Peking University School of law in June 26, 1999 formally announced the establishment of. Her predecessor was the Peking University Faculty of law. Founded in 1904, Peking University School of law, in China in modern law education, has the longest history. 1952 years, countries were incorporated into the adjustment, Beijing Institute of politics and law, Peking University School of law. 1954 , direct guidance in the deputy prime minister, Council member of the Central Committee Director Dong Biwu, Peking University School of law is reconstruction. "Cultural Revolution", Peking University Department of law is one of the dissolution of doom two from the politics and law department only. With the 1977 normal college entrance examination system in comprehensive national to China's reform and opening up recovery and 1978 years, Peking University School of law has achieved rapid development, in strengthening the discipline construction, cultivating teachers, enlarge scale, cultivating talents and the active participation of the national legal system construction, always walk in the forefront of the legal department. Since 1977, has served as the Department of law (Law School) director (director) with Chen Shouyi, Ma Zhenming, Zhang Guohua, Zhao Zhenjiang, Wei Zhenying, Wu Zhipan, Zhu Suli.

Peking University law school has many well-known scholars, the famous cross century youth in the teaching and scientific research backbone, at present 41 professors, 31 associate professors, lecturers 8 , 55 tutors of doctoral students, doctoral students tutor in 2007 40. Teaching and administrative staff of 23.

Peking University School of law is a doctorate level disciplines authorized unit, the existing 9 programs: Theory of law, legal history, constitutional and administrative law, criminal law, civil law and commercial law, procedure law, economic law, environmental law, international law, 12 master: legal theory, legal history, constitutional and administrative law, criminal law science, civil and commercial law, criminal law, economic law, environmental law, international law, law (International Economic Law), law (intellectual property rights), law (Law). In addition, Peking University School of law is one of the professional degree education of master of law education among the first batch of pilot institutions, and a post doctoral research station.

The key discipline:

The legal theory, constitution and administrative law, economic law, the science of criminal law is the national key discipline.

The discipline of law theory is the earliest one of the discipline of master and doctoral program. The legal theory of teaching and scientific research strength, has long been in the leading position in the country. Legal theory, have the following directions: jurisprudence, legislation law, sociology of law, economics of law, comparative law; master has the following directions: jurisprudence, legislation law, sociology of law, economics of law, comparative law, legal system. The forefront of Chen Shouyi, Shen Zongling and other old generation jurist and Zhu Suli, Zhou Wangsheng, He Weifang and other young academic leaders lead the discipline of law theory always stand in our theoretical study of law.

Constitutional law and administrative law, has fifty years of history, from 1978 years before a master, research direction China constitution, constitution and recruit foreign graduate students, and administrative law, the basic law of the Hong Kong and Macao is the administrative litigation law, direction; 1989 year begin to set point, doctoral recruit China constitution, constitution of foreign countries the administrative procedure law, administrative law, administrative law, the basic law of Hong Kong and Macao, the foreign student in the field of. 9 months of 2004 was approved by the Ministry of education as "the key research base of Humanities and Social Science in Colleges and universities". Professor Luo Haocai, Jiang Mingan is in our constitution, administrative law academic leaders.

Economic law and economic law undergraduate professional master degree in the country to set up the earliest. Established in 1996. The economic law science teacher is strong, masters gathered, both Yang purple Xuan and the older generation of economic law also has Wu Zhipan, Zhang Shouwen, Liu Jianwen and other young scholars. The subject of economic law in the theory of economic law, tax law, financial law, competition law, has been in the leading position.

Criminal law science is one of the earliest criminal law in China, from 1978 began to recruit the criminal law postgraduate; 1991 years for doctoral students. The criminal subject teachers strength is abundant, has made important contributions to strong teachers, Zhang Wen, Liu Shoufen Huaizhi storage as older criminal jurist and Chen Xingliang young professor of composition, for the development of China's criminal law theory of criminal law of training advanced talents and the perfection of legislation . The criminal subject ranks the leading position in the theory of criminal law and criminology, criminal policy. The criminal law is divided into the following doctoral research direction: China criminal law, foreign criminal law, criminology. Criminal law Master points to the following research direction: China foreign criminal law, criminal policy, criminal law, criminology, criminal execution law (including the prison law).

In addition to the above four national key disciplines, Peking University law school has a strong teaching and research strength in the international law, civil and commercial law, procedure law, legal history, environmental law and other disciplines, in recent years by the introduction of talent and selecting post doctoral flow station personnel, to further improve the teaching staff, and make the outstanding achievements in teaching and scientific research, a solid foundation to create the world's top law school play.

Peking University Law School also has a research on economic law, Institute of international law, International Economic Law Research Institute, dozens of research institutions of labor law and Social Security Law Institute, Institute of criminal law theory, the world trade organization, legal research center, Center for studies of constitutional and administrative law law research center, financial Law Research Center, Center for the study of human rights, the legal information center. These research institutions organized many academic activities, and provide a lot of academic exchange and research opportunities for graduate students of law school, build the whole academic atmosphere plays a good role.

Peking University School of law, the law of Library and the level of automation is in the leading position in legal departments in comprehensive university. The existing foreign books and more than 8 books, reading seats 190 and two "electronic reading room", a total of more than 50 networked computer, can browse the international network and quickly query information, so students and law development in the world of law school.

In international exchanges, Law School of Peking University and Japan, Singapore, Canada, Holland, Britain, America, Taiwan, Hongkong, and the world trade organization, the United Nations Asia Pacific Economic and Social Council, the UN International Criminal Court and other international organizations to establish a cooperative relationship of sustained and stable exchanges, fruitful cooperation in mutual visits, study books and information exchange, and exchange of students.

The legal research and the legal education of the prosperity of the Peking University law school has attracted from all corners of the country's law. In recent years, the law school has organized international conferences and academic activities of large. Overseas scholars and legal professionals are frequently came to the Peking University law school for a visit, carrying out academic exchanges and lecture. Peking University law school also has more and more scholars overseas exchanges of visits, the China legal research and legal system construction achievements cited referred to the overseas, Peking University School of law is trying to become the world's leading law school.

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