Zhu Jingwen (

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: 朱景文;

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: Zhū Jǐngwén, born January 7, 1948) is a Chinese legal scholar who serves as Professor of Legal Theory at the

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, Board Member of the

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, and Director of the Renmin University of China Center on Law and Globalization.

Biography

Zhu Jingwen was born to a

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family in Beijing, China. A member of the first class of graduate students to attend Renmin University after the reinstatement of the

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, Zhu received his LL.M degree from Renmin University of China Law School in 1982, after which he joined the school's faculty. From 1987 to 1988, he was a visiting scholar at the

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. From 1996 to 1997, he was a

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at the

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. In 2005, he was elected as one of Distinguished Contemporary Chinese Jurists. Among Zhu's numerous published works is the textbook ''Legal Theory,'' co-authored with Shen Zongling and other prominent jurists. In 1997, the textbook received a First Prize for Textbook Achievement from the Chinese government. In 2008, the textbook was once again recognized for excellence by the Department of Education. (Chinese)

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Curriculum Vitae of Zhu Jingwen (Chinese)
1948 births Chinese legal scholars Renmin University of China alumni Academic staff of Renmin University of China Living people {{Asia-law-bio-stub