He Weifang
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He Weifang is a professor
Professor
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 at Peking University
Peking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...

 of China
China
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 and an activist striving to reform the Chinese judicial system.

He earned a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
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 at Southwest University of Political Science & Law
Southwest University of Political Science & Law
Southwest University of Political Science and Law is a national public university located in Chongqing, China....

, and an LL.M
Master of Laws
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 at Peking College of Political Science and Law (former China University of Political Science and Law
China University of Political Science and Law
China University of Political Science and Law is a university in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Its law school is considered one of the best in China. In 2009, The Ministry of Education ranked CUPL 2nd among top law schools in China. CUPL has two campuses, one in Haidian, which is the...

).

He was an associate professor in China University of Political Science and Law
China University of Political Science and Law
China University of Political Science and Law is a university in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Its law school is considered one of the best in China. In 2009, The Ministry of Education ranked CUPL 2nd among top law schools in China. CUPL has two campuses, one in Haidian, which is the...

 from 1985 to 1995, then become a professor and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
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 adviser at Peking University
Peking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...

.

Since 1992, he has striven to reform the Chinese judicial system. He has written many papers on the importance of modernizing China's judicial system, earning him the nickname "Justice He". His works includes The Judicial Ideals and Institutions and The Ways to Carry Justice.

On March 10, 2009, reports emerge on the Internet suggesting he is to be teaching in Shihezi University
Shihezi University
Shihezi University is a university in Shihezi, Xinjiang, founded in April 1996 under the integration of some former institutional colleges by the Ministry of Education and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. It is a national key university...

 at Xinjiang
Xinjiang
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 for two years.

On October 6, 2010 Prof He Weifang gave a wonderful speech at the Stockholm University, concerning reform of Chinese Court Organization Law and freedom of speech.

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