Professor Shao Fang
Shao Fang, female, Juris Doctor, professor and supervisor of doctoral students in the Institute of Legal History, China University of Political Science and Law. She is a Mongolian and from Ordos, China, and member of CPC. She got her master’s degree in Minzu University of China, majoring in ethnology, and Ph.D. in Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Shao used to work as a lecturer at the School of History in Northwest Minzu University and later, a researcher at the School of Law in Southwest University of Political Science and Law. In 2008, she was invited by the U.S. State Department as an international visiting scholar (observing the U.S. presidential election through I-Vote program). Between 2014 and 2015 she was a visiting scholar (sponsored by the Chinese Scholarship Council) at the faculty of Law in the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada.
Her primary domain of research covers “the history of Chinese legal philosophy” and “history of legal system for ethnic minorities”, and her representative works include Chinese Ancient National Legal System Influenced by the National View of Confucianists, The Influence of Confucianism on the Legal System of the Xixia Regime, and Inheritance and Innovation of Chinese Legal System in the Code of the Xixia Regime. Over 30 of her academic papers have been published in key journals such as Chinese Journal of Law and China Legal Science, seven of which were reprinted in China Social Science Excellence, two cited by Academic Abstracts of Liberal Arts of Higher Education, and one by Chinese Social Science Digest. She also published two monographs and translated two academic works. She co-authored History of Chinese Legal System, which is the core law textbook nationwide. In 1995 Shao won the third prize of Excellent Scientific Research Achievements of Social Sciences in Gansu Province; in 2005 she won the first prize from the 11th session of the Excellent Scientific Research Achievements run by Southwest University of Political Science and Law. And she has also presided five research projects.
E-mail：sophia0068@sina.com
I. Major Academic Papers
1. Chinese Ancient National Legal System Influenced by the National View of Confucianists, China Legal Science, 2018(3).
2. Confucianism and the Rule of Li, China Legal Science, 2004(6). Reprinted by China Social Science Excellence, 2005. The first prize from the 11th session of the Excellent Scientific Research Achievements run by Southwest University of Political Science and Law.
3. Influence of Confucian Ideas of Xiao in Laws of the Tang and the Song Dynasties on the State Code of Xixia Regime, Chinese Journal of Law, 2007(1).
4. Confucian Mandate of Heaven and its Legal Implication, Law Review, 2019(3).
5. The Influence of Confucianism on the Legal System of the Xixia Regime, Journal of Comparative Law, 2013(2).
6. Inheritance and Innovation of Chinese Legal System in the Code of the Xixia Regime, Tribune of Political Science and Law, 2011(1).
7. A Brief Analysis of Order among Ethnic Groups by Combining Unification and Autonomy in Ancient China, Tribune of Political Science and Law, 2014(3).
8. Confucianism and the Civilization of Rites and Music, Tribune of Political Science and Law, 2016(6).
9. Autonomous Policy to Ethnic Minorities under the Ideology of “Overall Unification”, Jianghuai Tribune, 2015(1). Extracted by Chinese Social Science Digest, 2015(6).
10. A Brief Discussion on the Shepherd Law of the Xixia Regime, Law Review, 2011(4).
11. A Brief Discussion on Contract Governing by the Code of the Xixia Regime, Law Review, 2013(6).
12. Religious Law in the Xixia Dynasty, Modern Law Science, 2008(4).
13. On the Conscription System of Western Xia, Journal of CUPL, 2012(5). Reprinted by China Social Science Excellence and History of Liao Song Jin Yuan Dynasty in 2013.
14. The Litigation and Trial System of the Xixia Regime, Law Review, 2009(4).
15. The Book of Jin: Chapter on Criminal Legislation and Nine Chapters on Law of the Han Dynasty, Law Review, 2007(1).
16. On the Law Ideology of Zhuxi, Legal Forum, 2007(1).
17. A Study on the Ritual Essence of Li and Its Legal Meaning, Journal of Gansu Political Science and Law Institute, 2007(4).
18. Confucian Zhong-Dao and the influence to Chinese Legal Genealogy, Journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2007(3).
19. Confucian People-Oriented Legal Thoughts, Jinan Journal, 2007(4).
20. Ethics Implication of Energy Law and Sustainable Development, Journal of Comparative Law, 2004(4). Reprinted by China Social Science Excellence, 2004.
21. A Discussion on the Stipulation of Marriage in the Law of the Xixia Regime, Law Review, 2003(1). Reprinted by China Social Science Excellence, 2003.
22. Probing into the Origin of Nomadic Industry in Northern Area of China, Journal of Renmin University of China, 2004(1). Extracted by China University Academic Abstracts, 2004(2).
23. A Study of Apparel System and Kinship Hierarchy in the Xixia Regime, Law Review, 2004(2). Reprinted by China Social Science Excellence and by China University Academic Abstracts in 2004.
24. On the Study of Xixia (Tangut) Family, Northwestern Journal of Ethnology, 2001(4).
25. Marriage and Family Legal System in Xixia Dynasty, Hebei Law Science, 2003(3).
26. Characteristics of Marriage System in the Xixia Regime: a Concurrent Study of Women’s Social Status Then, Ninxia Social Sciences, 2003(5).
27. The Inter-Clan Marriage in the Dangxiang Society of the Xixia Regime, Northwestern Journal of Ethnology, 2004(3).
28. On Marriage System of the Xixia Regime, Ethno-National Studies, 1998(4).
29. A Study of Kinship Terms and Apparel System of the Xixia Regime, International Journal of Eurasian Studies, vol 2, Zhonghua Book Company, 2000.
30. Characteristics of Cultural Exchanges between Mongolian and Han People in Modern Ordos, Journal of Northwest Minzu University(Natural Science), 1994(4). Reprinted by China Social Science Excellence, 1995.
II. Academic Works
Academic Writings
1. A Study of the Legal System of the Xixia Regime (monograph), People's Publishing House, 2009.
2. History of World Ethnology (coauthor, associate editor), Ningxia people's Publishing House, 1995.
3. History of Chinese Legal System, core law textbook of law for national higher education, Law Press, 2006.
Translations
1. Towards A “Second Generation” Environmental Laws in the Asia-Pacific Region (lead translator), Law Press, 2006.
2. Energy Law and Sustainable Development (second translator), Law Press, 2005.
III. Research Projects
1. “Law and order in ancient China: Order among ethnic groups by combining unification and autonomy”, key project of Humanities and Social Science Base of Ministry of Education, presided.
2. “A study of Confucian people-oriented legal thoughts”, a project of China Law Society, presided.
3. “On the evolution of nomadic states in northern China”, key project Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, presided.
4. “Law and society in China between 10th and 14th century”, key project Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, participated.
5. “Traditional legal culture of Chinese ethnic minorities and the construction of contemporary rule of law”, a project of National Social Science Foundation of China, participated.
