China Foreign Affairs University
Department of International Law
The Department of International Law was established in 1995 with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the filing of the Ministry of Education The teaching institution of China Foreign Affairs University, its predecessor was the Institute of International Law of China Foreign Affairs University established in 1950, is mainly responsible for the training of undergraduates, masters and doctoral students. In 2012, the school was recognized by the Ministry of Education as one of the first batch of outstanding foreign-related legal talents and a national legal education practice base construction unit.
The International Law Department once brought together a group of world-renowned international law masters. Among the existing teaching staff, most of the full-time teachers have senior professional titles and doctorate degrees in law, and nearly half of the teachers have studied abroad or visited prestigious European and American universities. They are rigorous in their scholarship, have strong scientific research capabilities, and have rich teaching and practical experience. Some of them enjoy high reputation and influence in my country's international legal circles, and two of them have taught international law for the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
The International Law Department of China Foreign Affairs University has the highest teacher-student ratio among domestic law schools. Whether it is foreign language courses or professional courses, it still maintains the tradition of small class teaching, giving students more opportunities to have close or face-to-face contact with teachers. Communicate and receive guidance from teachers.
The Department of International Law has many unique resources in the teaching, research and practice of international law. The institutional resource advantage of the Foreign Affairs College directly under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides channels and conveniences for teachers and students of the Department of International Law to engage in diplomacy and foreign affairs practice and to obtain first-hand international legal information and materials. It also creates opportunities for students to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other foreign-related departments after graduation. favorable conditions. The Secretariat of the China Society of International Law, a national academic organization under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is located in the Department of International Law of China Foreign Affairs University. With this unique academic resource advantage, students in the Department of International Law have the opportunity to listen to the teachings of famous international law masters in China and the world. Teachers in the Department of International Law can also conduct academic exchanges and cooperation with well-known international law research institutions at home and abroad, thereby further improving the level of scientific research and Teaching quality. The Department of International Law has established cooperative relationships with law schools of some first-class foreign universities, creating conditions for students to carry out international exchanges. At the same time, the Department of International Law also cooperates with some foreign legal practice departments to establish off-campus legal education practice bases for college students, set up legal aid centers, legal clinics, legal websites, etc., providing a platform for students to understand society, participate in legal practice, and improve business capabilities.
The Department of International Law focuses on cultivating students’ comprehensive quality and legal application ability, and organizes students to participate in various international and domestic moot court competitions every year. In the world-renowned Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition, the William
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Vice International Commercial Moot Court Competition, and the International Committee of the Red Cross International Humanitarian Moot Court Competition In the French moot court competition, the international law team has won the championship and runner-up in the Chinese division many times, and has participated in the international finals as representatives of Chinese universities in North America, Europe and Hong Kong. Hong Kong participates in the International Finals.
As one of the first batch of national-level education and training bases for outstanding legal talents, the Department of International Law is committed to cultivating outstanding foreign-related legal talents with distinctive diplomatic characteristics, outstanding foreign language advantages, and solid legal skills. The English proficiency of international law graduates usually reaches the level of domestic English major undergraduates, and they have the comprehensive advantages of legal major and foreign language ability when choosing a career. It is precisely because of the above advantages that many graduates have entered the work of central ministries and commissions, foreign-related enterprises and institutions, public prosecutors and judicial departments at all levels, Hong Kong financial institutions, and some foreign or international organizations. A considerable number of graduates have become outstanding talents in diplomacy, foreign affairs and other fields.
Law courses: The bachelor's degree program lasts four years, with both arts and sciences, and is awarded a bachelor's degree in law after graduation. The courses offered include compulsory courses and elective courses: compulsory courses include jurisprudence, legal history, constitutional law, administrative law, civil law, criminal law, civil procedure law, criminal procedure law, commercial law, economic law, intellectual property law, international public law, and international private law. , international economic law and other legal majors are core courses prescribed by the Ministry of Education, and on this basis, more than 40 professional courses focusing on international law and foreign law have been opened.
On this basis, international organizational law, international human rights law, international treaty law, international trade law, international investment law, international civil procedure law, international criminal law, international law of the sea, international environmental law, World Trade Organization law, clinical law There are more than 40 professional courses focusing on international law and foreign-related law, including education, arbitration law, and legal English. In addition, you can also take elective courses such as international economics and trade, finance, diplomacy, international relations, and humanistic qualities at school.
Students majoring in law can also minor in English and international economics and trade starting from the second year of college. After completing the required credits, they can obtain a double bachelor's degree.
