Shizhou Wang

Professor Wang Shizhou (born on June 20, 1953 in Fujian Province) studied at the Law Faculty of Peking University (1978-1985), where he received his LL.B. and his first LL.M. degree, and also at the Law School of the University of California at Berkeley, USA (1987-1988), where he received his second LL.M degree as a CLEEC scholar.
From 1994 to 1996 he worked on a research project as Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Fellow in Max-Planck-Institute of Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg and in the University of Augsburg, Germany. He also worked in Advanced Legal Studies in University of London in 2004 as a British Academy K C Wong' Research Fellow. He has worked at the Law Faculty of Peking University since 1985 and is Professor of Law & LL.D Supervisor now with the principal subjects of Chinese criminal law, comparative criminal law and international criminal law.
Since 2007, Professor Wang has been engaged as Visiting Professor of Stanford University in the Beijing Program and Huaqiao University. He assisted the drafting of the Chinese Anti-Security Fraud Regulation, provided legal consultative opinions for Chinese Security Law, Copyright Law and many separate criminal regulations and participated in the preliminary work for the drafting of the Chinese Criminal Code of 1997.
By the end of 2009, Professor Wang has published 20 textbooks, monographs, translated books published in addition to numerous articles, some of which are written in English or German and some have been translated into Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Russian.
Professor Wang is the winner of the Humboldt Research Award in 2009.
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刑法学总论 Criminal Law (Coursera) Coursera
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刑法学总论 Criminal Law (Coursera)

This introductory course to Criminal Law offers a concise yet thorough overview of the key concepts, theories, and methods in contemporary criminal law studies. Learn about the basic notions of criminal law and criminal science, the justification for punishment, the principle of legality in penal codes, legal interpretation, the scope of application of criminal law, the definitions of crime and its elements, the exclusion of crimes, the concept of incomplete crimes, joint liability, the nature and system of penalties, sentencing procedures, cumulative sentences, probation, commutation, and parole. The course combines theoretical explanations with case analyses to deepen understanding on relevant issues.

Jun 1st 2026
13-24 Weeks
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