SHEN Hao

Dr. Hao Shen is an Associate Professor at the Law School of Fudan University and a Fulbright Scholar. His research primarily focuses on environmental law, law of the sea and climate law. He has published extensively in leading international law journals, including International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Journal of Environmental Law, Ocean Development and International Law, and the Journal of Natural Resources and Energy Law (SSCI-Law, Q1).

He has authored  (and co-authored) several books, including Study on the Sharing Mechanism of Deep-Sea Resources Beyond National Jurisdiction, Study on the Law of Deep-Sea Seabed Resource Exploration and Development, and Environmental Justice and Administration in the Context of Climate Change. He has led or participated in sub-projects under major research initiatives funded by the National Social Science Fund and has undertaken commissioned projects for institutions such as the Ministry of Natural Resources’ China Ocean Affairs Administration, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment’s Environmental Planning Institute, and the Shanghai Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau.

In recognition of his academic contributions, Dr. Shen was selected for the Shanghai Young Legal Talent Pool in 2023. He also serves as a peer reviewer for several prestigious international journals, including International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics; Journal of Environmental Law; Territory, Politics, Governance and the SpringerBriefs in Law series.

Education

Fudan University, PhD of Law (2016)

Columbia University, U.S.-China Fulbright PhD Dissertation Research Program (2014-2015)

Fudan University, Master of Law (2012)

Columbia University-Fudan University, LLM Exchange (2011)

East China University of Political Science and Law, Bachelor of Law (2009)

Select publications

(2024) Crafting the Legal Regime for Ecological Environmental Damage Compensation: An analysis of China’s approach, ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, 2024,27(2), 168-184. Published online 31 December 2024. 

(2024) Towards an Integrated Legal Regime for Data and Sample Regulation under China’s Deep Seabed Mining Law, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, 2024,9(1),46-64. 

(2023) The Compromised International Legal Regime for Deep Seabed Mining and a Possible Solution from China’s Legislative Perspective, JOURNAL OF ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW, 2024,42(2), 167-184. Published online 14 September, 2023. (Corresponding author, with C. Li)

(2023) A Critical Assessment of the International Seabed Authority’s Implementation of the Common Heritage of Mankind Principle from the Perspective of Benefit‐sharing Regime, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2023, 23(3), 355–371. Published online 4 April, 2023. 

(2022) Environmental Constitutionalism with Chinese Characteristics, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, 2022, 34(2), 353–361. Published online 13 September, 2021.

(2021) Developing China’s Legal Regime for International Deep Seabed Mining—the Present and Future, OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW, 2021, 52(1), 20-40. 

(2018) The Next Step of Devising China’s Legal Regime for Deep Seabed Mining—The Environmental Regulation under China's Deep Seabed Mining Law, COASTAL MANAGEMENT, 2018, 46(3), 210-221.

(2017) International Deep Seabed Mining and China’s Legislative Commitment to Marine Environmental Protection, JOURNAL OF EAST ASIA AND INTERNATIONAL LAW, 2017, 10(2), 489-509. 

Email:h_shen@fudan.edu.cn