WANG Xigen

Titles:

Yangtze Scholar Distinguished Professor

Dean, Law School, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)

Director, National Base of Human Rights Education and Training·Institute for Human Rights Law at HUST

Chief Expert, Research Center on Consolidation of the Chinese National Consciousness at HUST

Senior Consultant (Lifetime), Austrian-Chinese Friendship Association

Part-time Professor, School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The Vice President, Jurisprudence Institute of Law, China Law Society

The Vice President, China Law Academy of Lawyers

Address:

Law School, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China

E-mail:

fxywxg@whu.edu.cn

Introduction:

Wang Xigen is a professor in the School of Law of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in China. He is also the vice president of China Society of Jurisprudence, the vice president of China Law Academy of Lawyers and the part-time professor at the School of Law of Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. He was the vice dean of Wuhan University School of Law.

Wang was chosen as the National Leading Scholar in Philosophy and Social Sciences by China’s State Council in 2016, the national cultural master of “Four Batches of Programs” by Chinese government in 2015, the “Changjiang Distinguished Professor”by China's Ministry of Education in 2013, the “National Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent” in 2013, one of “The National Ten Outstanding Young Jurists” in 2002 and supported by the “Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University”. Besides, he was once awarded the “National One Hundred Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China”, “National Excellent Teaching Achievement Award”, “Outstanding Achievement Award in China Legal Science” and “Chinese Universities Humanities and Social Sciences Research Outstanding Achievements Prize” and other types of more than 20 awards.

Wang was the senior visiting scholar of law school in Harvard University and Columbia University from 2007 to 2008, the international visiting professor of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan in 2010 and the senior visiting professor of Ghent University in Belgium in 2014.

Since 2007, Wang has been invited to New York, Geneva and Boston for several times by the United Nations as the high-level consultant to participate in the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development (2008), to draft the Criteria and Operational Sub-criteria on the Right to Development (2009), to make keynote speech and give suggestions in the UN Social Forum on human rights and development in the era of financial crisis (2014), to participate in the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development for the first reading of the Criteria and Operational Sub-criteria on the Right to Development (2015), to attend the sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council and to deliver speeches and suggestions to the UN (2015, 2016，2007). His creative and practical advice on the rule of law and human rights is adopted by the UN and Chinese government. Meanwhile, he was invited to undertake academic exchanges and deliver keynote speeches by the Oxford University, Harvard University, Pantéon Sorbonne, Waseda University, Hokkaido University, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, School of Law in Hong Kong University and University of Granada in Spain.

Being a specialist on human rights, development and rule of law, Wang has published over 100 articles and more than 20 monographs, among which the representative books are “the One of Basic Human Rights in Society with Rule of Law—A Study on Legal System of the Right to Development” (in Chinese and Japanese); The Right to Development: sustainable development and the practice of good governance (in English). The papers in English include: “On the Right to Sustainable Development: foundation in legal philosophy and legislative proposals” (in The Role of International Law in Implementing the Right to Development, edited by Stephen. P. Marks, Harvard University &Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Chateau de Bossey, Geneva, Switzerland, 2008); “The Right to Equal Development and its Practice Models in China” ( Frontiers of Law in China，Vol.10, 2015); “On the Equal Right to Development of Chinese farmers——The Evolving Legal Statusfrom Migrant Workers to Citizens” (Legal Forum, Vol.6, 2012); “Greening the Right to Development” (collected papers of IVR 24th World Congress, 2009, P62); “Dialogue and Transcendence: New Paths to Develop the Legislation of Human Rights in the Globalizing Time” (International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, 22nd World Congress, Granada, Spain, 24-29 May, 2005); “On the Challenges and Way out of the Right to Development in the Financial Crisis” (collected papers in the China-EU Forum on Human Rights and Financial Crisis, November 18-19, 2009); “On the Right to be Free from Poverty and Its Legal Mechanism” (collected papers in the 2015 Congress of The International Institute of Philosophy, Beijing, China, 2005); “The Chinese Dream and Human Rights in Contemporary China: A Legal-political Perspective” (Human Rights, Vol.2, 2015); “Rise and Realization of the Right to Development after the WWⅡ” (Human Rights, Vol.4, 2015). He also launches the annual named“Study on Human Rights, Development and Rule of Law”and serves as the chief editor.

I. Papers

(i) Chinese Papers

1．“On the Right to A Better Life in Xi Jinping’s Thought on Rule of Law”, Journal of Political Science and law, No.5, 2021.

2．“Building a Well-off Society in an All-round Way is an Extraordinary Achievement of Human Rights in China”, People's Daily, No.11, 19 August 2021.

3．“On the Spirit of Human Rights in the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China: Focusing on Its Compilation of Personality Rights”, The Jourist, No.2, 2021.

4．“On the Zeitgeist of Xi Jinping’s Thought of the Rule of Law”, China Legal Science, No.1, 2021.

5．“The Value of Human Rights in Xi Jinping’s Thought of the Rule of Law”, Oriental Law, No.1, 2021.

6．“The Theoretical Construction and Reality of the Integration of Socialist Core Values into the Legal System of Education”, Seeker, No.2, 2021.

7．“The Right to Life and the Right to Development are the Primary Basic Human Rights”, People's Daily, No.5, February 19, 2021.

8．“An Exploration of Epidemical Discrimination from the Perspective of International Law”, Social Sciences Abroad, No.6, 2020.

9．“Research on the System Guarantee of Athletes’ Right to Know in the Ad Hoc Arbitration of the Olympic Games”, Journal of Xi'an Institute of Physical Education, No. 5, 2020.

