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Matthew S. Erie is an Associate Professor of Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Oxford's Oriental Institute, affiliated with the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies. He holds dual appointments in the Law Faculty and is an Associate Research Fellow at the Socio-Legal Studies Centre. His interdisciplinary research bridges law, anthropology, and comparative studies, focusing on Asian legal systems with emphasis on China and Islamic legal frameworks.
Education: J.D. and Ph.D. (details not explicitly stated in texts). Prior roles include positions at Princeton University, New York University Law School, and practice at Paul Hastings LLP in New York/Beijing. He currently leads the ERC-funded 'China, Law and Development' project examining China's cross-border legal strategies in international economic law.
Research interests span Chinese law (property, constitutional, ethnic policy), Islamic law (familial/commercial aspects), and international law (dispute resolution, anti-corruption). Recent work includes A Casebook on Chinese Outbound Investment (2025) and China and Islam (2016), alongside contributions to journals like Harvard International Law Journal and American Ethnologist.
Professional affiliations include the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and co-chair of the American Society of International Law's Asia-Pacific Interest Group.
