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Hao Jiang is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Private Law at the University of Bocconi. He specializes in contract theory, Chinese, American, and European private law, and holds fellowships at Yale Law School's Center for the Study of Private Law. His research integrates legal doctrines, history, and moral philosophy, focusing on inconsistencies in private law across jurisdictions. Jiang has authored/co-authored books published by Cambridge and Edward Elgar, including a leading work on comparative private law and the first Western scholarly analysis of China's Civil Code.
Education:
- J.D., LL.M., S.J.D. from Tulane Law School
- Law degree in China
Research Interests: Jiang's work centers on applying Aristotelian commutative justice to private law, studying doctrinal issues in Chinese civil law codification, and empirical methods analyzing legal practice discrepancies. His current projects include a comparative contract law restatement for Greater China jurisdictions and a moral theory of contract as voluntary commutative justice.
Recent Work Trends: His articles address causation doctrines in contract law, cross-jurisdictional fairness standards, and the implications of legal transplants in Chinese tort law. Recent collaborations with James Gordley explore contract theory incoherence and the intersections of American and Chinese legal frameworks.
Affiliations:
- New York State Bar member
- European Law Institute member
- Visiting positions at Yale, University of Hong Kong, Berkeley, and EUI
Current Projects: Leading a comparative contract law study for mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Developing a moral theory of contract law rooted in commutative justice, contrasting mainstream liberal approaches.
