He Tiantian

I. Basic Information

He Tiantian graduated from Renmin University of Chinawith a Ph.D.in International Lawin 2015. She is currently an assistant research fellow at CASS Institute of International Law and an editor of Chinese Review of International Law. Her research interests include international dispute settlement, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and the law of the sea. She was awarded the title of one of the “100 Potential Young Scholars of Law”by Beijing Law Society in 2018.

II. Main Academic Viewpoints

In recent years, Dr. He has published several articles on the South China Sea ArbitrationCase and some procedural and evidence issues in international dispute resolution andexpressed the following views:

First, the South China Sea arbitral tribunal has no jurisdiction over the unilateral arbitration initiated by the Philippines. According to the awards, the arbitral tribunal improperly adopted and accepted the evidence provided by the Philippines. Second, with respect to procedural and evidentiary issues, the practice of international courts and tribunals has some similarities with the domestic ones while having its own characteristics. The evidentiary international practice is flexible, specific, and could be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

III. Main Publications

Book in Chinese:

The War Crime of Child Recruitment: Analysis of the First Judgment of the International Criminal Court, Social Sciences Academic Publication, 2018.

Articles in Chinese:

(1) “International Courts of Justice and Experts Evidence: From the Perspective of Case concerning the Land and Maritime Boundary Between Cameroon and Nigeria”, Chinese Review of International Law, 30(2019);

(2) “Law Interacts with Science：Experts’ Appointment in International Court of Justice”, Contemporary Law Review, 1(2018);

(3)“Commentary on Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility of the Philippines-instituted Arbitration under Annex VII to the UNCLOS: Fact-finding and Evidence-handling”, Chinese Review of International Law, 21 (2016);

(4) “International Law Analysis on the Philippines Submission of South China Sea Issue to International Arbitration”, Pacific Journal,12 (2013);

Articles in English:

(1)“Book Review: The Philosophy of International Law", Chinese Journal of International Law, 16 (2017);

(2)“Book Review: James Gerard Devaney, Fact-Finding before the International Court of Justice ", Chinese Journal of International Law, 17 (2018);

(3)“Manila's arbitration has evidence problem”, China Daily, May 6th,2016;

(4)“Commentary on the Award on the Jurisdiction and Admissibility of the Philippines-instituted Arbitration Case under Annex VII to the UNCLOS: A Discussion on Fact-Finding and Evidence”, Chinese Journal of Global Governance,2 (2016).