10．“The Background and Essential Characteristics of Xi Jinping's Thought of rule of law”, China Journal of Social Sciences, December 10, 2020.

11．“China’s Experience on the Protection of the Right to Life and Health in Epidemic Prevention and Control”, Qiu Shi, No.12, 2020.

12．“Ensuring People’s Lives Are Happier and Better”, People's Daily, No.9, 28 February, 2020.

13．“Following the Path of Human Rights Development with Chinese Characteristics”, People's Daily, No.9, October 15, 2019.

14．“The Chineseization and Development of Marxist Theory of Human Rights”, Law and Social Development, No.6, 2019.

15．“Jurisprudential Basis and Path Selection of Promoting the China’s Discourse Power in International Sports Rule of Law”, Journal of Beijing Sport University, No. 5, 2019.

16．“Three Dimensions of the Discourse System of Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities( Humanities and Social Sciences), No.3, 2019.

17．“Analysis of China’s Innovative Development of "the Right to Development" and Its Worldwide Significance——Taking China's Promotion and Optimization of Cooperation with Developing Countries As an Example”, Socialism Studies, No.5, 2019.

18．“The Evolution and the Innovation: Forty Years’Progress of Chinese Human Rights since the Reform and the Opening up”, Law Science Magazine, No.1, 2019. (CSSCI)

19．“Improvement of Discourse Power in China’s International Sports Law Enforcement”, Journal of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education, No.12, 2018.

20．“On the Scientific Composition of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era”, Journal of the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, No.6, 2018.

21．“On the Optimization of Legal Service System from the Perspective of the Belt and Road”, Wuhan University Journal(Philosophy & Social Science), No.1, 2018.

22．“Analysis of Constitutional Value of Constitutional Amendments in the New Era”, Theoretical Exploration, No.3, 2018.

23．“On the Road Selection of China Ruled by Law: Interpretation of Comprehensive Rule by Law of the 19th National Congress of the CPC”, Law Science Magazine, No.1, 2018.

24．“Optimization of Concept of Sports Rights Under 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, Journal Beijing Sport University, No.3, 2018.

25．“The Way to Realize the Right to Development with Chinese Characteristics”, Guangming Daily, No.10, 7 December, 2016.

26．“The Road to the Realization of the Right to Development with Chinese Characteristics”, People's Daily, 3 December, 2016.

27．“The New Concept of Development is the Fundamental Guide to the Realization of the Right to Development”, No.11, People's Daily, 8 June, 2016.

28．“Vivid Practice and Significant Progress in the Right to Development in Tibet”, Guangming Daily, No.3, May 25, 2016.

29．“On the Implementation of the Party's Leadership over Legislation”, Journal of the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, No.2, 2016. (CSSCI) Reprinted by the Communist Party of China of the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.7, 2016.

30．“The Rise and Realization of the Right to Development after World War II”, Guangming Daily(Theoretical version), 18 September, 2015.

31．“Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Lawyers Industry”, Guangming Daily, No.11, 19 January 2015.

32．“New Ideas for Realizing the Right to Development under the New Normal”, People's Daily, No.7, 11 September 2015.

33．“The Great Significance and Basic Path of the Ruling Party's Use of Rule of Law Thinking and Way of Rule of Law”, Study and Practice, No.1, 2015. Reprinted by the Communist Party of China of the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.5, 2015.

34．“Theoretic Basis and Pattern Building of the Legalization of Governance”, Journal of the Party School of the Central Committee of the C．P．C．, No.2, 2015.

35．“The Basic Principles of Government under the Rule of Law and Its Practice in China”, Theoretical horizon, No.1, 2015.

36．“Comprehensively Promoting the Guiding Principles of the Law Construction for Human Rights: Interpretation of Human Rights on the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee”, Zhejiang Social Sciences, No.2, 2015.

37．“Toward Approach to Construction on Lawyers' Rule of Law Based on State Governance by Law”, Journal of Xinjiang Normal University(Edition of Philosophy and Social Sciences), No.3, 2015.

38．“New Ideas on the Guarantee System of Ecological Rule of Law from the Governance Perspective: Based on ‘Consensus Oriented’Analysisof the Ecological Judicial Reform”, Journal of Guangzhou University(Social Science Edition), No.1, 2015.

39．“The first of the rule of law lies in the constitutional rule, and the key to governing lies in the constitution”, Law and Social Development, No.2, 2015.

40．“Comparison and Comments on Jury System——Taking Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan as samples”, Law and Social Development, No.2, 2015.

41．“On Strengthening the Judicial Protection of Human Rights——Interpretation of the Spirit of the 4th Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee from Human Rights Perspective”, Law Science Magazine, No.1, 2015.

42．“Policy Suggestions on the Construction of Specialized Teams of Rule of Law in China”, Qiu Shi Nei Can, No.11, 2015.

43．“The North-South Game in the Setting of the United Nations Right to Development Standards”, Qiu Shi, No.17, 2015.

44．“The Chinese Dream and Human Rights: A Legal and Political Interpretation of Human Rights in China Today”, Human Rights, No.3, 2014.

45．“Three Dimensions of National Governance System”, Reform, No.9, 2014.

46．“On the Practice Dimension of Rule of Law in China”, Jiangxi Social Sciences, No.8, 2014.

47．“Difficulties and Solution for Rules of International Sports Arbitration”, Journal of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education, No.8, 2014.

48．“The Function Release Mechanism of Rule of Law for Governance”, Law and Social Development, No.5, 2014.

49．“The Construction of the Patterns of Rule of Law in Social Governance———An Empirical Analysis Based on the Survey of Wuhan”, Legal Forum, No.3, 2014.

