Sek Lun Cheong

Assistant Professor in Business & Human Rights and Investment Law, University of Nottingham School of Law | photography enthusiast

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

I'm deeply honoured that my paper, which I had presented as Agora speaker at the 18th ESIL Annual Conference in Aix-Marseille University, has been awarded an honourable mention by the jury of the ESIL young scholar prize 2023!
#ESIL2023

[ESIL-SEDI @esil_sedi]

The Jury also awarded an honourable mention to @c_seklun for his paper "Investor Misconduct, Impacted Communities, and the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in International Investment Law: Whose Equity?", delivered during Agora 9 at #ESIL2023.💡📜
Congratulations!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

@alexpdelacruz What great news! Congrats Alex!

[MPIL Heidelberg @MPILheidelberg]

We are hiring! 🚨📢

@MPILheidelberg is seeking #Doctoral #Candidates & #Postdocs with @AnnePetersMPIL in the field of public #IL, with particular emphasis on global animal law or international law and emotions.

Application deadline: 30 September 2024
https://t.co/7r4b75lYP0

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

An honour to have met many IEL scholars at the 12th @PEPA_SIEL_2024 conference at the Asian Academy of International Law, Hong Kong earlier this week. Many thanks to Profs @EspaIlaria & @ChenYu_law and participants for engaging with my paper on investor due diligence & the UNGPs.

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

Last year, I had the privilege of meeting great colleagues from various parts of the world and immersing in a new scholarly environment at @MPILheidelberg. A delight to have my experience featured by @maxplancklaw

[Max Planck Law @maxplancklaw]

What experiences await exchange researchers at the institutes within our network? Sek Lun Cheong (@MelbLawSchool) shares his enriching 2-month experience at @MPILHeidelberg. Read about his journey: https://t.co/O5CPULMotW

[European Coalition for Corporate Justice @ECCJorg]

🗞️NEWS

The @Europarl_EN says YES to the #CSDDD- marking a pivotal moment in the fight for corporate justice.

Back in 2013, Rana Plaza marked the need for responsible businesses. Today, the EU #DueDiligence law reflects on past mistakes

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

@silviasteiningr Congrats Silvia!

[ANZSIL @ANZSIL]

Call for Papers for 31st #ANZSIL #AnnualConference to be held @MelbLawSchool from 3rd to 5th July 2024 on the topic of "International Law: Crisis, Conflict and Cooperation" is out !!

Check details here - https://t.co/7oebNZ2Aq8

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

Congrats Steph, looking forward to reading it!

[Dr Stephanie Triefus @stephtriefus]

Beyond delighted to share my first ever published article ‘The UNGPs and ISDS: Should Businesses Assess the Human Rights Impacts of Investor–State Arbitration?’ available open access in the wonderful @BHRJournal https://t.co/pz5krsQQe1 1/

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

@alvesayla_ Congrats Ayla!

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

@taniavoon @TulaneLaw @MelbLawSchool @LexisNexisAUS Congratulations!

[Markus W Gehring 🇪🇺 @mwgehring]

Delighted to see the Special Issue of the amazing ⁦@MelbLawSchool⁩ team of Prof Young and our ⁦@cambridgelaw⁩ team on the Climate Regime and Other Areas of Law published. Special thanks to ⁦⁦@Lauterpacht_Ctr⁩ who hosted us. https://t.co/YcYqwqQhdl

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

Many thanks also to @IL_GlobalCorps, @MelbLawSchool & @Lauterpacht_Ctr for supporting my participation in the workshops at Cambridge.
Do check out the interesting contributions in this special issue.

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

Delighted to share my recent article on human rights due diligence and #climatechange in the context of international investment law.

🔗to article (open access): https://t.co/W9mg7sAV7T

#HRDD #UNGPs #investmentlaw #bizhumanrights

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

I'm immensely grateful to Profs Margaret Young, @mwgehring, & Alexander Zahar, my supervisors @taniavoon & @DrJHepburn, & participants of the Climate Change & the PIL Regime workshop, which took place @Lauterpacht_Ctr last year for the engagement & helpful feedback on my work.

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

@Clara_M_LR @hhesterm @WaibelM09 @laugepoulsen Huge congrats Clara!

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

Looking forward to speaking on the case for moving 'From Investor Due Diligence to Human Rights Due Diligence in International Investment Law' at the #MPILAgora on Wednesday.
#investmentlaw #bizhumanrights

[MPIL Heidelberg @MPILheidelberg]

On 18 October, Sek Lun Cheong (@c_seklun) will discuss the topic "From Investor Due Diligence to Human Rights Due Diligence in Int'l Investment Law".
#MPILAgora
More information: https://t.co/RMrrR8ArGm (2/3)

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

@Bin_Cheng_ @MPILheidelberg Thanks!

[Sek Lun Cheong @c_seklun]

Thrilled to share that I'm visiting @MPILheidelberg for the next couple of months as a guest researcher. Looking forward to engaging with scholars in the field & having great discussions during my stay in Heidelberg. Feel free to reach out if you happen to be in/around the area!

[UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development @UNSRdevelopment]

My 1st GA report on "role of business in realizing the right to development" just out: https://t.co/aR0Ph1Wee4 The report calls for a fundamental shift in how businesses operate in society: reorient the purpose, go beyond the "do no harm" & change irresponsible business models.