Punishing Fugitive Offenders in the British Empire, c.1843–1881

The PKU School of Transnational Law's Law and Humanities Seminar Series (LHSS) will host a public lecture titled 'Punishing Fugitive Offenders in the British Empire, c.1843–1881' on May 19, 2026. The talk will examine historical developments in the British Empire’s approach to fugitive criminals, shedding light on issues of sovereignty, jurisdiction, and colonial legal integration. This event will be conducted in English and held online via Zoom.

Ivan Lee, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. His research interests lie in legal history and criminal law, with emphasis on ideas and practices of criminal law, jurisdiction, and procedure in the British Empire during the nineteenth century. He is the author of Extradition and Empire: Sovereignty and Subjecthood in Hong Kong (Cambridge University Press), which explores the interwoven origins of British colonial rule in Hong Kong and the British imperial law of extradition, c. 1842–1873.