Employment prospects
In recent years, judging from the employment situation of social law graduates, it is difficult for a small number of people to find jobs. Some people in the industry and parents of students are not very optimistic about this major. But this is a common misunderstanding about the legal profession. In fact, in reality, it is true that some law students (including undergraduates and graduate students) have difficulty finding employment, but this does not mean that the employment prospects of the entire law major are like this. The root cause of "difficulty in finding a job" in law is not a problem with the legal profession itself, nor is it a problem with the saturated demand for legal talents, but rather a problem with the training models of some schools, which results in the students being trained having defects in quality and ability. Without being able to better meet the actual needs of society, it seems that it has been difficult to find a job in law in recent years. In recent years, there seems to be a dilemma in the employment of lawyers, but the prospects are still very bright. To give a small example: in terms of the number of individual lawyers, according to statistics in 2002, there were 120,000 lawyers in the country, with an average of The number of lawyers per 10,000 people is only 0.8. This ratio is not only lower than that of developed countries (30 in the United States and 15 in the United Kingdom), but also lower than that of some developing countries, such as Brazil and Argentina, which have 20 and 20 lawyers respectively. got the same result as Argentina. Argentina has 20 and 12 lawyers respectively. As far as enterprises are concerned, there are currently 50 million enterprises in my country, and only 40,000 of them employ lawyers as legal advisors. Any setbacks the law currently faces are temporary. As legal practitioners or higher vocational students interested in engaging in legal work, you should not sit back and wait for death. You should be good at forging ahead, tapping your own potential, and improving your overall quality. Relying on everyone's efforts, the legal profession will surely usher in spring with hundreds of flowers blooming after the cold snap.
Basic introduction
The legal major has always been one of the majors that the Ministry of Education of our country attaches great importance to cultivating talents. This major provides professional services to our judicial and administrative departments
Government departments Talent channel, this major cultivates a systematic mastery of legal knowledge and is familiar with the law and the relevant policies of the Party. It can be used in state agencies, enterprises and institutions.
This major cultivates a systematic mastery of legal knowledge and is familiar with the laws and the relevant policies of the Party. , senior professionals who can engage in legal work in state agencies, enterprises and institutions, and social groups, especially in legislative bodies, administrative agencies, procuratorial organs, judicial organs, arbitration institutions and legal service institutions.
Employment Direction
Law was once recognized as a good major for "iron rice bowl". However, with the saturation of public security organs, the decrease in the number of law graduates, etc., the employment prospects of law have also declined. The cold period has arrived. This phenomenon not only exists in the employment of ordinary undergraduate graduates, but also in some well-known law schools. Recently, Wuhan University revealed that 300 master’s students have difficulty finding jobs. Has law really become a major that is easy to find and hard to find in people’s minds? China is in a period of transition from an administrative society to a market economy society. The legal profession is experiencing pain and rebirth. A series of popular employment fields such as law are picking up.
Lawyer: Still a golden profession. The word lawyer always brings to mind words such as quick thinking and personable demeanor. Compared with the boring practicing environment of public prosecutors and law, it has always been an ideal choice for young graduates. Lawyers are also recognized as a high-income class in society and are a symbol of identity and status. After joining the WTO, lawyers are one of the biggest beneficiaries. Lawyers who understand English and international law have very bright career prospects. A lawyer's income depends on the lawyer's ability. A high annual salary can reach 300,000 yuan or even millions of yuan, while a low annual salary may only be about 10,000 yuan.
Different majors such as economic law, labor law, and intellectual property have different incomes. At present, China's lawyer qualifications implement a strict admission system, and one must pass the national judicial examination.
Future Development Direction
Legal Counsel: A new choice for graduates. Legal consultants are the most concentrated employment sector for law graduates in my country. They mainly serve the legal affairs departments, legal advisory departments and intellectual property departments of enterprises, and some also serve the government legal advisory departments. However, this part is not something that ordinary undergraduates can do. Generally, government departments have higher academic requirements for legal advisors. As for salary, the annual salary of legal service personnel of foreign companies is around 100,000, and they are required to be proficient in English or a common national language; the annual salary offered by large state-owned enterprises and private enterprises is around 50,000 to 70,000, but there are differences for different universities and majors. Different companies such as Shenzhen Huawei Group and ZTE offer annual salaries of 100,000 and 80,000 yuan to undergraduate graduates of Southwest University of Political Science and Law respectively; small companies offer annual salaries of around 20,000 yuan.
Employment in a single subject: maximize your advantages. In addition to lawyers and legal consultants, due to the broad conceptual coverage of law, there are also a large number of jobs with single-professional advantages. Generally speaking, the professional requirements for such positions are higher and the number is smaller, but the salary is definitely higher.