Senior Lecturer
Overview
Dr Enshen Li is a Senior Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. Dr Li's research interests lie in the areas of comparative criminal justice, theoretical criminology, socio-legal studies of punishment with a special focus on Chinese criminal justice system. Dr Li has published extensively in the leading academic journals, including British Journal of Criminology, The China Journal, Law & Social Inquiry, Social & Legal Studies, Terrorism and Political Violence, Emory International Law Review and Columbia Journal of Asian Law among others. He has taught several criminology, criminal law and criminal justice courses at La Trobe University and The University of Queensland since 2008.
Before joining academia, Dr Li practised as a defence counsel in Shanghai, China. Dr Li obtained his SJD from La Trobe University and PhD in criminology from The University of Queensland. He is the recipient of the Early Career Research Excellence in Research Award at the Business, Economics and Law Faculty, The University of Queensland in 2018. Dr Li has also served as a guest lecturer at a number of prominent Chinese universities, including China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing Normal University, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Shanghai University of Political Science and Law. He has been regularly interviewed by national and international media (e.g. ABC, CNA and The Economist) on topics relating to criminal justice and punishment in China and Australia. Dr Li is currently the editor of The University of Queensland Law Journal and sits on the editorial board of several international law journals, including Chinese Journal of Comparative Law.
Research Interests
- Comparative Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminology
- Anti-Corruption
- Counter-Terrorism
- Policing
- Socio-legal Studies
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Jurisdicial Science, La Trobe University
Publications
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Journal Article: From punishment to control: assessing juvenile diversion in China
Li, Enshen and Su, Mingyu (2020). From punishment to control: assessing juvenile diversion in China. Law and Social Inquiry, 45 (2), 1-26. doi: 10.1017/lsi.2019.70
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Journal Article: Fighting the "Three Evils": A Structural Analysis of Counter-terrorism Legal Architecture in China
Li, Enshen (2019). Fighting the "Three Evils": A Structural Analysis of Counter-terrorism Legal Architecture in China. Emory International Law Review, 33 (3), 311-365.
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Book: Punishment in contemporary China: its evolution, development and change
Li, Enshen (2019). Punishment in contemporary China: its evolution, development and change. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351039383
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Journal Article: The cultural idiosyncrasy of penal populism: the case of contemporary China
Li, Enshen (2015). The cultural idiosyncrasy of penal populism: the case of contemporary China. British Journal of Criminology, 55 (1), 146-163. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azu059
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Journal Article: The Li Zhuang Case: Examining the Challenges Facing Criminal Defense Lawyers in China
Li, Enshen (2010). The Li Zhuang Case: Examining the Challenges Facing Criminal Defense Lawyers in China. Columbia Journal of Asian Law, 24 (1), 129-169.
Grants
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(2021) Australia-France Social Sciences Collaborative Research Program
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China's new counter-terrorism legal framework: a socio-legal inquiry
(2016–2017) UQ Early Career Researcher
Supervision
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Federalism and the Governance of China: Past, Present, and a Vision for the Future
Doctor Philosophy
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THE USE OF DNA EVIDENCE IN CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATIONS: FROM CRISIS TO CONFIDENCE
Doctor Philosophy
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Big Brother's New Toys: Regulation of contemporary covert and coercive policing methods in Australia
Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Featured Publications
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From punishment to control: assessing juvenile diversion in China
Li, Enshen and Su, Mingyu (2020). From punishment to control: assessing juvenile diversion in China. Law and Social Inquiry, 45 (2), 1-26. doi: 10.1017/lsi.2019.70
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Fighting the "Three Evils": A Structural Analysis of Counter-terrorism Legal Architecture in China
Li, Enshen (2019). Fighting the "Three Evils": A Structural Analysis of Counter-terrorism Legal Architecture in China. Emory International Law Review, 33 (3), 311-365.
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Punishment in contemporary China: its evolution, development and change
Li, Enshen (2019). Punishment in contemporary China: its evolution, development and change. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351039383
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The cultural idiosyncrasy of penal populism: the case of contemporary China
Li, Enshen (2015). The cultural idiosyncrasy of penal populism: the case of contemporary China. British Journal of Criminology, 55 (1), 146-163. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azu059
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The Li Zhuang Case: Examining the Challenges Facing Criminal Defense Lawyers in China
Li, Enshen (2010). The Li Zhuang Case: Examining the Challenges Facing Criminal Defense Lawyers in China. Columbia Journal of Asian Law, 24 (1), 129-169.
Book
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Punishment in contemporary China: its evolution, development and change
Li, Enshen (2019). Punishment in contemporary China: its evolution, development and change. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351039383
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Business and Corporations Law Guidebook
Li, Enshen (2018). Business and Corporations Law Guidebook. Pyrmont, NSW Australia: Thomson Reuters.
Book Chapter
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Bureaucratising criminal convictions in China
Li, Enshen (2023). Bureaucratising criminal convictions in China. Efficiency and Bureaucratisation of Criminal Justice. (pp. 69-87) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003207818-5
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Rehabilitation in a risk society: ‘the case of China’
Li, Enshen (2022). Rehabilitation in a risk society: ‘the case of China’. The Palgrave Handbook of Global Rehabilitation in Criminal Justice. (pp. 89-106) edited by Maurice Vanstone and Philip Priestley. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-14375-5_6
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China's socialization of administrative offenders in the community: an unrealistic agenda?