50．“The Conceptual Innovation and System Construction of the New Round of Judicial Reform——A Summary of the National High-end Forum on ‘Deepening Judicial System Reform’”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities(Humanities and Social Sciences), No.3, 2014.

51．“The Great Process of the Chinese Dream and the Right to Development”, People's Daily Overseas Edition, 26 June 2014.

52．“On the Scientific Meaning of Rule of Law in China”, China Legal Science, No.3, 2014. Reprinted by the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.7, 2014. Included in Zhang Wenxian: On the Rule of law by Chinese Famous Scholars, Beijing, People’s press, 2014; Yu Keping: Bottomline of The State: Justice and Rule of Law, Central Compilation and Translation Press, 2014.

53．“Unswervingly Follow the Path of Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics”, People's Daily, 6 November 2014. Reprinted by Chinese Social Science Digest, No.11, 2014.

54．“On the Perfection of Human Rights Judicial Protection System”, Law and Social Development, No.1, 2014. Full text reprinted by Chinese Social Science Digest, No.6, 2014. (Authoritative journal)

55．“The United Nations Development Right Standards Formulation and China's Countermeasures”, Qiu Shi Nei Can, No.11, 2015. (Authoritative journal)

56．“On The Right To Be Forgotten”, China Legal Science, No.1, 2014.

57．“Research on Institutional Innovation in the Context of Grid Management——Taking Yichang as a sample of the national social management innovation pilot city”, Hubei Social Sciences, No.3, 2013.

58．“On the Legal Value Positioning of Social Management Innovation——An Empirical Analysis Based on ‘Yichang Experience’”, Law Science Magazine, No.3, 2013.

59．“A New Probe into the Way of Demarcation between Power and Rights——Reflections on ‘Freedom is not forbidden by law’”, Law and Social Development, No.4, 2013.

60．“A Three-Level Interpretation of the Construction of the Rule of Law in China”, People's Daily, No.7, 9 October 2013.

61．“Between ‘authorization’ and ‘prohibition’-scientifically define the scope of application of public power”, People's Tribune, No.5, 2012.

62．“Research on the Rule of Law Model and Mechanism of Leaping Development”, Wuhan University Journal(Philosophy & Social Science), No.4, 2012.

63．“A Focal Point of the Rule of Law for the People's Livelihood-legal Guarantee for the Equal Development Rights of Migrant Workers”, Legal Forum, No.6, 2012.

64．“On the Right of Sports Development”, Journal of Southwest Minzu University(Humanities and Social Science), No.5, 2012.

65．“On the Rational Positioning of the Relationship between Emotion, Reason and Law”, Henan Social Sciences, No.2, 2012.

66．“The right to be free from poverty and its legal protection mechanism”, Chinese Journal of Law, No.1, 2012.

67．“On the Legal Path of Social Management Innovation”, China Legal Science, No.12, 2012.

68．“On the Equalization of Sports Rights——Also on the value focus of the supporting system design of ‘National Fitness Regulations’”, Political Science and Law, No.11, 2011.

69．“Early Exploration and Enlightenment of the Development of Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics——Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Comrade Dong Biwu”, Hubei Social Sciences, No.9, 2011.

70．“Approaches to the Perfection of Law System with Chinese Characteristics in China Today”, Hebei Academic Journal, No.6, 2011.

71．“Approaches to the Perfection of Law System with Chinese Characteristics in China Today”, Hebei Academic Journal, No.6, 2011.

72．“On its Objective Model, Mechanism & Pedagogy of China Legal Education Reform”, Law Science Magazine, No.5, 2011. Full text reprinted by Xinhua Digest, No.15, 2011.

73．“On the Value of Judicial Mediation to Judicial Credibility and the Way it Works ”, Journal of Henan University of Economics and Law, No.2, 2011.

74．“Research on Legal Protection of Migrant Workers' Right to Equal Development”, China Legal Science, No.3, 2011.

75．“The Rule of Law Revolution in National Transformation”, Journal of Henan University of Economics and Law, No.3, 2011.

76．“The Challenges Right to Development Facing and its Way-out of in Financial Crisis”, Science of Law (Journal of Northwest University of Political Science and Law), No.3, 2011.

77．“On Construction of Legal Incentive Mechanism for Regional Development Rights”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities (Humanities and Social Sciences), No.2, 2011.

78．“Research on the Employment Countermeasures of Law Graduates in China's Universities”, Wuhan University Journal (Philosophy & Social Science) No.1, 2011.

79．“Innovation of Legal Mechanism of Resolving Social Conflicts”, Law Review, No.2, 2011. Reprinted by China University Academic Abstracts, No.3, 2011; Full text reprinted by Jurisprudence and History of Law of the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.6, 2011.

80．“Five New Developments in the Researches of the Western Jurisprudence”, Hebei Academic Journal, No.3, 2010.

81．“Basic Principles of the Legal System of Regional Development Rights ”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities (Humanities and Social Sciences), No.2, 2010。

82．“Basic principles of the legal system of regional development rights”, Hubei Social Sciences, No.7, 2010.

83．“On Regional Development Rights & the Concept of Law Update”, Political Science and Law, No.11, 2009.

84．“On the Farmers’ Right of Equal Development”, Hubei Social Sciences, No.9, 2009.

85．“On Deconstruction and Reconstruction for the Nature of Human Rights”, Jinan Journal (Philosophy & Social Science Edition), No.6, 2009.

86．“Construction of Legal Index System of Right to Development”, Wuhan University Journal (Philosophy & Social Sciences), No.6, 2009.

