Xiamen University law school 80 anniversary

One is located in Wulaofeng, beautiful coast of the East China Sea, at the red phoenix wreath embrace of Xiamen University law school, readily ushered her eighty birthday. Open the Xiamen University law school, eighty years of history, a be full of excitement.

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   The Xiamen University is made by Comrade Mao Zedong praised as "overseas Chinese flag, national glory" of the famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Mr. Chen Jiageng founded in 1921. At the beginning of school, the Xiamen University will attach great importance to the training of law education and law students, Professor Huang Kaizong, and served as director of Liberal Arts in 1924 when Ms. adjunct law director, responsible for the preparatory establishment of legal matters. In 1926, the formal establishment of law of Xiamen University, under the law, political science, economics, three, has become one of the universities in our country to open higher education of law. In 1930 February, Xiamen University "section" to "School of law", then renamed the school of law.

   In 1934 June, college and business with business college; Xiamen University in 1937 July, changed from private to national legal system, for the first time in 1940 October, was closed; due to take over Fujian University School of law, Xiamen University began to do restoration law education, and again the school of law; in 1950 September, School of law, Institute and the merged into the grammar school in 1953 July, the national department; big adjustment, Xiamen University School of law into the East China University Of Politics and Law, law education once again discontinued.

In 1979 July, with the need to establish the legal system construction and conform to the national policy of reform and opening up, the Xiamen University approved by the Ministry of education second re do law education, set up the legal system, which began to enter a new period of development. In 1983 August, according to the Central Committee on accelerating the development of higher education of law and the spirit of Fujian province in the future legal system construction of the urgent need for talents, the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and formally the people's Government of Fujian Province, Xiamen University decided to rely on the existing strength, take the form of joint running school in 1985 January the establishment of the Xiamen University Institute of politics and law, under the law department, Department of philosophy, political system. In 1998 September, Xiamen University implements two level management system in University, decided to adjust the school setting, politics and law college was renamed the school of law, Faculty of law, under the political system. In 2003 November, the school decided on the original legal system on the re establishment of a single discipline of law school, to build a good platform for the further development of discipline and law education in Xiamen University.

Today, Xiamen University School of law, have law post doctoral research station, the degree of doctor of law disciplines and authorized professional master degree, master of law degree authorization point, and a bachelor's degrees in law, forming the pattern of training from undergraduate to doctoral complete law talents. The college also has 1 national key disciplines and 4 key disciplines in Fujian province. "International economic law and the Hong Kong and Macao" and "international economic law and the law of the sea" has was included in the national "211 Project" and "Nine Five" and "fifteen" key construction projects. The national legal level academic assessment office organization of the State Council in 2004 in Xiamen University degree, the subject of law is ranked eighth.

All rivers run into sea Talents

Xiamen University law school attaches great importance to the construction of teachers' team, adhere to the "talent is the first resource" concept, the full implementation of "development strategy of talent strong school", and actively expand the channels of training teachers, step up efforts to introduce talents, optimize the structure of teachers, to improve the overall quality of teachers.

The law was founded, Xiamen University will take active measures for the law many celebrities to school head coach, of which a considerable part of the experience of studying abroad. As the first director of the Huang Kaizong professor of law is from Philippines returned USA University of Chicago, doctor of law, Xu Di Ping, Shen Jiayi, Fu Wenkai are from the law, study abroad homecoming, has served as director of law department, the academic work has spread to the world, the academic point of view to the later generations often mention. During the Anti Japanese War, Xiamen University moved to Fujian, the mountain city of Changting to continue running, and complex do in 1940 for the first time in legal education. Meanwhile, Chinese law Master Zhou Nan, Chen Zhaobi has taken on as a law professor and Dean, Professor Chen Zhaobi is devoted all her life for legal education in Xiamen University. To 1953 because of the adjustment and operation of law education, Law School of Xiamen University will be set to high Mengxiong, Lu Jifan, Xue Siguang, Zhou Ziya, Ke Linghan, Li Jingxi as a representative of a group of famous jurist and scholar, teacher strength.

Since 1979, once again do education of law, Xiamen University School of law, and strive to create a harmonious environment, increase the intensity of talent introduction, conscientiously do a good job of backbone teachers, and the establishment of incentive mechanism and constraint mechanism effectively, promote the growth of outstanding personnel. The existing 83 full-time teachers, including 28 professors, 17 associate professors, 15 doctoral supervisors. In the academic echelon, Professor Chen An is one of the founders of China's famous jurist, Chinese international economic law subject, President China society of international economic law, but also China government according to the "Washington" to the "Convention on the International Centre for settlement of investment disputes" appointed chief international arbitrator; Zeng Professor was included in the first national "group the first two talents, talents cultivation plan" Professor Liao Yixin of Ministry of education; in the "trans century talent"; Professor Xu Guodong, Professor Xu Chongli and Professor Qiu Xinglong are selected for the Ministry of education in the "new century talents training plan".

Music does not stop Glorious flowers in spring and solid fruits in autumn

Xiamen University law school attaches great importance to the integration of scientific research strength, allocation of research resources reasonably, the effort to study the formation of distinctive features. "Fifteen" period (2001-2005 years), law school teachers has undertaken 82 research projects, including national social science fund project 7, the Ministry of education, the humanities and Social Sciences base on 2 research projects, key project of Ministry of justice 1, the Ministry of education issues, the Ministry of justice and other relevant ministries under the State Council and the Fujian Provincial Academy of Social Sciences planning projects, 55 provincial and ministerial level.

