Boston University School of Law

Shengcui Zhang

ACADEMIC CAREER

2008-present, Professor of Law, Law School, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics.

2007-present,Counselor of Chinese National Association of Private International Law.

1999-2000 Visiting Scholar at the Law School, Nottingham University in United Kingdom.

1996-2000, Associate Professor of Law, Law School, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics.

1993-1995, Lecturer, Law School,  Shanghai University of Finance & Economics.

1989-1991, Tutor & Teacher Assistant, Law School, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics.

EDUCATION

2003-2007, International Law school, East China University of Political Science & Law,
Doctor of Laws awarded in 2007

1986-1989, Law Institute, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences,
Master of Laws awarded in 1989.

1982-1986, Law School of Anhui University ,
Bachelor of Laws awarded in 1986.

Nominations for Academic Research Awards

Twice nominated (most recently in 2003) for Academic Research Awards by Shanghai Education Committee.

Six times nominated (most recently in 2008) for Academic Research Awards by Shanghai University of Finance & Economics.

Representative works

  • A Study on Mandatory Rules for International Commercial Arbitration (Sole author/ remarked as an excellent award from Shanghai University of Finance  & Economics), Peking University Press, 2007.
  • On Disclosure Duty for International Commercial Arbitrators (Chinese Journal), Journal of Shanghai University of Finance & Economics , No.3 , 2007.
  • International Business Law (No. 1 author, twice nominated as an excellent text book by Shanghai Education Committee and once listed as an excellent best seller in social sciences series by the Chinese National Book and Magazine Association in 2003),  1st (1995), 2nd(1997), 3rd (2002), and 4th(2006) editions, Publishing House of Shanghai University of Finance & Economics.
  • On the Amendment Measures to Compulsory Rules in Our Arbitration Law, Political Science & Law , No.3, 2007.
  • Deposit Insurance Practice and Moral Risk Prevention in China, Journal of East China University of Politics & Law, No.3 , 2006.
  • The Strategies for China to Improve the Legal Rules on Domestic Agricultural Support under WTO, Journal of Shang University of Foreign Trade, No. 8, 2005. 
  • On Creation of Saving Insurance in China, Insurance Studies, No. 6, 2004.
  • Relations between WTO Agreements  & WTO Members' Competition Policy,  Journal of National  Judges Institution , March , 2003.
  • On Rules Related to Competition Policies in GATS and Our Policies, Journal of Shanghai University of Finance & Economics No.6 , 2001.
  • Law on International Trade in Services and China (No. 1 author,  obtained an excellent award from Shanghai University of Finance  & Economics/  An University report showed that this award was decided by specialists from other universities  and  only five of 26 applicants could have such award  ), Shanghai Sanlian Press,  2000.
  • On the Administration of Competition Law on Commercial Advertising Activities, The Study of Finance and Economics, No. 4, 1999.
  • Practices on International Commercial Arbitration (No. 1 author), Guizhou People's Press, 1995.
  • Guidelines for Anglo-American Commercial Law(No. 2 author), Fudan University's Press, 1995.

Current Teaching

Master of Laws Programme: Civil Litigation & Arbitration World Trade System; International Business law;

Bachelor of Laws Programme: International Economic law.

Bachelor of Economics Programme: International Business Law; Basic Legal System.