87．“On the Essential Nature of Regional Development Right and its Legal Practice”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities (Humanities and Social Sciences), No.6, 2009. Excerpts from Arguments of the Xinhua Digest.

88．“On the Legal Philosophical Foundations of a Harmonious Society ”, Journal of Henan Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), No.2, 2009.

89．“A New Idea of Constructing the Global Legal Mechanism of the Right to Development ”, Journal of Soochow University（Philosophy and social science Edition), No.4, 2009. Full text reprinted by Xinhua Digest, No.4, 2009.

90．“On Research Studies in Law and the Cultivation of Innovative Talents in China”, Political Science and Law, No.11, 2008.

91．“University Spirit & Jurisprudence Problem-based Learning in China”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities (Humanities and Social Sciences), No.5, 2008.

92．“On the Higher Law Background of Judicature”, Science of Law - Northwest University of Political＆Law, No.10, 2008. Reprinted by Jurisprudence and History of Law of the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.10, 2008.

93．“The Theoretical Paradigm of Harmonious Rule of Law——A Perspective from Western Jurisprudence”, Journal of Henan University of Economics and Law, No.4, 2008.

94．“On Development and Dialogue”, Journal of Henan University of Economics and Law, No.4, 2008.

95．“Constructing the Dialogue Mechanism of the RTD”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities (Humanities and Social Sciences), No.1, 2008.

96．“Beyond the Theoretic Obstacles of the Right to Development”, Hebei Law Science, No.12, 2007.

97．“The scientific outlook on development is the fundamental guideline for the realization of the right to development”, People’s Daily, No.9, 13 July, 2007.

98．“ Adhere to the concept of people-oriented，and administer a country according to law”, People’s Daily, No.9, 30 April 2007.

99．“Remedies for Right to Development”, Modern Law Science, No.6, 2007. Reprinted by Constitutional Law and Administrative Law of the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.2, 2008.

100．“On the Vice and Virtue of Representative Democracy”, Wuhan University Journal (Philosophy & Social Sciences), No.4, 2007.

101．“On Sustainability of Development Right”, Political Science and Law, No.4, 2007.

102．“Right of Development and Three-dimensional Research on Rule of Law Development in China”, Political Science and Law, No.4, 2007. Reprinted by China University Academic Abstracts, No.5, 2007.

103．“On the Scientific Meaning of Humanistic View of Law”, Political Science and Law, No.3, 2007.

104．“Globalization of Human Rights Protection by Way of Nomocracy: A Perspective of Jurisprudence”, Modern Law Science, No.3, 2006.

105．“A Rational Reflection on the Modern Chinese Judicial Concept”, Zhejiang Social Sciences, No.1, 2006.

106．“Conception of Harmony and Its Influences on Rule of Law in East Asia”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities, No.1, 2006.

107．“An Exposition on the Right to Development: From the Perspective of Postmodern Jurisprudence”, Law and Social Development, No.6, 2005.

108．“Between Conflict and Harmony——Questioning the Nature of Judicial Power” Law Review, No.5, 2005. Reprinted by Jurisprudence and History of Law of the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.11, 2005.

109．“On the Perfection of the Legal Protection Mechanism of Labor Rights——Thinking from the Perspective of Globalization”, Journal of Xiangtan University, No.5, 2005.

110．“Dialogue and Transcendence: The Development Path of China's Human Rights and Rule of Law in the Era of Globalization”, Wuhan University Journal, No.4, 2005. Reprinted by Jurisprudence and History of Law of the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.12, 2005.

111．“On the Orientation of the Focus of Contemporary Chinese Legal System”, The Jurist, No.3, 2005.

112．“On the Value Conflict and Integration of Sports Legislation”, Hebei Law Science, No.3, 2005.

113．“On the View of Scientific Legal Development”, Contemporary Law Review, No.2, 2005.

114．“Research on A New Method of Legal Transplantation”, Wuhan University Journal, No.2, 2005.

115．“On Women Right to Development and its Legal Protection”, Law Science Magazine, No.2, 2005.

116．“On the Civilization of Rule of Law”, Socialism Studies, No.9, 2004.

117．“A Research into Child Suicide Construction of Legal Mechanism to Safeguard the Rights of Farmer-labors”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities, No.6, 2004.

118．“On the Legalization of Political Civilization Construction”, Science of Law, No.6, 2004.

119．“The Definition of the Right to Development in Philosophy of Law”, Modern Law Science, No.6, 2004. Reprinted by Jurisprudence and History of Law of the Renmin University Photocopy of Newspapers and Periodicals, No.4, 2005.

120．“On Legal Protection of Free Press in China”, Journal of Gansu University of Political Science and Law, No.5, 2004.

121．“On the Unity of Law in a Society Ruled by Law”, Law and Social Development, No.5, 2004.

122．“Distinctive Canadian Constitutional Law”, Contemporary Law Review, No.4, 2004.

123．“Three Views on the Relationship between Rule of Law and Political Civilization”, Political Science and Law, No.2, 2004.

124．“Orientation of the Value of Rule of Law”, Wuhan University Journal, No.5, 2003.

125．“On the Right to Know”, Law and Social Development, No.2, 2003.

126．“On Non-priority of Private Law in Rule-of-law Society”, Journal of Central China Normal University, No.1, 2003.

127．“On the Rational Positioning of the Relationship between Power and Rights in A Society Ruled by Law”, Political Science and Law, No.1, 2003.

128．“On the Rule of Public Law——Reflections on the Positioning of Public Law and Private Law”, China Legal Science, No.5, 2002.

