The morning of August 24, 2010, Institute of law, Institute of international law Youth Forum eleventh in the Democratic centre. America Columbia University doctor of law (JD), before the "Columbia Asian Law Review" co editor in chief Fang Jianwei, "America students' evaluation of legal publications" of speech. The forum is chaired by associate professor Xie Zengyi.

Dr. Fang Jianwei first briefly introduces the characteristics USA law school students' evaluation of law journals, law journals and from the early nineteenth Century began to rise about, traces back to the "America Law Review", "Harvard Law Review", "legal person" and other well-known Columbia review of development history, especially the "Harvard Law Review" (Harvard Law Review) as by far the oldest law journal, the academic leading practices play an important role in improving the tremendous influence of Harvard Law school.

In the development of the status quo about Law Journal USA student evaluation time, Dr. Fang pointed out, these journals academic status is irreplaceable, those law the most influential journals often from law students evaluation. Especially the legal literature reference annotation Bluebook law review, Harvard, Yale Columbia and Pennsylvania four school Joint Publishing (Bluebook), has become the instrument and the law courts must follow the annotation format. Then, Dr. Fang according to their Columbia as "Asian Law Review" co editor of the experience, from the aspects of structure and operation of the law, the editor of the journal's recruitment and selection, editing functions and settings, the review and editing program, student publications and other activities, and in detail introduces operation mode of student evaluation legal publications, and at this stage the America students' evaluation of legal publications made objective evaluation.

Finally, Dr. Fang, from the angle of inspiration America students' evaluation of legal publications on the successful experience Chinese legal education, expressed their views: Students' evaluation of law journals, not only will not replace the expert evaluation law journal existing practices, it is the beneficial supplement to students and scholars, the benign interaction and students' evaluation, law journals have in order to promote the development Chinese law.

Participate in the forum of the researchers will American law journals and research issues with the speaker is discussed and exchange in-depth, the forum has achieved good effect.