Ryan Mitchell is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, and his Ph.D. in Law from Yale University, where he was also a Mellon Foundation Humanities Fellow. His research focuses on legal history and theory, Chinese law, and international law. Previously, he worked as an attorney on Chinese human rights and legal development issues in Washington, D.C. and Beijing. He is a member of the State Bar of California.