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Liwan Wang

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Ⅰ. Personal Details

Title: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

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

Address: Institute for Human Rights, China University of Political Science and Law, 25 Xitucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China (100088)

Email: liwan@cupl.edu.cn


Ⅱ. Education and Professional Experience

·Sep. 2016–Present: Faculty member at CUPL Human Rights Institute, progressing from Lecturer to ·Associate Professor and Professor.

·Aug. 2016–Feb. 2017: Seconded to the Human Rights Affairs Bureau, State Council Information Office.

·Aug. 2014–Aug. 2015: Visiting Scholar, New York University School of Law (Jointly supervised doctoral candidate under the China Scholarship Council).

·Sep. 2012–Jun. 2016: Ph.D. in Law, Renmin University of China Law School.

·Sep. 2009–Jun. 2012: LL.M., CUPL Law School.

·Sep. 2005–Jun. 2009: LL.B., Xiangtan University Law School (Hunan Province).


Ⅲ. Academic and Social Appointments

(1)Part-time Researcher, Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law Research Institute, CUPL.

(2)Researcher, "One Country, Two Systems" Legal Research Institute, Renmin University of China.

(3)Secretary-General, Academic Committee, Beihang University Record and Review Research Center.

(4)Special Researcher, United Front High-end Think Tank, Central Institute of Socialism.

(5)Visiting Fellow, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Development Legal Research Center, Shenzhen University.

(6)Council Member, China Law Society Cross-Strait Legal Exchange Promotion Association.

(7)Council Member, China Law Society Hong Kong and Macao Basic Law Research Association.

(8)Standing Council Member and Deputy Secretary-General, Beijing Supervision Law Research Association.

(9)Member, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Changping District Committee.

(10)Member, Social and Legal Affairs Committee, Jiusan Society Beijing Municipal Committee.

(11)Deputy Director, Internal Supervision Committee, Jiusan Society Changping District Working Committee.

(12)Deputy Director, Social and Legal Affairs Committee, Jiusan Society Changping District Working Committee.


Ⅳ. Academic Publications and Monographs

-Research Area 1: Constitutional Law and Human Rights

·The Evolution of Sovereignty in China’s Constitution, China Legal Science (CSSCI) 2023(6) (Excerpted in CUPL Gazette, Mar. 19, 2024).

·State Shaping of the Right to Health: A Case Study of Broadcast Gymnastics, Human Rights (CSSCI) 2023(5) (Excerpted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

·Answering the "Four Questions" of Chinese Human Rights: A 2023 Review and Outlook, Human Rights (CSSCI) 2024(2).

·Planning-Oriented Human Rights Development: The National Human Rights Action Plan as a Framework, Human Rights Law Review 2022(6) (Reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

·Human Rights Discourse with China as Methodology, Human Rights Studies (Quarterly) 2021(1) (Excerpted in South Reviews 2021(8)).

·From Protection to Empowerment: Re-examining the General Principles of the CRC, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Research 2021(3) (co-authored with Dr. Di Lei).

·Constitutional Perspectives on Unmarried Mothers’ Rights: Interpreting Constitutional Provisions for Maternal Protection, Human Rights Studies (Quarterly) 2024(3) (co-authored with Song Ze).

·Institutional Rights: The Interaction Between Constitutional Preamble and Fundamental Rights, Zhejiang Social Sciences (CSSCI) 2019(1) (Excerpted in Academics 2019(3)).

·Sports and National Identity: Theoretical Framework and Chinese Context, Journal of Shanghai University of Sport (CSSCI) 2019(3) (Reprinted in Sports Academic Digest 2019(2)).

·Seventy Years of China’s National Supervision System, Journal of Shenyang University of Technology (Social Sciences) 2019(5) (co-authored with Prof. Xiaojian Xue).

·Seeking Solutions for the “Four Questions” of China's Human Rights..., The Journal of Human Rights 23(2) (2024).

·Interpretation of Constitutionality on the Compulsory Commercial Insurance System, in Renmin Chinese Law Review, vol. 7 (Edward Elgar, 2019).

·Ethnic Minority Rights: Conceptual Clarifications, Human Rights 2017(4) (Reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

·Politicization of Legal Issues and Its Limits, Renmin Law Review (CSSCI) Vol. 22 (2017).

·Constitutional Construction of State Honors, Modern Law Science (CSSCI) 2015(4).

·Optimizing Government Scale: Institutional Practice, Renmin Law Review (CSSCI) Vol. 15 (2014).

·Citizens’ Rights in an Open Supervision System, Modern Rule of Law Studies 2018(4).

·Constitutional Basis for a Basic Maritime Law, People’s Rule of Law 2015(6).

·People as Masters: Evolution and Implementation, Strategy and Management 2015(5).

