第 13 期白眉研究者紹介● グローバル型（従来型）／ Global Type

Introduction of 13th-batch Hakubi Researchers★ 部 局 連 携 型（卓越研究員型）／ Tenure ‒Track Type● ジュヨン・シンゥ・ルゥ 特定助教
Shin-Ru CHENG (Assistant Professor)
研 究 課 題： Harmonization of Competition Laws for Cross-Border
Digital Trade in Asia: From the View of Economic Analysis of Law
専 門 分 野： Legal Studies
受 入 先 部 局： Graduate School of Law
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His research at the Hakubi Center examines the costs andat Kyoto University Graduate School of Law. Before entering

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tice in the State of California, the United States. His research

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centers on competition law with a focus on digital econo-will provide Asian governments with a practical proposal for

my-related issues, about which he has published numerous

negotiating a regional competition framework, leading to the

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creation of a broader regional market to expand cross-border

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tries with close regional ties, this research seeks to propose
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investigates competition law violations independently. Unlike

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costs, enforcement costs, and loss of innovation.

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pace with digital markets’ rapid and unpredictable development.

Reference Lists
Cheng, T. (2012). Convergence and its Discontents: A ReconVLGHUDWLRQRIWKH0HULWVRI&RQYHUJHQFHRI*OREDO&RPSHWLtion Law, Chic. J. Int. L. 12(2)<DQR0 +RQU\R7  )XQGDPHQWDO'L൶FXOW\8QGHUO\LQJ,QWHUQDWLRQDO+DUPRQL]DWLRQRI&RPSHWLWLRQ3ROLFLHV,QWO-(FRQ7KHRU\  37