community, particularly in the field of Asia-Pacific comparative law.
