Jean 
HO

 
Associate Professor

Director, JD Programme

Dr. Ho lectures and supervises on diverse aspects of international investment law. Dr. Ho is the first academic in the history of the Faculty to graduate with honours from l’Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. She is also the first Singaporean to be awarded a placement with the Conseil d’Etat in Paris, an honour normally reserved for foreign judges. Prior to academia, Dr. Ho specialised in investor-State disputes at Shearman & Sterling LLP. She is the first person to contribute in English, French, and Mandarin to the United Nations Audiovisual Library on International Law Lecture Series.

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Contact

lawjeanho@nus.edu.sg
(65) 6516-4273
BB-03-19

Education

PhD (University of Cambridge); Maîtrise en Droit (Panthéon-Sorbonne University); LLM (New York University); LLB (NUS); Attorney & Counselor-at-Law (New York), Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore)

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Courses

Intellectual Property Arbitration

Dr. Ho lectures and supervises on diverse aspects of international investment law. The principal areas of her research are the law of State responsibility, the law of treaties, and investment contracts. Dr. Ho is the first academic in the history of the Faculty to graduate with honours from l’Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, topping her class in several courses including Droit des Contrats, Droit de la Responsabilité Civile, and Droit des Sociétés. She is also the first Singaporean to be awarded a placement with the Conseil d’Etat in Paris, an honour normally reserved for foreign judges. Prior to academia, Dr. Ho specialised in investor-State disputes at Shearman & Sterling LLP. She is the first person to contribute in English, French, and Mandarin to the United Nations Audiovisual Library on International Law Lecture Series.

Books
Lim Chin Leng, Jean Ho and Martins Paparinskis, International Investment Law and Arbitration: Commentary, Awards and other Materials (2nd Edition) (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press 2021)

Edited Books
Jean Ho and Mavluda Sattorova (eds), Investors’ International Law (Hart Publishing 2021)

Book Chapters
Jean Ho, 'International Law's Opportunities for Investor Accountability' in Jean Ho and Mavluda Sattorova (eds), Investors’ International Law (Hart Publishing 2021)

Jean Ho, 'Contract Claims: Investment Arbitration' in Hélène Ruiz-Fabri (ed), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (Oxford University Press 2020)

Journal Articles
Jean Ho, 'Passive Investments' (2020) 35 (4) ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal

  • Public International Law
  • State Responsibility
  • International Investment Law
  • Investment Contracts
  • Investor Accountability
  • Comparative Law