# He Weifang > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/He_Weifang > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/He_Weifang.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Weifang > Source revision: 1310028657 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Chinese legal scholar In this [Chinese name](/source/Chinese_name), the [family name](/source/Chinese_surname) is *[贺 (He)](/source/He_(surname))*. He Weifang Born (1960-07-17) 17 July 1960 (age 65) Weiquan lawyers Background Weiquan movement Chinese legal reforms Human rights in China Protest and dissent in China Barefoot lawyer New Citizens' Movement Lawyers and legal scholars Chen Guangcheng Gao Zhisheng Guo Feixiong Guo Guoting Hao Jinsong He Weifang Jiang Tianyong Li Boguang Li Heping Li Jianqiang Li Xiongbing Mo Shaoping Ni Yulan Pu Zhiqiang Teng Biao Tang Jingling Xu Zhiyong Yu Wensheng Zhang Xuezhong Zhang Xingshui Zhang Sizhi Zheng Enchong Organizations Committee for the Protection of Lawyers' Lawful Rights Yitong Law Firm China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group China National Anti-Demolition Home Alliance Chinese Society of Human Rights Lawyers for Petitioners Open Constitution Initiative Cases and events Shi Tao's arrest Sun Zhigang Deng Yujiao incident Linyi Chinese milk scandal Sichuan schools scandal v t e Movements in contemporary Chinese political thought Cultural conservatism Chen Ming [zh] Daniel A. 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He has advocated for the reform of China's judicial system, and has argued that the [Chinese Communist Party](/source/Chinese_Communist_Party) is unregistered and therefore an illegal organization in China.[1] ## Education He earned a [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) at [Southwest University of Political Science & Law](/source/Southwest_University_of_Political_Science_%26_Law), and an [LL.M](/source/Master_of_Laws) at Peking College of Political Science and Law (former [China University of Political Science and Law](/source/China_University_of_Political_Science_and_Law)). ## Academic career He was an associate professor in [China University of Political Science and Law](/source/China_University_of_Political_Science_and_Law) from 1985 to 1995, then become a professor and [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) adviser at [Peking University](/source/Peking_University). Since 1992, he has been advocating for the reform of China's judicial system. He has authored many papers on the importance of modernizing China's judicial system, earning him the nickname "Justice He". His works include *The Judicial Ideals and Institutions* and *The Ways to Carry Justice*. Because of his public support and signing for [Liu Xiaobo](/source/Liu_Xiaobo)'s [Charter 08](/source/Charter_08), his position at Peking University became untenable and he was forced to resign.[2] In 2008, he accepted a job offer to be the dean of the law school of [Zhejiang University](/source/Zhejiang_University). However, the [Chinese Communist Party](/source/Chinese_Communist_Party) forced the school to withdraw the job offer, and he was instead given a position in the remote city of [Shihezi](/source/Shihezi) in [Xinjiang](/source/Xinjiang).[3] Richard McGregor, author of *The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers*, said that this was "a deliberately humiliating transfer, akin to a [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) professor being reassigned to a small [community college](/source/Community_college) in rural [Texas](/source/Texas)."[3] On October 6, 2010, He Weifang gave a speech at [Stockholm University](/source/Stockholm_University), concerning reform of Chinese Court Organization Law and freedom of speech.[4] He retired in July 2023 after a near 40-year academic career.[5] ## References - McGregor, Richard. *The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers*. [Harper Perennial](/source/Harper_Perennial): New York, 2012. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-06-170876-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-170876-3). Originally published in 2010 by [Allen Lane](/source/Allen_Lane_(imprint)), a [Penguin Books](/source/Penguin_Books) imprint. ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ChakravarttyZhao2008_1-0)** Paula Chakravartty; Yuezhi Zhao (2008). [*Global Communications: Toward a Transcultural Political Economy*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mIdzm1imHb0C&pg=PA47). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 47–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7425-4044-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7425-4044-6). Retrieved 15 March 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BéjaFu2012_2-0)** Jean Béja; Hualing Fu; Eva Pils (31 August 2012). [*Liu Xiaobo, Charter 08 and the Challenges of Political Reform in China*](https://books.google.com/books?id=qbZdx_mPdL8C&pg=PA107). Hong Kong University Press. p. 107. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-988-8139-06-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-988-8139-06-4). Retrieved 15 March 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-McGregor26_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-McGregor26_3-1) McGregor, [p. 26.](https://archive.org/details/partysecretworld00rich/page/26) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Professor He Weifang, 贺卫方 (In Chinese)](http://www.orient.su.se/polopoly_fs/1.38461.1320327008!/ChinasJudicialReforms.pdf) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Vocal law professor He Weifang bids farewell to nearly 40-year career"](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3228551/outspoken-law-scholar-he-weifang-closes-door-colourful-career). *South China Morning Post*. 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2023-12-30. ## External links - [China portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:China) - [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography) - [Law portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Law) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [He Weifang](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:He_Weifang). - [Judicial independence should come first](https://web.archive.org/web/20060303183518/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/15/content_3782181.htm) [China Daily](/source/China_Daily)/[Beijing Review](/source/Beijing_Review), November 15, 2005 - [Leading Chinese dissident claims freedom of speech worse than before Olympics](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5230707/Leading-Chinese-dissident-claims-freedom-of-speech-worse-than-before-Olympics.html) - [He Weifang's blog](http://blog.sina.com.cn/heweifang) - [a series of articles by He Weifang in Chinese, English and French](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703003550/http://marcopoloproject.org/online/authors/He%20Weifang%20-%20%E8%B4%BA%E5%8D%AB%E6%96%B9/) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States Netherlands Korea Israel Other IdRef Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [He Weifang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Weifang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Weifang?action=history)). 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