April 29, 2011

BY-LAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Evidence Science

The object of the International Association of Evidence Science is to promote the international development of the evidence science by encouraging collaboration among evidence scholars, lawyers and forensic scientists and the exchange of information concerning data, publications, and documents; to promote interdisciplinary and international communications; and to plan, organize and administer meetings, facilitate research and the preparation of reports, and other projects for the stimulation and advancement of these and related purposes. To achieve these objects the Association will in particular: (a) organise Congresses and international colloquia; (b) cooperate with national and multinational associations of evidence, science and law; (c) provide for the publication of an information bulletin concerning the activities of the association, the proceedings at Congresses and colloquia and any other work considered by the executive committee to further the objects of the association.

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ICELFS

Evidence science is a comprehensive scientific theory and methodology which combing the method of natural science and social science to study the evidence collection, forensic service technology, ascertaining the fact of cases and the legal application. Evidence science shows an irreplaceable role on achieving rule of law and judicial justice, which also has more and more perspective on public service. In order to promote international academic exchanges and interdisciplinary studies on evidence science, the Key Laboratory for Evidence Science of Ministry of Education (China University of Political Science and Law) has hosted the first, the second and the third International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science in December, 2007, July, 2009 and July, 2011. In future, the International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science will be an important activity of the International Association of Evidence Science.

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December 01, 2011

Activities

According to By-laws of the International Association of Evidence Science, following activities will be organized: (a) organize Congresses and international colloquia, decide where they are to be held and indicate the subjects for discussion. Congresses will be held at least every six years and colloquia at least every two years;(b)cooperate with national and multinational associations of evidence, science, and law;(c)provide for the publication of an information bulletin concerning the activities of the association, the proceedings at Congresses and colloquia and any other work considered by the executive committee to further the objects of the association.

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December 01, 2011

International Association of Evidence Science Was Formally Founded in Beijing

In the afternoon, July 17, 2011, when the 3rd International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science which was hosted by Institute of Evidence Law and Forensic Science of China University of Political Science and Law was in session, The 1st Plenary Session of the 1st Council of the International Association of Evidence Science was held in Beijing. This plenary session was chaired by Ronald J. Allen, professor of Law School of Northwestern University in USA. Twenty two evidence law scholars and forensic scientists from China, America, Australia, Italy, Israel, Tanzania, Korea, Japan, Hungary, Vietnam, etc. took part in the session. They discussed seriously about the name of the association, object of the association, By-Laws of the association, and proposed the list of candidates of the Council of the Association.

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Zhang Baosheng

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Zhang Baosheng is vice president of China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), Professor, Doctoral Supervisor and Dean of Institute of Evidence Science, and Director of Key Laboratory of Evidence Law and Forensic Science (CUPL) of the Ministry of Education. He is also an adjunct professor of Renmin University of China and Southwest University, a visiting research Fellow of University of New South Wales, a council member of China Law Society, a standing director of Association of Legal Education of China Law Society, a member of the International Association of Procedural Law, the vice president of the International Association of Evidence Science.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree of Philosophy from Renmin University of China (1983-1987)

Master’s Degree of Philosophy from Renmin University of China (1987-1990)

PH.D of Law from Renmin University of China (1999)

Senior visiting scholar of Law School of Kent University （UK） (2000.10-2001.1)

Senior visiting scholar of Law School of Northwestern University （USA） (2002.1-2002.12)

Senior visiting scholar of Law School of University of Freiburg（Germany） (2007.7-2007.8)

Senior visiting scholar of Law School of Harvard University （USA）(2011.8-2007.10)

MAJOR WORKS:

The Management Philosophy Outline, Red Flag Press (1987) (co-author with Xiao Ming etc);

The Introduction of Science of Creative Thinking, Hunan People's Press (1988) (co-author with Chen Xinxia and Zheng Weichuan);

The Legal Reasoning Theory and Method, China University of Political Science and Law Press (2000);

Social Communication Psychology-Human Behavior, Hunan People's Press (1992)(co-translator with LiHui);

World Trade Constitution, Renmin university of China Press (2004) (co-translator with Man Yunlong);

Evidence (third edition), Higher Education Press(2006) (co-translator with Wang Jinxi and Zhao Ying, Proofreader Man Yunlong);

Unified Evidence Regulation of People's court (The Daft of Judicial Interpretation and Demonstration), China university of Political Science and Law Press (2008) (Ed.);

Evidence (textbook), China university of Political Science and Law Press (2009) (Ed.).

Report on Evidence and the Rule of Law in China, China university of Political Science and Law Press (2011) (Ed.)

THE REPRESETATIVE PAPERS:

“The Legal Reasoning Activities and Historical Research of the Theory”, Journal of Yantai University（1999);

“Argument about the Natural Features of the Legal Reasoning”, Journal of Jilin University (1999);

“The Basic Contradiction in the Legal Reasoning”, Jurisprudence Forum(2000);

“The Artificial Intelligence’s system of the Legal Jurisprudence Thinking ", Journal of Law Review(2001);

“The nature and Function of the Academic Evaluation” , Journal of Academic Research(2006) ,reprinted by Xinhua Abstract;

“The Legal Reasons and Justified Reasons in the Legal Reasoning”, Legal Research(2006) ,reprinted by Xinhua Abstract;

“The WTO Discrimination Reform Mode and the European Union Trade with China”, Journal of International Trade（2007）;

“The Basis of the Criminal Procedure in Jurisprudence and politic” (the first translator), Evidence Science （2007）;

“The Value Foundation and Theory System of the Evidence Rules” , Legal Research(2008);

“The Value Analysis of Evidence ", Forum on Evidence (2008) (the first translator);

“The Presumption Is the Interruption of the Certification Procedure” ,Legal Research(2009);

“The Judge Function, Persuading Responsibility and Close A Case”, Evidence Science (2009）;

“Evidence Law”, Retrospect and Prospect of 30Year’s Road of the Law in China 1978-2008, Publishing House of Xiamen University (2009) (the first author).

“Evidentiary Provisions of the People’s Courts and Transition of the Judges’ Role”, SUPREME COURT LAW REVIEW (2010), 49 S.C.L.R. (2d), pp.491-509.

PROJECTS APPLIED:

The National Social Science Fund Annual Project: Research on Legal Reasoning（1998）;

The project of Ministry of Education “ Research Fund Started for People Returned from Foreign”:the Proper Reasons in Evidence,(2004);

The key project of Ministry of Justice “the Construction of Law and Research on the Theory of Law “:Comparative Research on Evidence,(2004);

The humanities and social sciences project of Ministry of Education :Research on the Basic Category of Evidence,(2005);

The key project of major subject of Ministry of Education: Research on the Theory System and Practice of Evidence Science ,chief expert (2006);

The National Natural Science Fund project: Research on Evidence Management under the mode of fact finding (2008).

AWARDS:

The Introduction of Legal Reasoning attains Excellent Doctoral Thesis Award of Rinmin University of China in 2000;

The Philosophy of Legal Reasoning (paper) attains the second prize of humanities and social science research achievement prizes of Ministry of Education.