129．“Professor Li Long’s Academic Achievement on the Law Theory and Law Education”, Journal of China University of Geosciences, No.4, 2002.

130．“The Basis of the Concept of Rule by Law in Modern China An Analysis of Dong Biwu's Thought of Rule by Law”, Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities, No.3, 2002.

131．“On Development Right and Constitutional Development”, Political Science and Law, No.3, 2002.

132．“On the Legal Guarantee of the Development Right in the West”, Law and Social Development, No.2, 2002.

133．“The Jurisprudential Analysis of the Subject of the Right to Development”, Modern Law Science, No.1, 2002.

134．“On the Choice of the Path of Rule of Law in Contemporary China”, Academic Journal of Zhongzhou, No.5, 2001.

135．“On the Inner Structure of the Rule of Law”, Journal of Central China Normal University, No.3, 2001.

136．“A Jurisprudential Pensive Research on the Relationship Between the International Law and the National Law———With Regard to the Similar Ideas of Asian Countries”, Modern Law Science, No.1, 2001.

137．“On the Challenges and Opportunities Faced by China's Legal Education in the 21st Century”, Political Science and Law, No.1, 2001.

138．“On Guarantee of Realizing the Legal Supervision Power of the People’s Congress”, Modern Law Science, No.6, 2000.

139．“On the Value of the Constitution to Constructing a Country Ruled by Law”, Political Science and Law, No.6, 1999.

140．“On the Law of Constitutionalism”, China Legal Science, No.4, 1999.

(ii) English Papers

1. “On the Human Rights Spirits in Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China Focusing on Book Four: Personality Rights”, China report, No.179-180, 2021.

2. “Integrating Human Rights Conflicts in COVID-19 Pandemic Prevention and Control”，Human Rights, Vol.3, 2020.

3. “Epidemical Discrimination Violates Spirit of Human Rights”，China Daily，Feb.,22, 2020.

4. “China’s Theoretical Innovation and Practical Contribution to the Right to Development——In Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Right to Development”，Human Rights, Vol.1, 2017.

5. “The Chinese Dream and Human Rights in Contemporary China: A Legal-political Perspective”, Human Rights, Vol.2, 2015.

6. “Rise and Realization of the Right to Development after the WWⅡ”, Human Rights, Vol.4, 2015.

7. “The Right to Equal Development and its Practice Models in China”, Frontiers of Law in China, Vol .10, 2015.

8. “On the Right to be Free from Poverty and Its Legal Mechanism”, in the 2015 Congress of The International Institute of Philosophy, Beijing, China, 2015.

9. “On the Legal Value of the Social Management Innovation”，Oxford University conference，Sept, 2013.

10. “On the Equal Right to Development of Chinese farmers——TheEvolving Legal Status from Migrant Workers to Citizens”, Legal Forum, Vol.6, 2012.

11. “UN High-Level Expert Consultation Suggestions on Proposed Criteria and Sub-Criteria for Assessing Implementation of the Right to Development, Along with the Proposed Indicators for 2009-2010”. See UN High-Level Expert Consultation on Elaboration of Criteria and Operational Sub-Criteria for the Implementation of the Right to Development. 17-18 December 2009. Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA, USA. A/HRC/15/WG.2/TF/CRP.4.

12. “On the Challenges and Way out of the Right to Development in the Financial Crisis”, in The China-EU Forum on Human Rights and Financial Crisis, November 18-19, 2009.

13. “Greening the Right to Development”, collected papers of IVR 24thWorld Congress, 2009, P62.

14. “Introduce to the implementation of the right to development in China”. A/HRC/8/WG.2/TF/2. 31 January 2008.

15. “On the Right to Sustainable Development: foundation in legal philosophy and legislative proposals”, in The Role of International Law in Implementing the Right to Development, edited by Stephen. P. Marks, Harvard University &Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Chateau de Bossey, Geneva, Switzerland, 2008.

16. “Dialogue and Transcendence: New Paths to Develop the Legislation of Human Rights in the Globalizing Time”, International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, 22nd World Congress, Granada, Spain, 24-29 May, 2005.

II. Books

(i) Chinese

1. Studies on Development, Human Rights and Rule of Law: Legal Protection of Human Rights in the New Era, Wuhan University Press, 2020.

2. The Research Report on the Right to Development of China: The Establishment of Discourse System, People's Publishing House, 2020.

3. Chinese Dream and Human Rights, People's Publishing House, 2019.

4. Study on The Legal Protection System of The Equal Right to Development, People's Publishing House, 2018.

5. Legal interpretation on comprehensively governing the country by law, Hubei People's Publishing House, 2017.

6. The Basic Human Rights of the society ruled by law -- Research on the Legal System of the Right to Development(Japanese), Baidi Press in Japan, 2016.

7. Coedit: Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Legal Foundation, Higher Education Press, 2015.

8. Coedit: Good Law and Good Governance: Democracy and Rule of law and National Governance, Law Press, 2015.

9. Editor in chief: Take the Spirit of “the Two Decisions” as the Guide to comprehensively Promote the Reform of The Judicial System, Law Press, 2015.

10. Editor in chief: Studies on Development, Human Rights and Rule of Law: The new Development Concept and the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of Human Rights in China and the UN Declaration on the Right to Development, Wuhan University Press, 2017.

11. Editor in chief: Studies on Development, Human Rights and Rule of Law: Strengthening Judicial Protection of Human Rights, Wuhan University Press, 2015.

12. Editor in chief: Studies on Development, Human Right and Rule of Law: "Rule of law in China" culture proves, Wuhan University Press, 2014.

