General Information
Assistant Prof. Heng ZHAO, Ph D
lxrzhaoheng@email.sdu.edu.cn
Areas of Research
Criminal Procedure Law, Criminal Justice Reform, the Leniency System based on the Acceptance of Guilt and Acceptance of Punishment (LSAGAP, Similar to Guilty Plea), the Prosecutorial Discretion r, the Duty Lawyer, Corporate Crime Governance
Education
2015-2018 Renmin University of China(RUC), PhD in Law
2013-2015 Renmin University of China(RUC), Master of Law
2009-2013 Shandong Normal University(SDNU), B.A.
Professional Career
2015-2018 Project coordinator, Centre for Criminal Justice and Reform (CCJR), RUC
Several projects, including:
2014-2016 Improving the Custody Necessity Review System for Arrests
2015-2017 Perfecting the Compliant Handling Mechanism for the Prisoner
2016-2018 Promoting Effective Safeguards during Criminal Pre-Trial Detention
2016-2018 Increasing the practical quality of the pilot of LSAGAP
Recent Publications and Journal Articles
Articles
1.Heng ZHAO, the Re-analysis of Connotation of Admission of Guilt, Acceptance of Punishment and Lenient Punishment, Law Review,No.4(2019).(CSSCI)
2.Heng ZHAO, the Connected-Application between the Admission of Guilt and Acceptance of Punishment and the Reconciliation of Criminal Prosecution-cases, Global Law Review,No.3(2019).(CSSCI)
3. Heng ZHAO, the Lenient Sentence Based on the Plea Leniency System, Criminal Science,No.4(2018). (CSSCI)
4.Heng ZHAO, On Legitimate Foundation of the Plea Leniency System, Political Science and Law ,No.11(2017). (CSSCI)
5.Heng ZHAO, the Three Models of Plea Leniency, Modern Law Science ,No.5(2017). (CSSCI)
6.Heng ZHAO, the Examination of Admission of Guilt and Its Voluntarism: Concept Clarification, Normative Evaluation and Procedural Safeguards, ECUPL Journal ,No.4(2017). (CSSCI)
7.Heng ZHAO, the Theoretical Basis and Types of Plea Leniency System, Social Sciences in Ningxia,No.2(2017). (CSSCI)
8.Heng ZHAO, the Plea Leniency System and Development of the Defense System, Social Sciences in Yunnan ,No.11(2017). (CSSCI)
9.Heng ZHAO, the Empirical Research on the Criminal Expeditious Procedure Pilots, Criminal Science,No.2(2016). (CSSCI)
Books
1. (Co-author), Understanding and Application of the 2018 Amendment to the Chinese Criminal Procedure Law.Beijing: China Legal Publishing House, 2019.
2.(Co-author), Research on the Implementation of New Criminal Procedure Law. Beijing: China Legal Publishing House. 2017.
3.(Co-author), Theory and Practice of Flexible Judicial of Procuratorial Organs. Beijing: China Procurational Press. 2017.
Commentaries
1.Heng ZHAO, Comment on the System of Examination on the Necessity of Detention (detention review) in Wuhu City Anhui Province, Legal Daily ,2016/4/13.
2.Heng ZHAO, "Trial-Centered" Reform Requires the Participation of Defense Lawyers, Legal Daily ,2015/8/26.
Ongoing Research
1.Research on the System of Misdemeanor Litigation in Accordance with Chinese Characteristics (2019), Shandong Federation of Social Sciences
2.The Cohesive Application of Admission of Guilt and Acceptance of Punishment & Criminal Reconciliation (2018), China Association of Law.
Other
1.Second Prize, the 3rd Chinese Law Scholarship Award, 2018, China University of Political Science and Law
2.The 3rd GUANGZHONG CHEN Procedure Law Scholarship, 2016, China University of Political Science and Law