Li, Enshen (2016). China's socialization of administrative offenders in the community: an unrealistic agenda?. Legal reforms and deprivation of liberty in contemporary China. (pp. 43-62) edited by Elisa Nesossi, Sarah Biddulph, Flora Sapio and Susan Trevaskes. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Journal Article
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The Qianke system in China: Disorganisation, discrimination and dispersion
Li, Enshen (2023). The Qianke system in China: Disorganisation, discrimination and dispersion. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 174889582311614. doi: 10.1177/17488958231161436
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Li, Enshen, Lin, Xifen and Liu, Sihong (2023). “Special Times Call for Special Measures”: China’s Regulation of COVID-19 through Criminal Justice Innovation. China: An International Journal, 21 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.1353/chn.2023.0004
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Li, Enshen (2022). Policing China: Street-Level Cops in the Shadow of Protest, by Suzanne E. Scoggins. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2021. The China Journal, 88 (1) , 164-166. doi: 10.1086/720264
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Chinese courts’ new plea leniency system: scrutinizing the efficacy of mandatory defense counsel
Li, Enshen (2022). Chinese courts’ new plea leniency system: scrutinizing the efficacy of mandatory defense counsel. The China Journal, 88 (1), 000-000. doi: 10.1086/719641
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Haste makes waste: why China's new plea leniency system is doomed to fail
Li, Enshen (2022). Haste makes waste: why China's new plea leniency system is doomed to fail. Asian Journal of Comparative Law, 17 (1), 1-30. doi: 10.1017/asjcl.2022.8
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Sentencing disparity and sentencing guidelines: the case of China
Lin, Xifen, Liu, Sihong, Li, Enshen and Ma, Yong (2021). Sentencing disparity and sentencing guidelines: the case of China. Asian Journal of Criminology, 17 (2), 127-155. doi: 10.1007/s11417-021-09357-0
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Policing terrorism in the Chinese community: a critical analysis
Li, Enshen (2021). Policing terrorism in the Chinese community: a critical analysis. Asian Journal of Law and Society, 9 (3), 1-34. doi: 10.1017/als.2020.32
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Unravelling the mystery of parole in China
Li, Enshen (2021). Unravelling the mystery of parole in China. The British Journal of Criminology, 62 (4), 896-913. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azab081
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Can “Nudge” salvage community policing against terrorism?
Li, Enshen (2021). Can “Nudge” salvage community policing against terrorism?. Terrorism and Political Violence, 35 (1), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/09546553.2021.1876035
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Li, Enshen and Thomson, Ryan (2020). Upholding the right to legal representation in China — an Australian perspective of counsel competence and the right to a fair trial. Asia Pacific Law Review, 28 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/10192557.2020.1786251
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In the name of prevention? Policing ‘Social Dangerousness’ through arrest in China
Li, Enshen (2020). In the name of prevention? Policing ‘Social Dangerousness’ through arrest in China. Social & Legal Studies, 30 (4), 1-24. doi: 10.1177/0964663920950435
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From punishment to control: assessing juvenile diversion in China
Li, Enshen and Su, Mingyu (2020). From punishment to control: assessing juvenile diversion in China. Law and Social Inquiry, 45 (2), 1-26. doi: 10.1017/lsi.2019.70
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Fighting the "Three Evils": A Structural Analysis of Counter-terrorism Legal Architecture in China
Li, Enshen (2019). Fighting the "Three Evils": A Structural Analysis of Counter-terrorism Legal Architecture in China. Emory International Law Review, 33 (3), 311-365.
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Criminal Defence in China: The Politics of Lawyers at Work (Book Review)
Li, Enshen (2018). Criminal Defence in China: The Politics of Lawyers at Work (Book Review). The China Journal, 79, 124-126.