13. Rule of Law in China -- Democracy and rule of law, China Renmin University Press, 2014.

14. Editor in chief: Studies on Development, Human Rights and Rule of Law: Development Dilemma and Innovation of Social Management, Wuhan University Press, 2012.

15. Editor in chief: Research on Legal Guarantee of Educational Equity, China Social Sciences Press, 2012.

16. Editor in chief: Studies on Development, Human Rights and Rule of Law: Regional Development Perspective, Wuhan University Press, 2012.

17. Editor in chief: Jurisprudence, Wuhan University Press, 2011.

18. Editor in chief: Legal Research-based Learning and Legal Elite Training in China, Higher Education Press, 2011.

19. Write the jurisprudence part of the Report on the Development of Humanities and Social Sciences in Foreign Universities 2010, Higher Education Press, 2010.

20. Write the jurisprudence part of the Report on the Development of Humanities and Social Sciences in Foreign Universities 2009, Higher Education Press, 2009.

21. Write the jurisprudence part of the Report on the Development of Humanities and Social Sciences in Foreign Universities 2008, Higher Education Press, 2008.

22. Editor in chief: The Rule of Law of Power: A Study on the Rule of Law of Political Civilization, Wuhan University Press, 2009.

23. Coedit: People-oriented and Legal Development, Shandong People's Publishing House, 2008.

24. The Basic Human Rights of the society ruled by law -- Research on the Legal System of the Right to Development, the Press of People's Public Security University of China, 2008.

25. Editor in chief: Research on the Global Rule of Law Mechanism of the Right to Development, China Social Sciences Press, 2008.

26. Editor in chief: The Theory of Judicial Power: the Target Mode, Method and Skill of Judicial Operation in Contemporary China, Wuhan University Press, 2006.

27. Editor in chief: Legal idea, Wuhan University Press, 2006.

(ii) Foreign language

1. Xigen Wang, “Comparison of Human Rights Values between the East and the West”, Reihe des Österreichischen Institutes für China- und Südostasienforschung.

2. Xigen Wang, “Comparison of Human Rights Value between the East and the West”, Austria, 2020.

3. Xigen Wang, “The Right to Development: Sustainable Development and the Practice of Good Governance”, The Netherlands: Brill, 2019.

4. The Basic Human Rights of the society ruled by law -- Research on the Legal System of the Right to Development(Japanese), Baidi Press in Japan, 2016.

(iii) Translation

1. Main translator: The evolution of sustainable development in international law: inception, meaning and status, Nico Shrijver write, Social Sciences Academic Press, 2010.

2. Main translator: Legal Reasoning: Legal Doctrine as Knowledge of Law, Giovanni Sartor write, Wuhan University Press, 2011.

3. Editor in chief: Philosophy of Law and General Jurisprudence Series--Scientia Juris: Legal Doctrine as Knowledge of Law and as a Source of Law(Five volumes), Wuhan University Press, 2009.

Ⅲ. Research Projects

1. “Research on Contemporary China's Human Rights Concept” (Key scientific research projects of the Central Propaganda Department, No.Z20210024, 2021), Project leader.

2. “Teaching Reform of Artificial Intelligence Law Course” (The second batch of projects of the Ministry of Education for industry-university cooperation and collaborative education, 2021-2022), Project leader.

3. “The Time Spirit and Distinctive Features of Xi Jinping's Thoughts on the Rule of Law” (Key scientific research projects of the Chinese Law Society, No. Z20210012, 2019), Project leader.

4. “Building a well-off society in all respects: China’s great feat of respecting and protecting human rights” (Key scientific research projects of the Central Propaganda Department, No. Z20200170, 2020), Project leader.

5. “Research on the Socialist Core Values and the Perfection of Educational Legal System” (Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund, No. 19VHJ010, 2019), Project leader.

6. “The World Significance of the Theory and Practice of the Right to Development and Peace in my country” (Major Human Rights Issues of Marxism Research and Construction Project, 2017), Project leader.

7. “China Development Right Research Report” (Cultural Masters and "Four Batches" Talent Funding Project, No. 212004019, 2016), Project leader.

8. “Comprehensively advance the research on the construction of Tianmen under the rule of law” (Project of Tianmen City Government, Hubei Province, 2015), Project leader.

9. “Chinese dream and human rights” (Key Projects of the Chinese Society for Human Rights Studies, 2014), Project leader.

10. “China's right to development: theory and practice” (Ministry-level project of the State Council Information Office, 2014), Project leader.

11. “Research on the Perfection of Human Rights Judicial Protection System” (Key Issues of the Supreme People's Court, 2014), Project leader.

12. “Judicial Civilization Theory Volume” (Judicial Civilization Collaborative Innovation Center Judicial Civilization Encyclopedia Project, No. 2014ZDC001, 2014), Project leader.

13. “Theoretical Innovation and Practical Exploration of the Road of Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics” (Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund, No. 2014ZDC001, 2014), Project leader.

14. “Leading cadres' rule of law thinking and way of rule of law” (Special major project of the Chinese Law Society, No. 201301, 2013), Project leader.

15. “Research on Legal Guarantee of Educational Equity” (Key scientific research projects of the Chinese Law Society, No. CLS-ZD06, 2009-2011), Project leader.

16. “Reform of the judicial system and working mechanism” (National Major Project, No. CLS-ZD06, 2009-2021), Project leader.

17. “Research on the legal mechanism of labor dispute resolution” (No. 106237284, 2008), Project leader.

18. “Research on Legal Issues of Conflict Prevention and Dispute Resolution” (No. 106237068, 2008), Project leader.

