Global Affiliates

Prof. Yanmei He is an Affiliate Member of our Academy, and professor of international law and environmental law at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, China. She has also held positions as expert and/or member in various international and domestic organizations and associations, including the IUCN Commission of Environmental Law, China Association for Environment and Resources Law, and the Water Law Commission of Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society. Yanmei He has nearly 20 years' experience in research and consultancy related to international water law.

Her publications include:

China’s practice on the non-navigational uses of transboundary waters: transforming diplomacy through rules of international law, Water International, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2015, Pages 312-327.

China's transboundary groundwater cooperation in the context of emerging transboundary aquifer law, Groundwater, Vol.55, No.3, 2017, Pages 45-51.

Research on the Legal Problem of Protecting Transboundary Water Resources, Journal of Natural Resources, Vol. 23, No. 6, 2008, Pages 1099-1111.

The Balance of National Interests in Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment involving International Rivers, Pacific Journal, Vol. 28, No. 8, 2020, Pages 26-42.

Research on Legal Issues in China’s Transboundary Water Utilization and Protection, Fudan University Press (China), 2011.

Legal Theory and Practice in International water utilization and Protection, Law Press (China), 2007.

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Professor He received a PhD degree in Law at the School of International Law, Eastern China University of Political Science and Law. Before that, she had a master’s degree in law at Shanghai Academy of social sciences, and a bachelor's degree in law at Zhengzhou University.