Xu Xianming (; born April 12, 1957) is a Chinese lawyer who is considered China's leading authority on human rights law.Chris X. Lin, A Quiet Revolution: An Overview of China's Judicial Reform, Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 2 (Summer 2003), pp. 255-319 He served as president of

Shandong University Shandong University (, abbreviated as Shanda, , English abbreviation SDU) is a public research comprehensive university in Jinan, Shandong with one campus in Weihai, Shandong and one campus in Qingdao, Shandong and is supported directly by the ...

from November 2008 to October 2013. Since 2013, Xu has served as the deputy chief of the

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serving the Central Commission for Comprehensive Social Management (Vice-Minister rank). Xu Xianming was born in

Laixi Laixi () is a county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, China. Laixi is known as "Qingdao's Back Garden". , its neighbor to the north; however, Laixi is now the northernmost county-level division of Qingdao and Lai ...

, a county-level city in the eastern part of Shandong that is administered by the city of

Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...

. After graduating from high school in 1974, he started to work in his hometown as a production team leader and middle school teacher in 1975.Professor Xu Xianming - China University of Political Science and Law
/ref> He entered

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU; ; often abbreviated JLU or ) is a leading national research university located in Changchun, China. It is under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Doub ...

in 1978 and obtained first a bachelors (1982) and then a master's degree (1985) in law. He continued his studies at Wuhan University,Xu Xiangming - China Vitae
/ref> where he was also awarded a doctoral degree in 1999. From 1985 to 2001, he simultaneously held the positions of Law School Dean and Head of the Graduate School at Shandong University. In September 2001, he became president of the China University of Political Science and Law,Profile of Xu Xianming on Shandong University's official website
/ref> one of the most renowned law schools in China. He held this office until November 2008, when he returned to Shandong University as president. He has been a member of the 10th and 11th National People's Congress and serves as a commissioner for the Legal Commission of the Congress. He has also served as counselor of the National Labor Union and counselor of the Supreme People's Court. Internationally, he has served as Chinese Chairman of the World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy and Chinese Chairman of the China-United States Joint Commission on Legal Education. Besides human rights, topics of Xu Xianming's research include legal trends in contemporary China, the Chinese Communist Party's legal doctrines, and principles for the rule of law.

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Profile of Xu Xianming
on Shandong University's official website (in Chinese) , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Xianming 1957 births Living people Educators from Shandong Presidents of Shandong University Politicians from Qingdao China University of Political Science and Law faculty Wuhan University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong People's Republic of China essayists Writers from Qingdao Jilin University alumni Chinese legal scholars