Hong-Lin Yu

Professor Hong-Lin Yu is a distinguished academic at the University of Stirling Law School since 2005, holding multiple leadership roles including Director of Research for Law and former Director of the LLM in International Commercial Law. Her career spans teaching, research supervision, and significant contributions to international arbitration scholarship.

• PhD and LLM from University of Edinburgh
• LLB from Soochow University (Taiwan)
• Former lecturer at Essex Law School
• Visiting Scholar at National Taiwan University (2024)

Her research centers on international commercial arbitration, investment law, and access to civil justice, employing doctrinal and comparative approaches. Key publications analyze the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010, corruption case burdens of proof, and precedential value in investment tribunals. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical arbitration developments.

• International Commercial Arbitration
• Investment Treaty Arbitration
• Access to Civil Justice
• Transnational Commercial Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Professor Yu's scholarly impact is evidenced through editorial leadership of the International Arbitration Law Review since 2002 and founding the Scottish Universities Dispute Resolution Research Network. Her external examination work across seven UK universities demonstrates peer recognition.

• Editorial Board Member, International Arbitration Law Review (2002–present)
• Leader, Scottish Universities Dispute Resolution Research Network
• Arbitration Law Amendment Committee Member (Taiwan)

She actively supervises PhD candidates in transnational commercial law and related fields while teaching advanced courses in arbitration practice, investment law, and mediation. Her consultancy with the Chinese Arbitration Association and validation of international LLM programs reflect applied expertise beyond academia.