Mindy Chen-Wishart Explained

Mindy Chen-Wishart
Birth Place:Taiwan
Education:University of Otago
Emeritus professor
Discipline:Law
Sub Discipline:Contract law specialist
Workplaces:Merton College, Oxford

Mindy Chen-Wishart is an Emeritus professor of the law of contract and was the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.[1] She was a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Merton College, Oxford.[2] She has written numerous articles on contract law and the law of obligations. Her work has been adopted the Canadian Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

Biography

Born in Taiwan, she was brought up in New Zealand. She began her academic career at the University of Otago, where she completed a master's degree in 1987,[3] then moving to Oxford, initially as a research fellow funded by the Rhodes Trust.[4] [5]

In 2021, she called for anti-racism training across Oxford University, relying on personal anecdotal material.[6] She launched the #RaceMeToo Twitter campaign to draw attention to racism allegedly faced by affected academics.[7]

A notable doctoral student of Chen-Wishart is Jodi Gardner, Brian Coot Chair in Private Law at the University of Auckland.[8]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mindy Chen-Wishart . . . 2 October 2021 .
  2. Web site: Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart . . . 2 October 2021 .
  3. Chen-Wishart . Mindy . 1987 . Masters thesis . Unconscionable bargains : what are the courts doing? . OUR Archive, University of Otago . 10523/3335 .
  4. Web site: Mindy Chen-Wishart . . 15 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Mindy Chen-Wishart Profile . The Rhodes Project . 15 April 2022.
  6. News: Turner . Camilla . 3 August 2021 . Oxford porters stop me because of my skin colour, says senior don . . 12 December 2021.
  7. News: Garicano . Pieter . Dean of the Faculty of Law launches #RaceMeToo . . 15 April 2022.
  8. How to Approach High-Cost Credit : Beyond Freedom and Protection . Gardner . Jodi . DPhil . University of Oxford . 2018.