Mr Zheng Hong See
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Education and Qualifications
PhD Candidate in Law – St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge (2024 - current)
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship (full funding)
Bar Vocational Studies – City Law School, University of London (2021-2022)
- Middle Temple Astbury Scholarship
- The City Law School BVS Scholarship
- Called to the Bar at Middle Temple in November 2022
BCL, Distinction – Wolfson College, University of Oxford (2020-2021)
- Freedom of Religion Correspondent at Oxford Human Rights Hub
- Researcher at Oxford Pro Bono Publico
- Modules: Comparative Human Rights; Advanced and Comparative Criminal Law; Principles of Intellectual Property Law; Commercial Negotiation and Mediation; International Dispute Settlement
LLB, First Class with Honours – University of Manchester (2018-2020)
- Faculty Prize for Criminal Law
- Manchester Law Scholars Award (a bursary in recognition of excellent First Year results)
LLB – Taylor's University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2017-2018)
- Taylor’s Talent & Leadership Scholarship 2017 Award (full scholarship).
- Dean’s List award for all semesters.
- First Year: CGPA: 3.81 (equivalent to a First Class).
Selected Employment
- Supervisor for the bridging programme 'Pegasus Scholars' at Robinson College, University of Cambridge (September 2025 & September 2026)
- Criminal Law Tutor at Oriel College, University of Oxford (January 2024 - March 2024)
- Legal Editor at FromCounsel, London, a specialist corporate and employment law knowledge service company (September 2022 - August 2024)
- Tutor at Oxford Law Summer School (July 2022)
Research
Judicial power, judicial studies, law and religion, comparative constitutional law, human rights law (incl. freedom of religion), gender diversity, legal history, and criminal law.
Supervisor(s): Dr Sophie Turenne
Publications
Selected publications
The Basic Structure Doctrine in Malaysia: Themes and Perspectives
Journal article
1 February 2026
(2025) 20(2) Asian Journal of Comparative Law 369
Zheng Hong See
Yvonne Tew and Zheng Hong See, The Contemporary State of the Basic Structure Doctrine in Malaysia
Digital resource
1 December 2025
Zheng Hong See
Malaysian Federal Court Held that a Fatwa Cannot Declare a Company ‘Deviant’ from Islamic Teachings
Digital resource
1 November 2025
Zheng Hong See
Extension of Chief Justice’s tenure is constitutionally valid and necessary
Digital resource
1 June 2025
Zheng Hong See
Tengku Maimun is in the best position to speak out for judicial independence
Digital resource
1 April 2025
Zheng Hong See
Malaysian Court of Appeal Upholds Fatwa Declaring A Company ‘Deviant’ from Islamic Teachings
Digital resource
1 August 2023
Zheng Hong See
Women in Malaysia Can Now Pass on Citizenship to Overseas-Born Children
Digital resource
1 January 2022
Zheng Hong See
Christians in Malaysia have the right to use the word “Allah”
Digital resource
1 August 2021
Zheng Hong See
The Federal Court of Malaysia held state Syariah law criminalising ‘unnatural sex’ void and unconstitutional
Digital resource
1 April 2021
Zheng Hong See