Biography
Xuan Shao is a DPhil candidate in public international law supervised by Prof. Antonios Tzanakopoulos. Her research focuses on international investment law, sources of international law, and treaty interpretation. She is also a tutor in Public International Law at the Law Faculty.
She studied law at Shandong University (LLB (Hons)), University College London (LLM (Dist.)) and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (LLM (cum laude)). She has been granted various awards, including the Bentham Scholarship, the Peter Birks Scholarship, and Oxford Law Faculty Scholarship, during her studies.
Xuan has been assisting with the International Law Commission Special Rapporteur on the topic of General Principles of law. In particular, she assisted with the preparation of the syllabus and the first report of this project. She is also a rapporteur for the Oxford International Organizations (OXIO) database.
Xuan has taught public international law and international investment law in Oxford summer courses. She is currently coaching the Oxford team in Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition. She is also a co-convenor of the Chinese Law Discussion Group.
Research programmes
Research Interests
Public International Law, International Investment Law, International Commercial Arbitration