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Combating Foreign Bribery in China: Rethinking Zero Tolerance with 'Chinese Characteristics'
Li, Enshen and Bronitt, Simon (2017). Combating Foreign Bribery in China: Rethinking Zero Tolerance with 'Chinese Characteristics'. Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, 5 (2), 308-344. doi: 10.1093/cjcl/cxx016
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Penological developments in contemporary China: populist punitiveness vs. penal professionalism
Li, Enshen (2017). Penological developments in contemporary China: populist punitiveness vs. penal professionalism. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 51, 58-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2017.06.001
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Li, Enshen (2016). China's new counterterrorism legal framework in the post-2001 era: legal development, penal change and poltical legitimacy. New Criminal Law Review, 19 (3), 344-381. doi: 10.1525/nclr.2016.19.3.344
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The rhetoric and practice of community corrections in China
Li, Enshen (2016). The rhetoric and practice of community corrections in China. Asian Journal of Criminology, 12 (2), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s11417-016-9237-2
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China’s community corrections: an actuarial model of punishment
Li, Enshen (2015). China’s community corrections: an actuarial model of punishment. Crime, Law and Social Change, 64 (1), 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s10611-015-9574-6
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China's urban population and penal policy
Li, Enshen (2015). China's urban population and penal policy. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 16 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1177/1748895815591368
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Towards the Lenient Justice? A Rise of ‘Harmonious’ Penality in Contemporary China
Li, Enshen (2015). Towards the Lenient Justice? A Rise of ‘Harmonious’ Penality in Contemporary China. Asian Journal of Criminology, 10 (4), 307-323. doi: 10.1007/s11417-015-9214-1
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The cultural idiosyncrasy of penal populism: the case of contemporary China
Li, Enshen (2015). The cultural idiosyncrasy of penal populism: the case of contemporary China. British Journal of Criminology, 55 (1), 146-163. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azu059
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The neoliberal penality thesis in China: when Western theory meets Chinese reality
Li, Enshen (2014). The neoliberal penality thesis in China: when Western theory meets Chinese reality. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 25 (3), 803-817. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2014.12035999
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The new drug detoxification system in China: a misused tool for drug rehabilitation
Li, Enshen (2014). The new drug detoxification system in China: a misused tool for drug rehabilitation. East Asia Law Review, 9 (2), 168-212.
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Crime control in China's pre-trial system: a political ideology?
Li, Enshen (2013). Crime control in China's pre-trial system: a political ideology?. National Taiwan University Law Review, 8 (1), 141-203. doi: 10.3966/181263242013030801004
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Between Reality and Idea : Is the Socialization of Chinese Administrative Offenders Realizable?
Li, Enshen (2012). Between Reality and Idea : Is the Socialization of Chinese Administrative Offenders Realizable?. Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal, 13 (2), 164-209.
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Between Reality and Idea: Implementing the Rule of Law in China's Pre-trial Process
Li, Enshen (2012). Between Reality and Idea: Implementing the Rule of Law in China's Pre-trial Process. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 7 (1), 398-415.
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Community drug treatment in China: a promising program or an incomplete project?
Li, Enshen (2012). Community drug treatment in China: a promising program or an incomplete project?. Lawasia Journal, 27-52.
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Li, Enshen (2011). The Abuse of Guaranteed Pending Trial in the Chinese Criminal Process: A Violation of International Human Rights Law. Indonesian Journal of International Law, 9 (1), 79-100.
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Chinese administrative justice system: its malpractice and possible reform
Li, Enshen (2010). Chinese administrative justice system: its malpractice and possible reform. Frontiers of Law in China, 5 (4), 548-579. doi: 10.1007/s11463-010-0111-3
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Miscarriage of Justice in the Chinese Pre-trial Process: Authorities Vs. Suspects
Li, Enshen (2010). Miscarriage of Justice in the Chinese Pre-trial Process: Authorities Vs. Suspects. Lawasia Journal, 11, 83-111.
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Prisonization or Socialization? Social Factors Associated with Chinese Administrative Offences
Li, Enshen (2010). Prisonization or Socialization? Social Factors Associated with Chinese Administrative Offences. UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal, 27 (2), 213-260.
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The Li Zhuang Case: Examining the Challenges Facing Criminal Defense Lawyers in China
Li, Enshen (2010). The Li Zhuang Case: Examining the Challenges Facing Criminal Defense Lawyers in China. Columbia Journal of Asian Law, 24 (1), 129-169.
Conference Publication
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The Sui Generis Case of China’s Justice Pyramid
Li, Enshen (2022). The Sui Generis Case of China’s Justice Pyramid . The American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA United States, 16-19 November 2022.
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The Politics of Penal Control in Post-Millennium China
Li, Enshen (2022). The Politics of Penal Control in Post-Millennium China . Second International Conference Punishment in Global Peripheries, Oxford, United Kingdom, 6-8 July 2022.
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Second International Conference Punishment in Global Peripheries
Li, Enshen (2022). Second International Conference Punishment in Global Peripheries. British Society of Criminology Conference, Surrey, United Kingdom, 28 June - 1 July 2022.
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Bureaucratising Criminal Convictions in China
Li, Enshen (2021). Bureaucratising Criminal Convictions in China. Chinese law and global development: A past, present and future analysis, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 30 November 2021.
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Beyond Zero Tolerance in Anti-Corruption Law and Policy: Selective Lessons from Australia, UK and US
Bronitt, Simon and Li, Enshen (2015). Beyond Zero Tolerance in Anti-Corruption Law and Policy: Selective Lessons from Australia, UK and US. The Sixth International Forum of Contemporary Criminal Law, Beijing, China, 22-23 August 2015.
Other Outputs
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China’s move towards a preventative state
Li, Enshen (2021). China’s move towards a preventative state.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2021) Australia-France Social Sciences Collaborative Research Program
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China's new counter-terrorism legal framework: a socio-legal inquiry
(2016–2017) UQ Early Career Researcher
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Federalism and the Governance of China: Past, Present, and a Vision for the Future
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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THE USE OF DNA EVIDENCE IN CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATIONS: FROM CRISIS TO CONFIDENCE
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Big Brother's New Toys: Regulation of contemporary covert and coercive policing methods in Australia
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