19. “Research on the Cost-benefit Analysis System of Administrative Legislation” (Guangzhou Municipal People's Government Project, No. 106237360, 2008), Project leader.

20. “Human Rights Law” (The Eleventh Five-Year Plan Textbook Project of Wuhan University, 2007), Project leader.

21. “Topics in Jurisprudence” (Wuhan University Graduate Excellent Course Project, 2007), Project leader.

22. “Research on Legal Guarantee of Regional Development Right” (Key projects funded by the Ministry of Education in the later period, No. 10JHQ004, 2010), Project leader.

23. “Research on the Legal Guarantee Strategy and Countermeasures of Contemporary China's Development” (New Century Excellent Talents Support Program of the Ministry of Education, No. NCET/04/0679, 2006), Project leader.

24. “Research and Demonstration of Research Learning and Cultivation of Innovative Ability——Research on the target model, system, mechanism and method of cultivating innovative abilities of Chinese legal elites” (Education Reform Research Project of the Ministry of Education, No. 106274057, 2005), Project leader.

25. “Jurisprudence” (National Excellent Course Construction Project, No. 2006-4, 2005), Project leader.

26. “Research on the Strategy and Countermeasures of Legalization of Political Civilization Construction” (National Social Science Fund Project, No. 04BFX001, 2004), Project leader.

27. “Research on the Legal Guarantee Mechanism of the Right to Equal Development” (National Social Science Fund Key Project, No. 10BFX012, 2010), Project leader.

28. “Research on the Right to Development and the Rule of Law in China's Development” (Major Projects of the Ministry of Education, No. 200304, 2003-2009), Project leader.

Ⅳ. Consultation Reports

(i) Adopted by the United Nations, the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Adopted by the United Nations: “The contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights”, 2021.

2. Adopted by the United Nations: “Convention on the Right to Development”, 2019.

3. Adopted by the Central Propaganda Department: “Preparatory plan for the China-EU Human Rights Seminar”, 2019.

4. Adopted by the Central Propaganda Department: “The latest trends and countermeasures on human rights issues related to China in the West”, 2019.

5. Adopted by the United Nations, the Central Propaganda Department, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “The Belt and Road Initiative promotes countries to share the right to sustainable development”, 2019.

6. Adopted by the United Nations: “Interactive E-Learning Module on Operationalizing the Right to Development in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals”, 2018-2019.

7. Adopted by the United Nations: “Recommendations on the International Accountability Mechanism for the Right to Development”, 2018.

8. Adopted by the United Nations: “Suggestions on improving the accountability mechanism for the right to development”, 2018.

9. Adopted by the United Nations: “Seven suggestions on specific measures to reform the fair distribution system”, 2018.

10. Adopted by the United Nations: “Consolidation of models, methods and effects for realizing the right to development through poverty reduction”, 2018.

11. Adopted by the Central Propaganda Department: “China's Human Rights Career Progress Picture Album Planning Case for 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up”, 2018.

12. Adopted by the Central Propaganda Department: “The development and progress of China's human rights cause in the past 40 years of reform and opening up”, 2018.

13. Adopted by the United Nations: “Interactive E-Learning Module on Operationalizing the Right to Development in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals”, 2018.

14. Adopted by the United Nations: “Eradicating Poverty and the Role of the Right to Development”, 2017.

15. Adopted by the Central Propaganda Department: “The right to development: China's philosophy, practice and contribution”, 2016.

16. Adopted by the United Nations: “The Balance between Lawyers’ Rights and Professional Ethics”, 2016.

17. Adopted by the United Nations: “Proposals to Promote Implementation and Protection of the Right to Development”, 2016.

18. Adopted by the United Nations: “Innovation in the Practical Models of the Right to Development: Exchanges of China’s Experience”, 2016.

19. Adopted by the United Nations: “Suggestions on the right to development and 2030 agenda for sustainable development”, 2016.

20. Adopted by the Central Propaganda Department: “Efforts to enhance the international influence of China's development rights discourse system”, 2016.

21. Adopted by the United Nations: “Suggestions on Compiling English Textbooks on the Right to Development”, 2016.

22. Adopted by the United Nations: “Suggestion on Questionnaire on the implementation and realization of the right to development”, 2015.

23. Adopted by the United Nations: “Proposals for the revision of international standards on the right to development”, 2014.

24. Adopted by the United Nations: “Five Major Suggestions on Challenges and solutions faced by the right to development under the global financial crisis”, 2012.

25. Adopted by the United Nations: “UN High-Level Expert Consultation Suggestions on Proposed Criteria and Sub-Criteria for Assessing Implementation of the Right to Development, Along with the Proposed Indicators for 2009-2010”, 2009.

26. Adopted by the United Nations: “Human rights and sustainable development”, 2008.

(ii) Adopted by the Government

1. “The Time Spirit and Distinctive Features of Xi Jinping's Thoughts on the Rule of Law” and “Persist in and Develop the Theory of Socialist Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics”.

2. “The Planning of a Picture book on the Progress of Human Rights in China in the Forty Years of Reform and Opening up”. Responsible for compiling the text part of the picture book: “Forty Years of Human Rights Development in China (1978-2018)”.

3. “Experiences and Achievements in the Development of Human Rights in China in the Past 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up”,2018.

4. “Legislative Proposals for the Protection of Citizens Personal Information Security”, published in Special Issue on University Think Tank, vol.12,2017.

5. “Suggestions on countermeasures for the enactment of the Personal Information Security Protection Act,” Qiu shi nei can (limited-readership publication), vol.31, 2017.

6. “Suggestions on the Follow-up Response to the South China Sea Arbitration Case”, Important Reports, vol.29, 2017.

