He Weifang is a professor at Peking University Law School, Chief Editor of Chinese and Foreign Law, and Director of the Center for Justice Studies. His research includes studies in the history of Western legal thought, law theory, comparative law, the justice system, and foreign legal history. Previously, he taught at the University of Political Science and Law and was the editor of the journal Study of Comparative Law. He is Vice President of the Legal History Association of China.
He has an LL.B. from Southwest University of Political Science and Law and an LL.M. in Foreign Legal History from the China University of Political Science and Law. He was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University.