Shuang Xu

Name:Shuang Xu

Current Position: Associate Professor

Affiliation: China University of Political Science and Law, Institute For Human Rights

Research Fields:

Constitutional Law

Human Rights Law

Ethnic and Community Studies

Rights Protection for Specific Groups

Institutional Address:25 Xitucheng Road, Haidian District,Beijing

Postal Code: 100088

Tel: +86-10-58908276

Email: xushuang@cupl.edu.cn

Educational Background

Ph.D. in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law, School of Law, China University of Political Science and Law

M.A. in Jurisprudence, Southwest University of Political Science and Law

Double Bachelor's Degree in English, Department of English, Sichuan International Studies University

LL.B. in Law, Department of Law, Southwest University of Political Science and Law

Professional Experience

Aug. 2023 – Present

Human Rights Research Institute, China University of Political Science and Law

Mar. 2022 – Mar. 2023; Sep. 2023 – Oct. 2024

Seconded to the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee

Jul. 2018 – Aug. 2023

School of Law, Minzu University of China

Aug. 2012 – Sep. 2013

Visiting Scholar, Emory University School of Law (USA)

Aug. 2008 – Aug. 2010

Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Feb. 2007 – Jun. 2018

Human Rights Research Institute, China University of Political Science and Law

Jul. 2000 – Jan. 2007

Lecturer in Jurisprudence, Southwest University of Political Science and Law

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Council Member, Constitutional Law Research Association, China Law Society

Council Member, China Society for Human Rights Studies

Special Invited Council Member, China Foundation for Human Rights Development

Expert Committee Member, Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China

Member of the Disability Welfare Expert Group, Social Affairs Committee, Ministry of Civil Affairs

Academic Publications

(I) Constitutional Law

"Civilizational Conflict and Chinese Constitutional Governance Observation," Renmin University Law Review, No. 1, 2020

"Candidate Examinations: A Study on the Ideology of Examination Rights in the Republican Era," Guizhou Social Sciences, No. 2, 2023

"The Judicial Logic of the First U.S. Judicial Review Case: A Restorative Analysis of Marbury v. Madison," Shengdian Lawyer Review, No. 1, 2022

"The Development of Social Rights in Constitutional Law: Tradition, Reform, and Future," Political Science and Law, No. 5, 2019

"Value and Norm: Reflections on Translating The Rebirth of Rights," Political Science and Law, No. 5, 2018

"Historical Origins and Implications of Unwritten Constitutions," Shengdian Lawyer Review, No. 6, 2018

"The Evolution of Constitutional Text Interpretation Abroad: A Case Study of U.S. Constitutional Interpretation," Modern Law Science, No. 3, 2017

"The Launch of Marbury v. Madison: An Analysis of Edward Corwin’s Marbury v. Madison and the Doctrine of Judicial Review," Political Science and Law, No. 3, 2014

"Understanding the Human Rights Clause in the Chinese Constitution," Global Law Review, No. 6, 2012

"The Outline of the Imperial Constitution and the Fate of the Qing Dynasty," Political Science and Law, No. 5, 2009

"What Did They Bring Back from the West? A Study of the Qing Court’s 1905-1906 Overseas Constitutional Investigation," Daguan, April 2010

"Moby-Dick and American Political Symbolism," Empire Chronicle, January 2009

"Chinese Constitutionalism and Prosecutorial Systems: An Institutional Review of China’s Supervision System (1949–1982)," Chinese Prosecutorial Review (Vol. 17), November 2008

"Historical Evolution of China’s Prosecutorial System," Law Science, No. 3, 2009

"Fractured Tradition: The Impact of Abolishing the Imperial Examination System on Constitutional Reform in the Late Qing," Political Science and Law, No. 2, 2006

"Divergent Paths of Thought: German-French Styles and Historicism in Legal Methodology," Comparative Law Review, No. 5, 2005 (Reprinted in full by Renmin University Copying Materials)

"Law Through the Lens of Dao: Reflections on Dao and Chinese Legal Tradition," Modern Law Science, No. 5, 2004

