Xiangshun Ding (LL.M., ‘06, S.J.D., ’19)
A Professor of Law at Renmin University of China Law School and serves as Deputy Chair of the China Comparative Law Society.
China
Dr. Ding received his legal education in China, Japan, and the U.S. His first language is Mandarin, but he is also fluent in English and Japanese. Dr. Ding obtained a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in law from Jilin University in 1992 and 1994, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in law from Renmin University of China Law School in 2000.
He also earned an LL.M. and a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree from IU McKinney.
Dr. Ding has been a visiting scholar at prestigious law schools in Japan and the U.S., including Waseda University and Ritsumeikan University in Japan, and at Harvard Law School, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
His teaching career started in 1995 at Jilin University Law School immediately after graduating from his master’s degree program. He joined Renmin University of China Law School in 2000. At Renmin University, Dr. Ding teaches Comparative Law, Comparative Study on Foreign Legal Systems, East Asian Legal Studies (in English), and Introduction to Chinese Law (in English). He has also taught Chinese Law and Comparative Law in East Asia as a Visiting Professor at Meiji University, Portuguese Catholic University Law School, University of Geneva Faculty of Law, IU McKinney, and Nagoya University.
Dr. Ding has published numerous academic articles relating to comparative studies on legal education reform and on judicial reform in China, Japan, and the U.S. He has gained a reputation as an emerging comparative legal scholar.
