Dr Bo Wang
Biography
Dr Wang is a lecturer in Chinese comparative law at University of Surrey. She was previously a visiting lecturer at King's College London teaching English criminal law. Her research focuses on English criminal law and criminal justice, Chinese criminal law and criminal policy as well as comparative criminal law. She is currently working on a project comparing the law governing participation in crimes between the UK and China.
Areas of specialism
English criminal law;
Chinese criminal law;
Comparative criminal law
University roles and responsibilities
- Deputy Director of the China Law Centre
- Academic Integrity Officer
Research
Research interests
Dr Wang's research focuses mainly on criminal law including criminal law in common law legal systems, Chinese criminal law and criminal justice and comparative criminal law. She also has wider interests in general legal philosophy, international criminal law and socio-legal studies.
My teaching
Dr Wang teaches Criminal Law I and Criminal Law II and she also supervises criminal law dissertations.
My publications
Highlights
1. Wang B, "A Normative Case for Abolishing the Doctrine of Extended Joint Criminal Enterprise" (2019) 83 (2) The Journal of Criminal Law 144, 144-160.
2. Wang B, Participation in Crimes: An End to Derivative Complicity Liability? (Law Press China, 2018)
3. Wang B, "Abolishing Australia's Judicially Enacted Sui Generis Doctrine of Extended Joint Enterprise" 2018 3 (1) Concordia Law Review 67, 67-101.
Publications
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Wang B, "A Normative Case for Abolishing the Doctrine of Extended Joint Criminal Enterprise" (2019) 83(2) The Journal of Criminal Law 144.
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Wang B, Participation in Crimes: An End to Derivative Complicity Liability? (Law Press China, 2018)
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Wang B, "Abolishing Australia’s Judicially Enacted Sui generis Doctrine of Extended Joint Enterprise" (2018) 3 (1) Concordia Law Review 67.
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Wang B trans., D. J. Baker and L. X. Zhao, "Responsibility Links, Fair Labelling and Proportionality in China: Comparing China's Criminal Law Theory and Doctrine" in T. X. He and N. C. Mao ed, Foreign Scholars' Research on Chinese Law: Criminal Law Volume (Encyclopaedia of China Publishing House, 2017)
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Wang B, Xie W.Y. and Luo C trans., William Wilson, Central Issues in Criminal Law Theory, (China Renmin University Press, 2015)
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Wang B and Xie W.Y., "Withdrawal in English Criminal Law" (2013) 5 Science of Law.
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Wang B, "Supervisory Negligence Liability in Medical Teams" (2012) 4 Studies in Law and Business.
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Wang B, The Impact of Confession and Repentance on Sentencing, in E. Zheng ed, Research on System Component and the Reconcilement of Social Conflicts in Criminal Law (Law Press China, 2011)
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Wang B, and Xie W.Y., "On Improvements of the Criminal Penal System after Criminal Law Amendment Act No.8" (2011)6 Law Science Magazine.
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Wang B and Xie W.Y., "Cardholder” in the Offence of Credit Card Fraud" (2011) 17 People's Procuratorial Semimonthly.