·Constitutional Governance in the Era of Social Policy, Jianghan Academic 2014(4).

·Legal Interpretation of "The Merchant of Venice": Religious Conflicts in Civil Disputes, Western Law Review 2010(5).

·Norway’s Anti-Discrimination Legal System and Recent Developments, Anti-Discrimination Review Vol. 10 (2023) (co-authored with Ou Dayuan).

·A Decade of Employment Discrimination in China’s Civil Service Recruitment, Anti-Discrimination Review Vol. 3 (2017) (co-authored with Dr. Han Mingsheng).

·Twenty Years of Human Rights Education in Chinese Universities, CUPL Education Anthology Vol. 23 (2018).

·Leveraging Rule of Law for Ecological Innovation, China Natural Resources News, Apr. 16, 2023.

·Balancing Rights Awareness and Civic Responsibility, People’s Daily, Sep. 14, 2018.

·Constitutional Foundations for China’s Development Rights, People’s Daily, Dec. 6, 2016.

·China’s Poverty Alleviation and Ethnic Minority Rights, Guangming Daily, Oct. 20, 2016.

·Poverty Reduction and Common Development in Ethnic Regions, People’s Daily (Overseas Edition), Oct. 18, 2016.

-Research Area 2: Constitutional and Legal Review

·Monograph: Constitutional Review in the Chinese Context (China Democracy and Legal Press, 2023).

·The Governance Function of Record and Review, Chinese Journal of Law 2024(3) (Reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

·Ex Ante Legislative Review: Principles, Standards, and Procedures, Local Legislation Studies 2023(1).

·Constitutional Logic of the National Common Language System, Journal of South-Central Minzu University (CSSCI) 2022(3).

·Toward a People’s Congress-Centered Constitutional Review System, People’s Congress Studies 2021(1) (Reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

·Judicial Review Standards for Gender-Based Employment Discrimination, Journal of Chinese Women’s Studies (CSSCI) 2019(2).

·Constitutionality of Compulsory Commercial Insurance, Jurists Review (CSSCI) 2017(2).

·Constitutional Protection of Freedom of Movement, Politics and Law (CSSCI) 2017(4) (Reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

·Constitutional Implications of Citizens’ Educational Obligations, in Top Ten Constitutional Cases of China 2017 (2018) (co-authored with Prof. Xiaojian Xue).

·Constitutional Review of Military Service Obligations, in Top Ten Constitutional Cases of China 2015 (2017).

·Record and Review: Historical Context and Contemporary Relevance, Record and Review Studies Vol. 1 (2023).

-Research Area 3: Legislative and People’s Congress Systems

·Promotional Legislation as Constitutional Implementation, Legal Forum (CSSCI) 2024(1).

·The Genesis of the "Supreme" National Power Organ, Party Regulations Studies 2024(3).

·Applying the "No Unauthorized Power" Principle to State Organs, People’s Congress Studies 2023(11).

·Institutional Power Competition: The Unified Legislative Review System, Zhejiang Social Sciences (CSSCI) 2023(6).

·The National People’s Congress as the "Four Institutions", Politics and Law (CSSCI) 2022(6).

·China’s Anti-Sexual Harassment Legislation: Experience and Prospects, Journal of Chinese Women’s Studies (CSSCI) 2022(5).

·The Original Intent and Logic of Chinese Codification, Finance and Law 2019(1).

·Legislative Bureaucratization: A New Perspective on China’s Lawmaking Process, China Law Review 2016(2) (Reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

-Research Area 4: Central-Local Relations and "One Country, Two Systems"

·Monograph: Universal Suffrage for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (Hong Kong City University Press, 2018).

·Administrative Litigation and the Rule of Law in Central-Local Relations, Law and Social Development (CSSCI) 2015(1) (Reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

·A Constitutional Review of Fiscal Responsibilities Between Central and Local Governments, in Public Budgeting Reform in China (Springer, 2015).

·Constitutionality of Fiscal Decentralization, Journal of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law 2014(1).

·Knowledge Production and Value Reflection on Hong Kong Basic Law Studies, China Law Review 2017(3).

·Legal Responses to "Hong Kong Independence" Ideology, Hong Kong and Macao Studies 2017(1).

Taiwanese Talent Migration to Mainland China, Taiwan Studies 2019(5).

·Universal Suffrage for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council: An International Perspective, "One Country, Two Systems" Studies 2017(4).

·Analysis of Hong Kong’s Oath-Taking Controversy, Judicial Application: Case Studies 2017(2).

·Clarifying the Concept of "Dual Universal Suffrage" in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Macao Studies 2015(3).

·Nationalization and Democratization in Hong Kong, "One Country, Two Systems" Studies 2015(1).

