Bochao Yang

Ⅰ. Personal Details

Date of Birth: June 1986

Title: Associate Professor

Affiliation: China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), Institute for Human Rights

Address: Institute for Human Rights, China University of Political Science and Law, 25 Xitucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China

Postal Code: 100088

Email: yangbochao@cupl.edu.cn

Ⅱ. Profile/Research Fields

Distinguished "Young Top Talent" at CUPL. Former Senior Research Fellow at the Irish Centre for Human Rights and Part-time Researcher at the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), University College Dublin. Editorial Board Member of Human Rights Studies (Quarterly). Published multiple articles in CSSCI/SSCI journals and theoretical pieces in People’s Daily and Guangming Daily. Research outputs have been reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials, Social Sciences Digest, and major platforms such as Guangming Online (Theory Channel), China.org.cn, China Human Rights Net, and Phoenix News. Led or participated in national and provincial-level projects, including those under the Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project, National Social Science Fund, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, and Beijing Social Science Fund. Seconded to the Human Rights Affairs Bureau of the Central Propaganda Department and its task force. Authored policy briefing reports receiving affirmative instructions from central and ministerial leaders. Frequently invited by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and China Foundation for Human Rights Development to speak at UN Human Rights Council sessions.

Research Fields: International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Human Rights Treaty Mechanisms, Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts, Legal Mechanisms for Peacekeeping Operations

Ⅲ. Education

-Ph.D. in Law (Awarded Distinction), National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Irish Centre for Human Rights

-LL.M., Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Law School

Outstanding Master’s Thesis (Silver Award, top honor in humanities)

-Diploma in International Investment and Arbitration, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Funded by the EU Erasmus+ Programme

Graduated With Distinction

-LL.B., Heilongjiang University Law School

Outstanding Graduate Thesis and Outstanding Graduate (Provincial Level)

Ⅳ. Professional Experience/Academic Roles

Special Researcher, "Belt and Road" Judicial Research Center, National Judges College, Supreme People’s Court (China)

Visiting Fellow, Irish Centre for Human Rights

Part-time Academic Advisor, Dissertation Doctor’s Clinic (Ireland)

Program Officer/Parliamentary Assistant, China-EU Friendship Group, European Parliament (2010–2011)

Ⅴ. Recent Publications

(1) The Cultural Foundation and Contemporary Value of China’s Human Rights Philosophy, Human Rights 2023(1);

(2) Clash of Civilizations or Multicultural Coexistence? Reconstructing Human Rights Concepts Under the New Form of Human Civilization, Theoretical Exploration (CSSCI) 2022(3) (Reprinted in full by Renmin University Copying Materials);

(3) The Cultural Roots of the Vision for a Human Community with a Shared Future and Its Implications for International Law, Seeking Truth (CSSCI) 2022(3);

(4) System Construction and Developmental Directions of the "Belt and Road" Commercial Dispute Resolution Mechanism, Commercial Research (CSSCI) 2022(3) (Reprinted by Social Sciences Digest);

(5) A Multidimensional Analysis of "Amicus Curiae" and the Construction of China’s Expert Legal Opinion System, Study & Exploration (CSSCI) 2022(6);

(6) The Cultural Foundation and Contemporary Value of China’s Human Rights Philosophy, Human Rights (CSSCI) 2023(1);

(7) Contributing Chinese Wisdom to Resolve Global Human Rights Governance Challenges, Guangming Daily, July 6, 2023;

(8) Collaborating for a New Chapter in South-South Human Rights Cooperation, People’s Daily, December 8, 2021, p.16.

Ⅵ. Research Grants

(1) Beijing Social Science Foundation (2022): Theoretical Character and Global Implications of China’s Human Rights Development Path (Principal Investigator);

(2) National Social Science Fund (2022): Enhancing China’s Human Rights Influence Through International Organizations (Participant);

(3) National Social Science Fund Key Project (2021): Research on the New Form of Chinese Human Rights Civilization (Participant);

(4) Ministry of Justice (2020): Impact of 5G Technology on Privacy Rights (Participant);

(5) National Social Science Fund (2018): Sports and National Identity Construction Among Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the New Era (Participant; Completed).

Ⅶ. Conference Presentations

(1) 2022: Delivered keynote speech at the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council under the agenda item The Central Role of States in Addressing Pandemics and Other Health Emergencies and Their Socioeconomic Consequences;

(2) 2021: Addressed the 47th Session of the UN Human Rights Council during the dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on International Solidarity;

(3) 2019: Presented Shared Values of Human Rights and Inclusive Development at the China-EU Human Rights Symposium (Vienna, Austria);

(4) 2018: Presented A Critical Appraisal of the Clash of Civilizations: A Diverse Interpretation of Human Rights Norms at the China-EU Human Rights Symposium (Bruges).