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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Chen Ruihua

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Professor Chen Ruihua

Chen Ruihua, male, was born in 1967, in Liaocheng city, Shandong province. Now Chen Ruihua is a law Professor of Peking University Law School, a PhD Candidate Supervisor, and also a member of Peking University Law School Academic Committee. The main research fields of Professor Chen Ruihua are Criminal Procedure, Criminal Evidence Law, Judicial System and the basic theory on Procedural Law.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree of Law China University of Political Science and Law (1985-1989)

Master’s Degree of Law，China University of Political Science and Law (1989-1992)

PH.D，China University of Political Science and Law (1992-1995)

Postdoctoral Researcher, Peking University Law School (1995-1997)

Senior visiting scholar ，Yale University Law School(2002)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Professor of Law, Peking University Law School

Adjunct Professor of law, China University of Political Science and Law

Adjunct Professor of Law, National Prosecutors College

Adjunct Professor of Law, National Judges College

ACADEMIC RESEARCH:

The published academic works which independently written by Professor Chen Ruihua including:　

Research on the Fundamental Theory of Criminal Trial (1997, 2004)；

The Cutting-edge theoretical issues in criminal proceedings（2000, 2005）；

The Visible Justice （2000）；

Between the Issues and Doctrines – Researches on the Fundamental Issues of Criminal Procedure（2003, 2007）;

Theory of the Procedural Sanctions（2005）;

The Thinking patterns of the lawyers（2007）

The China's model of criminal proceedings（2007，2010）;

Ways of Legal Study (2009，2010);

On Process Justice（2010）;

Comparative Criminal Procedure Law（2010）；

Theory of the Sentence Procedure (2011).

Professor Chen Ruihua has published more than one hundred articles in China’s major legal publications. The representative papers are:

Theory of Procedural Justice - from the perspective of the criminal trial, The Analysis of Chinese and Foreign Law (1997 .2);

A Comparative Study of Criminal Investigation Structure, Forum on Political Science and Law (1999.5);

Process towards a Comprehensive Theory of Procedural Value: Bayles Procedural Justice Theory, China Social Science (1999.6);

Theoretical Basis of Procedural Justice - A Review of Matthew's "theory of the value of dignity", China Law (2000.3);

The Nature of Judicial Power – with Criminal Justice as the samples of analysis, Legal Research (2000.5);

Legal Control of Pre-trial Detention – From a Comparative Law Perspective, Forum on Political Science and Law (2001.4);

A Theoretical Reflection on Pre-trial Detention, Legal Research (2002.5)

AWARDS:

Professor Chen Ruihua has won several academic awards, for example:

National Ten Outstanding Young Jurists (2004)

The first prize for Fok Ying Tung Outstanding Young Teachers (Research category) (2000)

The Top Ten Teachers of Peking University Law School (1998,1999)

The "Outstanding Young Jurist" Awarded by Beijing Law Society (1999)