7. “The Right to Development: China’s Philosophy, Practice and Contribution”, 2016.

8. “Recommendations for activities to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development”, 2016.

9. “Striving to enhance the international influence of China's right to development discourse system”, published in Seeking Truth (limited-readership publication), 2016

10. “Policy Recommendations on the Construction of a Specialized Rule of Law Team in China”, 2015.

11. “Policy Recommendations on the Construction of China's Specialised Rule of Law Team”, published in Seeking Truth (limited-readership publication), 2015.

12. Relevant research results were affirmed by the main leaders of the Central Government and adopted by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Central Organization Department and the Ministry of Education.

Delivered lectures on the rule of law for the national political and legal organs as well as study groups in relevant provincial and city centers as a keynote speaker of the National Jurists' Lecture Group jointly organized by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Organization Department, the Ministry of Justice, the Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Education and the China Law Society.

Won the National Award for Outstanding Lectures on the Rule of Law.

13. “The Formulation of UN Standards on the Right to Development and its Challenges to China's Future and Countermeasures”, published in Seeking Truth (limited-readership publication), 2014.

14. Draft of the White Paper on China's Right to Development, 2014.

15. “Major Issues in Comprehensively Promoting the Rule of Law and Accelerating the Building of a Rule of Law in China” (co-authored by Professor Zhang Wenxian), 2014.

16. “Leading Cadres' Thinking and Approach to the Rule of Law” (major national research project), 2013.

17. “Reform of the Judicial System and Working Mechanism” and “China's Socialist Rule of Law Goal System” (major national research projects), 2011.

18. Won the Outstanding Achievement Award in Chinese Law and the Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education: “Research on the Right to Development and the Strategy of Rule of Law for China's Development” (major national research project), 2004-2007.

V. Honors and Awards

(i) Honors

1. National “Ten Thousand Talents Program” High-level Talents Special Support Program Leading Talents, 2017.

2. Leading Talents in Philosophy and Social Sciences under the National “Ten Thousand Talents Plan”, 2016.

3. “Four Batches” of Cultural Masters from the Central Government, 2015.

4. Distinguished Professor of Changjiang Scholars Program, Ministry of Education, 2013.

5. State-level Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions, 2013.

6. National Ten Thousand Talents Program, 2013.

7. State Council Government Special Allowance Expert, 2011.

8. Top Ten Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Jurists in China, 2006.

(ii) Awards

1. “Theoretical Innovation and Practical Exploration of the Socialist Road to the Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics”, Selected into National Achievements Library of Philosophy and Social Science, 2020.

2. “Study on The Legal Protection System of The Equal Right to Development”, The First Prize of Hubei Province Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, 2020.

3. “The right to be free from poverty and its legal protection mechanism”, The Third Prize of the 7th University Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award, 2015.

4. “The right to be free from poverty and its legal protection mechanism”, Second Prize of the 3rd Outstanding Achievement of Chinese Law, 2014.

5. “Research on the Global Rule of Law Mechanism of the Right to Development”, Third Prize of the 6th University Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award, 2013.

6. Jurisprudence, National Excellent Course, 2012.

7. “New Ideas for Constructing the Global Legal Mechanism of the Right to Development”, Second Prize for Outstanding Achievements in the Second Chinese Law, 2011.

8. China Outstanding Humanities and Social Scientist Award, 2011.

9. “Research on the Global Rule of Law Mechanism of the Right to Development”, Second Prize of Hubei Provincial Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, 2011.

10. “The Basic Human Rights of the society ruled by law —— Research on the Legal System of the Right to Development”, Third Prize of the 3rd Qian Duansheng Law Achievement Award, 2010.

11. “On the rule of law concept of ‘resource-saving and environment-friendly society’”, First Prize for Outstanding Paper of the First Rule of Law Hubei Forum, 2008.

12. “The Basic Human Rights of the society ruled by law —— Research on the Legal System of the Right to Development”, Third Prize of Humanities and Social Science Achievements of the Ministry of Education, 2006.

13. National “Tenth Five-Year Plan” Key Book Award, 2006.

14. Ten Master Virtue Models of Wuhan University, 2005.

15. The First China Excellent Law Book Award, 2005.

16. Ten Outstanding Youths of Wuhan University, 2004.

17. “A Research into Child Suicide Construction of Legal Mechanism to Safeguard the Rights of Farmer-labors”, First Prize of Chinese Law Society Essays, 2004.

18. “Study on the Implementation of the Rule of Law Strategy”, First Prize of Hubei Provincial Social Science Outstanding Achievements, Wuhan University Press, 2002.

19. “Research on the Legal Guarantee Strategy and Countermeasures of Contemporary China's Development”, The First New Century Outstanding Talents of the Ministry of Education, 2004.

20. Excellent Postgraduate Teacher of Wuhan University, 2003.

21. The Basic Human Rights of the society ruled by law —— Research on the Legal System of the Right to Development, National Hundred Excellent Doctoral Dissertations Award, 2003.

22. “The Reform and Future of China's Legal Education——Research and Practice on the Reform of the Course Structure and Teaching Content of Law Major”, First Prize of National Outstanding Achievement Award in Higher Education, 2001.

23. “The Reform and Future of China's Legal Education——The Reform and Practice of the Curriculum Structure, Common Core Courses and Teaching Contents of Law Majors in the 21st Century”, Special Prize for Excellent Teaching Achievements in Hubei Province, 2000.

24. “The Chinese Jurisprudence of a Hundred Years of Storms”, First Prize of Excellent Papers of Chinese Law Society, 2000.