Founded by Xiamen University law school, "International Economic Law Journal" (edited by Chen An, Peking University Press), "Rome law and modern" (edited by Xu Guodong, Renmin University of China Press), "Xiamen University Law Review" (edited by Liao Yixin, Xiamen University Press) and "Chinese marine law review" (chief editor Fu Kuncheng, Hongkong Chinese comments Culture Co. Ltd.), published in academic journals and continuous academic publications, it has also been highly affirmed the academic community, the "international economic law" has been selected the CSSCI Academic Journal of data source.

Xiamen University law school adhere to the road to school characteristics, make full use of located in Special Economic Zone, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao and Southeast Asia and other favorable conditions, and actively carry out research in the field of international economic law. In early 1987, by Professor Chen An, leader of the research team took the lead in the country published the first set of International Economic Law Series (5 book), has laid a good foundation for the development of China international economic law subject. At present, the Xiamen University law school comprehensive research strength in the international economic law field have been among the forefront of the country, some research results have a wide influence both at home and abroad.

   By the reform and opening-up, Xiamen University School of law to take active measures, continue to expand the foreign academic exchange and cooperation in space. At present, the college has with the United Nations Data Center, "the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)", "International Center for settlement of investment disputes" (ICSID) and other international organizations to establish the data exchange of information frequently. Successively with the Craiova Romania University School of law, University of Roma Tor Vergata law school in Italy, Argentina Law School of University of Buenos Aires, Paris tenth, France University Oxford Brooks University Social Science and law college, Inha University School of law, foreign institutions in South Korea signed a cooperation framework agreement, and carried out substantial cooperation in the exchange of students.

   In April 6, 2005, Xiamen University School of law also established the Xiamen Academy of international law, by justice Shi Jiuyong president of the United Nations of the International Court of justice as the first chairman of the board of directors. Institute for advanced study in Xiamen, international law is the only independent permanent international law academic institutions in Asia and the Pacific region, to promote the field of international law in the international academic research, exchange and cooperation; training, especially the countries of Asia Pacific international law talents; strengthen the international law in the aspects of norms of International Relations and the establishment of a new international order function. Xiamen Academy of international law by the world famous "Hague Academy of international law" mode of operation, every summer and Summer International Law lectures for three weeks, invite world class international law expert, scholar class, National Youth diplomats, foreign officials, teachers, judges, lawyers and research oriented students.

In recent years, Xiamen University School of law further condense the subject direction, gather academic team, build a discipline platform, strengthen the construction of basic discipline and scientific research organization, has the power to write published "Taiwan law", "the study of international economic law", "civil law", "law of world Trade Organization Studies," "civil research on Procedure Law", "commercial law research", "the law of the sea", "economic law", "criminal law", "Xiamen University law in academic library" multidisciplinary monograph series, fully demonstrated the strength of comprehensive study of the Law School of Xiamen University, and has been widely praised in the academic circles.

Personnel training Achievements

For a long time, the Xiamen University law school adhere to the culture of both professional and profound foundation of law, and it has an independent legal personality of specialized personnel as the starting point and the home education, deepening teaching reform, the law and the infiltration of the humanities and Social Sciences, innovative thinking and innovative ability of students, to cultivate. A solid foundation for innovative talents of social needs.

Over the years, Xiamen University School of law for the society has trained a large number of various types of graduates. They always keep in mind the "unremitting self-improvement, aim at absolute perfection" motto, give full play to "fine tradition of patriotism, revolutionary, self-improvement, science", in their respective work has made a valuable contribution.

Xiamen University School of law and actively promote quality education, to promote all-round development of students' morality, intelligence, body, beauty, etc.. Students of law school also has set up a student organization of master of law law society, legal aid center, college students' Federation, international debate and Exchange Association, actively carry out compulsory legal consultation, community building, the legal aid activities. Such as the legal aid center of Xiamen University students, and actively carry out publicity, compulsory legal consultation and assistance activities, received wide acclaim from all sectors of society. In 2003 March, the center was honored with the title of "learning from Lei Feng, volunteer service in Fujian province is advanced and collective".

Xiamen University law school is the only one for five consecutive years to send students to go to Austria Vienna to participate in the organization of the United Nations Commission on international trade law, international commercial arbitration tribunal Willem C. Vis simulation contest law school, competition is increasing year by year. In 2005, in the fierce competition and representatives of countries participating in the tournament's many schools of 154 teams in the finals for the first time, the top 32, 2001 undergraduate students Guan Jing won the best debater Award; in 2006, achieved the best written pleadings before ten.

At the same time, another student team of Xiamen University School of law in USA Washington to participate in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court competition also brilliant. In 2006 March, law school student team won the Hardy C. Dillard best written pleadings award winner, 2005 master of professional international law student Guan Jing students won the Evans best written pleadings Award for non English speaking on behalf of the tournament only "team in the best resolution hand" title. Xiamen University law school student team made in the international game result, are the best present domestic universities to participate in the event.

(Hou Libiao Wu Zhiqing Jiang Juntao )
[2006 November 16th is contained in the "Legal Daily" Fourth Edition].
Published on 2006-11-16