"Academic Symposium on 'The Theory and Practice of China’s Legal Modernization'," Journal of China University of Political Science and Law, No. 1, 2007

"The Evolutionary Path of Legislative History," Journal of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, No. 5, 2002

"A Durable Constitutional Framework for Social Transformation," Ta Kung Pao, May 10, 2009

"Stable Constitutions and Stable Order," Ta Kung Pao, October 1, 2005

(II) Human Rights Law

"Plural Rights: A New Form of Chinese Human Rights Civilization in Dialogue with the West," Human Rights Law Review, No. 3, 2023

"Human Rights Challenges and International Legal Responses to the Use of Drones as Weapons," Human Rights, No. 5, 2021

"Human Rights Achievements: A Chinese Symphony," People’s Daily, September 26, 2018

"Legal Safeguards for the Guardianship of Left-Behind Children in Rural Areas," Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Research, No. 5, 2023

"New Approaches to Legal Education for Juveniles Amidst the Trend of Younger Offenders," Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Research, No. 5, 2020

"Development and Legislative Proposals for Disability Welfare Rights in the New Era: From Concept to Policy and Legalization," Disability Research, No. 1, 2018

"Legislative Protection of Women’s Equality Rights and Gender Budgeting," Modern Law Science, No. [Issue Missing], 2012

"Using Rights to Check Power: The Development of Socialist Legal Systems and the Practice of Fundamental Rights Legislation," Political Science and Law, No. 6, 2011

"The Relative Universality of Human Rights," Human Rights Studies, May 1, 2010

"Legal Protection and Civil Affairs Services for the Rights of Left-Behind Children in Rural China," China Civil Affairs, June 15, 2016

"Legal Safeguards for Community Governance," China Civil Affairs, February 15, 2015

"Labor Rights Protection Under China’s Constitutional Framework: An Analysis of Labor Rights Provisions in Historical Constitutions," Journal of Shijiazhuang University, March 20, 2013

"Humanized, Practical, and Life-Oriented Pedagogy: Insights from Human Rights Education at CUPL," Beijing Education, March 1, 2012

"The Implementation of Primary Education Rights Under International Human Rights Conventions in China: A Focus on Migrant Children’s Compulsory Education," Human Rights, No. 3, 2017

"The Convention Against Torture: 'A Benchmark of Legal Civilization'," Human Rights, No. 1, 2016

"An Overview of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights," Human Rights, No. 3, 2015

"The 'Domestic Transformation' of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities," Human Rights, No. 2, 2014

"A Brief Discussion on the Residential Surveillance System and Judicial Protection of Human Rights," Human Rights, No. 1, 2014

"A Decade of 'Human Rights in the Constitution': Reflections," Human Rights, No. 5, 2013

"From Livelihood Legislation to Democratic Legislation: Preliminary Analysis of the Development of Socialist Legislation in China," Human Rights, No. 1, 2011

"A Feasibility Study on Introducing General Human Rights Education Courses in Chinese Universities," Human Rights, No. 6, 2009

“Legislative Protection and Gender Budget of Women’s Right to Equality：International and Domestic Perspectives,” Anti-Discrimination Review(Brill series）,2021-8

“Development Process and Legislative Suggestions Regarding Disability Welfare Rights in China,” Political Theology 2019-7

“The Practice of Elementary Education Right Protection Proposed in International Human Rights Conventions in China：From the Perspective of the Compulsory Education of Migrant Children,” Human Rights,2017-6

“Human Rights in the Constitutional Law of China in Transition,” Chinese Perspectives on Human Rights and Good Governance Volumn 1(Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff),2016-1

“Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and China’s Action,” Human Rights,2016-2

(III). Research on Ethnic Groups and Community

Academic Papers

"From Democratic Reform to the New Era's Governance Strategy for Tibet," People's Daily, May 20, 2024.

"Building Tibet into a National Ecological Civilization High Ground," China Nationality News, May 1, 2024.

