Legal Education In China Research Articles

What Counts as History: A Cross-National and Longitudinal Study of University Curricula

Dans les parutions recentes de sociologie et d'education, on constate une penurie de travaux d'etudes longitudinales et comparatives sur les changements dans les programmes d'etudes. En particulier, les etudes systemiques sont rares. Cet article vise a combler ce manque puisqu'il produit une etude du programme d'histoire a l'Universite dans plusieurs pays de 1895 a 1994.

Rebirth of Chinese Legal Scholarship, With Regard To International Law

The fate of Chinese legal scholarship appears to have been closely linked to the chronological development of legal education in China. The periods of incubation of legal scholarship covered nearly three decades of internal strife and political turmoil from 1949 to 1978. The rebirth of Chinese legal scholarship did not take place immediately upon China's return to the United Nations (in 1971). This return, however, marked the first sign of a change of policy towards legal scholarship.The author briefly describes the history, development and current status of (Chinese) legal scholarship and attitude towards international law in China.

An Overview of Chinese Law and Legal Education

This article surveys the remarkable transformation of law and legal education in China in the past few years. Not long after the Gang of Four was toppled in 1976, a long-term legal development plan was adopted. Its steady implementation has led to widespread codification, an extension of courts, a restoration and expansion of the legal profession, an ambitious and popular legal education program, and substantial growth in formal legal education. Previously an authoritarian political tradition and a preference for mediation over litigation had retarded the development of a formal and autonomous legal system in China. Today, however, the popular demand for stability and justice, the need for legal rules and procedures to improve economic efficiency, and the desire to attract foreign technology and investment serve as powerful motivations for strengthening the legal system. The resulting need for more legal specialists has spawned more than 30 new law schools, along with a growing program of legal education exchange with the United States and other countries.

Legal Education in China

Legal Education in China