Mr. Liu Hainian was born in 1936 in Tanghe County, Henan Province. He is a Consultant of China Society for Human Rights Studies, director of Human Rights Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and professor of the graduate school of the Academy, professor of the graduate school of Renmin University of China and Law School of Tsinghua University. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Renmin University of China in 1961, he had been a researcher and a director in Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for years. His main aspects of research are history of Chinese law, nomocracy and Human Rights theories. His main achievements includes more than a hundred articles and over ten books.

Some Books and Articles:

Human Rights Encyclopedia of China

Human Rights and the 21st Century

Research on International Pact on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Human Rights and Justice

Human Rights and Constitutional Government

Construction of A Social and International Order to Ensure Full Realization of Human Rights

Harms of Excruciation and Its Prevention and Cure

Citizen's Society and Freedom of Association

Opinion and Suggestion on Combination and Reduction of Execution Articles in China's Criminal Law

Signality of Enshrinement of Respect and Guarantee of Human Rights in the Constitution

Freedom of Expression and Chinese Traditional Culture

Building Prison Civilization to Guarantee Human Rights of Criminals

China's New Proclamation on Guarantee of Human Rights

Cultural Consciousness and Human Rights Guarantee

Formation and Development of Human Rights idea in China

Legal Guarantee of Religious Freedom and Ethnic Equality

Liberty of Speech and Development of Society

China's Law on Guarantee of Personal Rights

Human Rights Ideas under Different Backgrounds of Culture

Establishment and Development of the System of People's Congress