"The Value Goals, Legislative Principles, and Implementation Path of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law," Journal of Tibet University, Issue 4, 2023.

"Sustainable Development of the Wild Edible Fungi Industry in Yunnan Province under the Background of Biodiversity Conservation," Guihaia, Issue 3, 2023.

"Adjustment and Promotion of Ethnic Work and Ethnic Studies with the Main Line of Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation," Journal of Southwest University for Nationalities, Issue 3, 2023.

"Legal Safeguards for Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation," Chinese National Community Research, Issue 5, 2022.

"The Flowering of Whole-Process People's Democracy on the Tibetan Plateau," Guangming Daily, March 28, 2022.

"Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation and the Reform of the Course System in Ethnic Universities," Ethnic Education Research, Issue 1, 2022.

"Legal Issues of the 'One Country, Two Systems' Taiwan Solution," Beijing Taiwan Work, Issue 3, 2022.

"The 'Change' and 'Passage' in Flexible Legislation—An Empirical Analysis Based on 74 Flexible Legislation Documents from Ethnic Autonomous Regions," Forum on Political Science and Law, Issue 4, 2021.

"Biodiversity and the Nationality and Locality of Legislation in Ethnic Regions," Journal of Yunnan University for Nationalities, Issue 6, 2020.

"On the Legislative Protection of Historical Ethnic Groups," Lanzhou Academic Journal, Issue 5, 2018.

"Research on the Rights Protection of Urban Minority Migrants in China," Guizhou Nationalities Research, Issue 7, 2017.

"Legal Protection and Policy Choices for the Customary Rights of Ethnic Minorities," Guizhou Nationalities Research, Issue 11, 2015.

Main Works

Inventing Freedom(translation), JiuZhou Press, 2020.

The Constitutional and Legal Safeguards of Basic Citizens' Rights, Social Sciences Academic Press, 2016.

The Old Dynasty and the New System: A Study of the Late Qing Constitutional Reform (1901–1911), Law Press, 2009.

The Boundaries of Speech: A Brief History of the First Amendment to the US Constitution (translation), Law Press, 2009, reprinted in 2016.

Basic Issues of Constitutional Interpretation (translation), Peking University Press, 2016.

The Birth of Rights: Human Rights in the US Constitution (translation), The Commercial Press, 2016.

The Genes of Liberty: The Origins of the Modern World (translation), Guangxi Normal University Press, 2015.

The Origins of Judicial Review (translation), Peking University Press, 2015.

Building America: The Rivalry Between President Jefferson and Chief Justice Marshall(translation), Law Press, 2009.

Human Rights Guide—A Compilation of International Human Rights Protection Institutions, Standards, and China's Implementation, editor-in-chief, Law Press, 2011.

Principles of Human Rights Law, co-author, China University of Political Science and Law Press, 2008.

Human Rights Knowledge Women's Rights Reader, co-author, Hunan People's Publishing House, 2012.

UN Human Rights Mechanisms and China's Participation, contributor, China University of Political Science and Law Press, 2022.

Hosted Projects

A Study on the Historical Significance and Contemporary Value of the Early Revolutionary Activities of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, hosted, Beijing Municipal Social Science Foundation, 2022.

Research on the Exploration of the "One Country, Two Systems" Taiwan Solution, hosted, Beijing Municipal Taiwan Affairs Office, 2021.

"Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation" Educational Reform Special Project, hosted, university-level, June 21, 2020.

Legislative Argumentation for the Disabled Persons' Welfare Regulations, hosted, China Disabled Persons' Federation, September 22, 2017.

Research on the Evaluation Index System of Modern Civil Affairs under the Goal of Improving National Governance Capacity, hosted, Ministry of Civil Affairs, 2016.

Legal Issues of Employment Guidance for the Disabled in the Social Assistance System—A Case Study of Beijing's Disabled Employment Service System, hosted, Beijing Municipal Social Science Foundation, 2012.

Chinese Expression of Human Rights, hosted, university-level, March 28, 2008.