Introduction of Chinese law(I)

Introduction of Chinese law(I) Prof.Jian Vice dean of law school

the purpose of this lecture Let the foreign students know : • Chinese legal tradition • Main characteristics of traditional Chinese law • Impact of traditional law on modern china • Contemporary Chinese law department • Problems exist in legal education in china • Legal education reform in china

一.Chinese legal tradition （一）The Origin and development of Chinese law (chart1）（二）the perspectives on law in ancient china 1. XuShen 2. Confucianism 3. Legalism

.Main Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Law • Patriarch System • Confucian Legal Thought Played a Key Role in Chinese Legal Tradition • Criminal law and law code • Non litigation • Dictatorship

III. impacts of traditional Chinese law on modern china

四.Legal education in china (中国的法学教育) • 1.Development of Chinese legal education （中国法学教育的发展） • 2.Curriculum and teaching method in china (中国的法学课程和教学方法) • （1）Type of law schools and academic degrees(法学院类型) • （2）type of legal academic degrees(法学学位类型) • (3) Legal Curriculum (法学课程) • (4)teaching method (教学方法)

五.Problems exist in legal education (中国法学教育存在的问题) • 1．Training goal is not clear(教育目标不明) • 2. Teaching method is boring(教学方法枯燥) • 3. levels and types of legal education are different (教育类型与层次差异太大) • 4.elective courses are too less (选修课太少) • 5.gap between theory and practice is too big (理论与实践之间严重脱节)

六.Legal education reform in china (中国法学教育改革) • （1）compress the size of law schools; • (2)Promote the quality of law teachers; • (3) Reform teaching method; • (4) add more elective courses; • (5)Improve teaching equipment.

七.Discussions, presentation or other practical activities (讨论、发言、或其它实践活动)

Introduction of Chinese law(I)