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Biography
Weizhi is a Ph.D. student at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Guangdong Ocean University and his Master of Laws (Research) degree from Guangdong University of Finance and Economics.
Weizhi’s research interests are public law, constitutional law and constitutional theory (both in general and with a special focus on China’s constitutional law and theory), and political philosophy. His Bachelor's thesis was about possible options to construct China's judicial review mechanism; his Master's dissertation was about the investigative power of China's newly established anti-corruption agency, the National Supervision Commission.
Weizhi is a recipient of the AHRC NWCDTP studentship.
Research
His research aims to analyse the possible existence of a new, constitutional role for the Opposition, in contrast with the traditional characterisation of the Opposition as playing a primarily political role. Through an analysis of the Opposition’s role in the Brexit legislative process, his research will ascertain the functions of the Opposition in the UK’s current procedure of constitutional change.
From this base, his research will be possible to explore further questions, concerning the constitutional role of the Opposition in relation to events subsequent to Brexit (such as the Covid pandemic and ongoing challenges relating to devolution), how the UK’s procedure for constitutional change could be reformed to integrate the Opposition in different ways, and whether there are lessons from the UK’s experience which might be relevant to other countries, especially those with similar Westminster-style parliamentary systems.
Thesis title
The Function of the Opposition in Constitutional Change in the Westminster System: Brexit and Beyond
Supervisors
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