·Policy Development for Hong Kong and Macao Youth, in Medium-to-Long-Term Development Planning and Youth Policy (2019) (co-authored with Dr. Shao Liuyi).

·NPCSC Interpretation of Hong Kong Basic Law Article 104, in Top Ten Constitutional Cases of China 2016 (2018).

·Constitutional Application in Special Administrative Regions, in Hong Kong and Macao Basic Law Series Vol. 3 (2016) (co-authored with Prof. Hu Jinguang).

·The Nature of Hong Kong’s "Occupy Central" Movement, Hong Kong and Macao Studies 2014(2) (co-authored with Dr. Chen Yonghua).

-Research Area 5: Chinese Constitution and Foreign Affairs

·Religious Public Diplomacy in China: Transition and Mechanisms, International Review (CSSCI) 2020(5).

·Parliamentary Diplomacy in China’s Decentralized Foreign Policy System, World Economics and Politics (CSSCI) 2015(8) (Reprinted by Renmin University Copying Materials).

·Religion in China's Public Diplomacy..., China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies 6(4) (2020).

·China’s Constructive Engagement with UN Human Rights Mechanisms, Human Rights 2020(6) (co-authored with Dr. Wu Wenyang).

·The UN's Human Rights Mechanisms and China’s Constructive Participation, The Journal of Human Rights 19(6) (2020).

·Parliamentary Diplomacy in China’s Constitution and Foreign Policy, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 11(2) (2016).

·Evolution of China’s Parliamentary Diplomacy, People’s Congress Studies 2015(8).

·War Provisions in China’s Constitution, Theoretical Horizon 2013(12).

·The 1982 Constitution and China’s Diplomatic Transformation, Graduate Journal of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law 2012(6).

·Atheist Constitutional Diplomacy: Review of Louis Henkin’s "Constitutionalism, Democracy, and Foreign Affairs", Nankai Law Review Vol. 8 (2013).


Ⅴ. Research Grants

·Principal Investigator, National Social Science Fund Later-Stage Project: Constitutional Order in Contemporary China’s Diplomatic System.

·Principal Investigator, National Social Science Fund General Project: Sports and National Identity Construction Among Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the New Era.

·Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Basic Law Committee Project (MOE Special Commission): Post-Electoral Reform Developments in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council.

·Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Basic Law Committee Project (MOE Special Commission): Policy Measures for Hong Kong and Macao Youth in Mainland China.

·Principal Investigator, National High-End Think Tank Key Project: Innovative Theories for Enriching the "One Country, Two Systems" Framework.

·Principal Investigator, National High-End Think Tank Key Project: Winning Hearts in Hong Kong Post-2019 Protests.

·Principal Investigator, 2023 Jiusan Society Beijing Municipal Committee Project: Survey on Eliminating Gender Discrimination in Beijing.

·Principal Investigator, China Youth Research Center Project: Policy Research on Hong Kong and Macao Youth Development.

·Principal Investigator, CUPL Youth Project: Human Rights Discourse in China’s "Belt and Road" Diplomacy.


Ⅵ. Honors and Awards

·May 2024: CUPL "May Fourth Youth Medal".

·May 2021: "Youth Ally" Award, CUPL Communist Youth League Committee.

·Oct. 2020: National Youth Sports Theory Symposium Outstanding Paper Award.

·Dec. 2019: Second Prize, 10th Outstanding Research Awards (Monographs), China Constitutional Law Association.

·Mar. 2019: First Prize, CUPL Sports Committee Symposium.

·Aug. 2017: Outstanding Paper, 2017 China Constitutional Law Association Annual Conference.

·Mar. 2017: Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Renmin University Law School (2014–2016).

·Oct. 2016: Third Prize, 9th Outstanding Research Awards (Papers), China Constitutional Law Association.

·Sep. 2015: Excellence Award, 10th China Legal Youth Forum.

·Jun. 2015: Second Prize, 4th Xu Chongde Constitutional Law Academic Competition.

·2012–2015: Outstanding Paper Award, National Public Law Doctoral Forum (four consecutive editions).

·2013–2014: Guanghua Scholarship, Renmin University (two consecutive years).

·Sep. 2014: Second Prize, 9th China Legal Youth Forum.

·Oct. 2014: Second Prize, Cross-Strait Legal Development Youth Forum.

·Nov. 2013: Second Prize, National Doctoral Academic Forum (Law).

·Sep. 2013: Outstanding Visiting Scholar, China Law Society Legal Information Department.

·Dec. 2012: Distinguished Translator, Constitutions of the World Project (China Constitutional Law Association).

·May 2013: First Prize, Shanghai Graduate Academic Forum.

·Jul. 2012: Beijing Outstanding Graduate, CUPL Outstanding Graduate.

·Nov. 2010: China Development Research Foundation Youth Scholarship.