Liverpool Law School
Biography
Yanru is a PhD student at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from Sichuan International Studies University, as well as a Juris Master degree from Macau University of Science and Technology. Yanru's master's thesis focused on a comparative analysis between the regulation of "online child molestation" under Article 237 (The Crime of Child Molestation) of the Chinese Criminal Code and the regulation of "sexual exploitation of children" under 18 U.S. Code § 2251 in the United States. Using a doctrinal approach, he highlighted the differences between the traditional understanding of "molestation" in the Chinese context and its manifestation in online environments, advocating for the establishment of a specialised legal framework for criminalising child sexual abuse material in China.
Yanru is a recipient of the Nelson Yu Scholarship.
Research
Yanru’s research utilises a historical and developmental lens to analyse the evolution of China’s family planning policies. His work aims to explore the interaction between reproductive behaviours with a dual private and social nature and state will. Central to his research is the examination of the legitimacy and boundaries of state intervention in regulating reproduction, the rationale behind the exercise of state power in this domain, and the constitutional mechanisms that could ensure a constructive interaction between individual reproductive rights and state policy.
Thesis title
Interplay of Reproductive Rights and National Policies: Insights from China's Family Planning Evolution.
Date of study
PhD Start Date: October 2024
PhD Completion Date (Expected): October 2028
Supervisors
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