Full CV

LL.M., Harvard University, 1990

LL.B., National University of Singapore (Second Upper Honours), 1985

Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore, 1986

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, December 2007-Present

Previous Appointment:

Senior Tutor; Lecturer; Senior Lecturer; Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, 1988-2007

Other Positions

Academic Coordinator, World Trade Organization-NUS Regional Trade Policy Course for the Asia-Pacific, 2007

Member,Legal Education Working Group, Committee to Develop Legal Services in Singapore, 2007

Member, Evian Brains Trust Group, 2006-Present

Member, Committee on International Trade Law, International Law Association, 2004-Present

Member, Trade Policy Unit, Institute of Southeast Asia Studies, 2003-Present

Senior Fellow, Intellectual Property Academy, Singapore, 2003-Present

Co-ordinator, WTO Study Group, Business Law Standing Committee, ASEAN Law Association, 2003-Present

Member, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, 1997-Present

Visiting professor, Tilburg Law Department, Tilburg University, Netherlands, 2005

Visiting Fellow, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), 2005

Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asia Studies, 2004

Consultant, World Bank, March 2004

Trade Law Editor, Singapore Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2003

Member, Singapore Government team, ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement Joint Study Expert Group, 2003

Legal Consultant, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Singapore, 2000-2001

Professional Development Director, Baker & McKenzie (HK), 2000

Adjunct Faculty, Master in Public Policy Program, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, teaching Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, 2000

Vice-President, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, 1999-2000

Member, Attorney-General’s Law Reform Co-ordinating Committee, 1999

Honorary Treasurer, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, 1998-1999

Sub-Dean, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, 1993-1996

Lawyer, Donaldson & Burkinshaw, 1986-1988

Courses Taught in SMU

Business Law

Trade and Business Dispute Resolution

Research Areas

Trade Disputes and WTO Law

International Investment Arbitration

Current Projects

Dispute Settlement

Trade and Development Issues

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

Locknie Hsu (2007), “WTO Decisions - Compliance and Implementation”, paper presented at the Fifth WTO Annual Conference organized by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law; published, BIICL

Locknie Hsu (2006), Chapter, “Applicability of WTO Law in Regional Trade Agreements: Identifying the Links”, in “Regional Trade Agreements and the WTO”, eds. Bartel and Ortino, Oxford University Press

Locknie Hsu (2006), “Government Procurement under RTAs and Asian Perspectives and Practices”, Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy, 1, 2, 379-396

Locknie Hsu (2006), “China , India and Dispute Settlement in the WTO and RTAs”, Forthcoming

Locknie Hsu (2006), “MFN and Dispute Settlement – When the Twain Meet”, Journal of World Investment, 7, 1, 25-37

Locknie Hsu (2006), Laws of Singapore website project, Chapter 7, “Singapore’s FTAs: Legal Developments”, Singapore Academy of Law (chapter found at http://www.singaporelaw.sg/content/FreeTrade.html)

Locknie Hsu (2005), Chapter, “Towards an ASEAN Charter: Some Thoughts from the Legal Perspective”, in “Framing the ASEAN Charter”, Institute of Southeast Asia Studies

Locknie Hsu (2005), “Non-violation Complaints – WTO Issues and Recent Free Trade Agreements”, Journal of World Trade, 39, 2, 205-237

Locknie Hsu (2004), Chapter, “ASEAN Community: Institutional Implications”, in “Towards Realizing an ASEAN Community, Institute of Southeast Asia Studies

Locknie Hsu (2003), “ASEAN Economic Community: A Fillip for the Future”, Trading Arrangements in the Pacific - ASEAN and APEC, Release 2003-6, Oceana Publications Inc, New York.

Locknie Hsu (2003), “The Law and the Elderly in Singapore – The Law on Income and Maintenance for the Elderly”, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, 398-417

Locknie Hsu (2003), Paper, ASEAN Law Conference, “Application of WTO in ASEAN”, published in ASEAN Law Association conference book

Locknie Hsu (2003), Book Review, “Regional Trading Agreements in the GATT/WTO”, Journal of International Economic Law, 6, 1

Locknie Hsu (2003), “Dispute Settlement Systems in Recent Free Trade Agreements of Singapore: ANZSCEP, JSEPA and ESFTA”, Journal of World Investment, 277-314

Locknie Hsu & Dora Neo (2000), “International Encyclopaedia of Laws - Commercial and Economic Law (Singapore)”, Kluwer Law International

Locknie Hsu (2000), “Orders for Security for Costs and International Arbitrations in Singapore”, International Arbitration Law Review, 3, 4

Locknie Hsu (2000), “Applying the International Arbitration Act”, International Arbitration Law Review, 3, 2, 44-45

Locknie Hsu (2000), “Section 15 of the Singapore International Arbitration Act”, International Arbitration Law Review, 2, 1, 17-21

Locknie Hsu (1998), “The New Singapore Law on Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties”, Journal of World Trade, 121-137.

Locknie Hsu (1994), “Adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration in Singapore”, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, 387-416.