Personal Profile

DING Xiangshun
Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence
Education Background
S.J.D., Robert H. Mckinney School of Law, Indiana University (2019)LL.M., Indiana University (2006)Ph.D. in Law, Law School, Renmin University of China (2000).LL.M., Law School, Ji Lin University (1994).LL.B., Law School, Ji Lin University (1992).
Research Interests
Basic theory of comparative law, The Belt and Road construction and comparative law, Comparative study of international human rights protection and Disability Law, comparative study of trust law, Japanese Law, Comparative Judicial System, Comparative Legal Education, etc.
Courses Taught
External Exchange
Visiting professor of Waseda University (2020)Visiting professor of Osaka University (2019)Visiting professor of law school, University of Geneva (2015-2019)Visiting researcher of law school, Waseda University (2017)Distinguished Professor of Nagoya University (2015)Fulbright Visiting Research Scholars Program in law school, Harvard university (2012-2013)Visiting professor of law school, Indiana University (2012)Visiting professor of law school, Catholic University of Portugal (2012)Visiting Professor of Meiji University (2005)Visiting Scholar of Law School, Ritsumeikan University (2002)Visiting Scholar of Law School, Waseda University (1998-2000)
Appointments
Vice President of Comparative Law Society of China Law SocietyVice President of Comparative Law Society of Beijing Law SocietyVice President of Beijing Law Society of the Belt and RoadVice Director of Legal Culture Research Center, Renmin University of ChinaVice President of American Law Institute, Renmin University of ChinaVice President of Legal Profession Institute, Renmin University of ChinaPresident of Asian Law Research Center, Renmin University of China
Honors and Awards
Advanced Worker, Renmin University of China (2011)Excellent Teaching Achievement Award for Young Teachers, Renmin Law School (2008)Best Head Teacher, Renmin University of China (2003)Academic Research Award of YASDA Asia Youth Exchange Fund (2000)
Selected Publications
Monograph1. A Comparative Study on the Judicial Reforms in East Asia: Focusing on the Practitioner in Judiciary, China Legal Publishing House (2014)2. Study on the Modernization of Japanese Legal System, China Fangzheng Press (2011)3. Comparative Research on the System of Judical Examination and Legal Profession in Japan, China Fangzheng Press (2003)Articles1. A Comparative Study on the Graduate School System and Clinical Legal Education in Japanese University, Journal of Comparative Law 2013(3).2. Building International Collaboration through a Disability Law Clinic: Experiences from Renmin University Disability Law Clinic,Inha Law Review, March,2012.3. Teaching Common Law in A Country without Common Law Tradition,Soongsil Law Review,January,2012.4. Chinese Corporate Lawyers Face Challenges in Maintaining Corporate Social Responsibilities in the Age of Globalization, Indiana International & Comparative Law Review,January,2011.5. The Reform of Legal Education in China and Japan:Shifting from Continental to American Law, Journal of Civil Law Studies,October,2010.6. The Role, Approach and Challenge of Legal Skills Education in China and Japan,Review of Comparative Law. Vol. 12-13, Year 2007-2008,Poland.7. Addressing the emergence of advocacy in the Chinese criminal justice system: a collaboration between a U.S. and a Chinese law school, Fordham International Law journal,(co author :Robert Lancaster),Volume 30,Number 2, 2007.
Research Projects
1. Study on Perfecting the National Unified Legal Professional Qualification System, The National Social Science Fund of China (2016- )2. The Construction of Legal Integration, Training of Legal Talents and Asia Campus in China, Japan and South Korea, Key Program of Renmin University (2015- )3. Amendment and Training of Education Regulations for Disabled, International Cooperation Project (2014- )4. The English Translation and Comparative Research of China, Japan and South Korea Law, International Cooperation Project (2010- )5. Research of Asian Law, International Cooperation Project (2010- )6. Research on the Reform of Legal Education in China, Japan and South Korea, Research Project of Renmin University (2009-2010)7. The Reform and Perfection of the Unified Legal Professional Qualification Exam, The National Social Science Fund of China (2009-2011)8. Historical Analysis of the Legal System Modernization in Japan, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of the Ministry of Education (2001-2007)9. Compatative Research on the Unified Legal Professional Qualification Exam Modes in China and Japan, Research Project of Renmin University (2001-2002)
Contact Info
Office: Mingde Law Building, No.59 Zhongguancun Road, Haidian District, Beijing. (postcode: 100872)