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Mingzhe Zhu is a legal theorist and historian who works on law, human rights, and environmental changes from historical and contemporary perspectives. He is completing a double bachelor's degree in law and public administration at the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) and is focusing on legal theory, particularly the laicization of legal thought in his LLM. Mingzhe defended his doctoral dissertation on transformations in French civil law doctrine during the 19th and 20th centuries at Sciences Po in 2015. Before his current position at the University of Glasgow, he held the title of Qian Duansheng Distinguished Associate Professor at CUPL from 2018 to 2023 and was a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Antwerp from 2020 to 2023. He has also accepted visiting positions in France, Italy, Poland, Croatia, and the United States. His current research interests include the interactions between climate change and human rights regimes, energy transitions, and their implications for legal transformations. Mingzhe's work seeks to identify the root causes of contemporary social and environmental disasters and to explore the role of law in achieving a sustainable future. His projects critically examine the socio-legal structures of ecological civilization and engage with equitable climate policy.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland
Teaching and researching in the field of law with a focus on human rights and environmental governance.
China University of Political Science and Law • Beijing, China
Conducted research in legal theory and environmental law.