Xiaoqian Hu

Associate Professor of Law

Xiaoqian Hu teaches Property, Torts, and seminars on property and social change. Her research on property issues in the United States examines how property law shapes racial and class inequality and what legal changes might be realizable to advance structural equity. Her research on China examines how property law shapes and is shaped by China’s socioeconomic transformation and how state actions and discourses affect class dynamics and government legitimacy.

Professor Hu received her S.J.D. from Harvard Law School and was awarded the Yong K. Kim ’95 Memorial Prize for her work on property struggles in China. She also received a Ph.D. in comparative law and law and economics from the University of Turin (Italy), and a master’s degree in civil jurisprudence and an LL.B. from East China University of Political Science and Law.

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Courtesy Appointment

  • College of Humanities - Affiliated Faculty
    Spring 2022 - present

Education

  • S.J.D. Harvard University Law School
    2019
  • LL.M. Harvard University Law School
    2012 (degree waived)
  • Ph.D. University of Turin
    2010
  • Master's in Law, East China University of Political Science and Law
    2007
  • LL.B., East China University of Political Science and Law
    2004

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor of Law
    James E. Rogers College of Law
    2019 - present
  • Teaching Fellow
    Harvard University Law School
    Spring of 2014, 2015, & 2018
  • Law Clerk
    Shanghai Arbitration Commission
    2005 - 2006
Faculty
Civil Rights Law
Comparative Law
Environmental Law
Human Rights Law
International Trade & Business Law
Racial Justice
Real Property Law
Water & Natural Resources Law