The national judicial examination is a qualification examination organized by the state to engage in a specific legal profession. Newly appointed judges, prosecutors and lawyers must pass the national judicial examination. The national judicial examination is held once a year. Formerly known as the Lawyers Qualification Examination, it was changed to the Judicial Examination in 2002. People pay more and more attention to judicial examination, and it is also one of the important research contents of applied writing.
[Edit this paragraph] Examination content
The national judicial examination mainly tests the legal professional knowledge and the ability to engage in legal profession that candidates should possess.
The contents include: theoretical law, applied law, current legal provisions, legal practice and legal professional ethics.
[Edit this paragraph] Test paper subjects
The score of each test paper is 150, and the specific subjects of the test paper are:
Test paper 1: Comprehensive knowledge. Including jurisprudence, legal history, constitution, economic law, international law, private international law, international economic law, legal professional ethics and professional responsibility;
Examination Paper 2: Criminal and Administrative Legal System. Including: criminal law, criminal procedure law, administrative law and administrative procedure law;
Examination paper 3: Civil and commercial legal system. Including: civil law, commercial law and civil procedure law (including arbitration system);
Test paper 4: Example (case) analysis, judicial documents and discussion. Including: subjects listed in test papers 1, 2 and 3.
The first, second and third papers mentioned above are machine-readable multiple-choice questions, in which each volume contains 50 multiple-choice questions, each with 1 point, 40 multiple-choice questions, each with 2 points, 10 indefinite multiple-choice questions, each with 2 points and * *150 points; The fourth test paper is a subjective question, 1 short answer, 5-6 case analysis questions and essay questions.
Examination standard
How to determine test scores and grant qualifications?
The national judicial examination shall be graded uniformly throughout the country, and the results shall be announced by the National Judicial Examination Office of the Ministry of Justice. The results of the national judicial examination are valid once. Those who take part in the examination have objections to the examination results, and may apply for score verification according to the prescribed procedures.
Those who pass the national judicial examination shall be awarded the legal practice qualification certificate by the Ministry of Justice. Persons who have passed the examination and obtained the qualification certificate for legal practice shall meet the conditions stipulated in the revised Judges Law, Prosecutors Law and Lawyers Law when they serve as judges, prosecutors and lawyers. In addition, according to the provisions of the Notary Law, notaries must pass the national judicial examination.
[Edit this paragraph] Registration conditions
Persons who meet the following conditions may sign up for the national judicial examination:
(1), with China nationality;
(two) support the constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC), enjoy the right to vote and be elected;
(3) Having full capacity for civil conduct;
(4) It meets the academic qualifications and professional conditions stipulated in the Judges Law, the Public Prosecutor Law and the Lawyers Law;
(5) Good conduct.
According to the Ministry of Justice's Opinions on Determining the Place of Relaxing the Qualification for the National Judicial Examination (Sifatong [2007] No.38) and the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on the Policy Scope of Revitalizing the Old Industrial Bases in Northeast China and Developing the Western Region in Six Central Provinces (Guo Ban Han [2007] No.2), autonomous counties (banners) under the jurisdiction of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and counties (banners) under the jurisdiction of all autonomous regions. Counties (cities, districts) in six central provinces that implement policies related to the development of the western region (except county-level cities and districts that are not the focus of national or provincial poverty alleviation and development work); Western China (except Tibet), 1 1 counties under the jurisdiction of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government (including key poverty alleviation and development counties at the provincial level and county-level cities and districts enjoying the policy of ethnic autonomous areas); The cities, regions, counties, county-level cities and municipal districts under the jurisdiction of Xizang Autonomous Region can relax the qualification conditions for registration to the college degree of law in colleges and universities. The policy is valid until 20 1 1 year1February 3 1 day.
In 2009, college graduates can sign up for the national judicial examination.
Holders of academic qualifications (degrees) certificates from Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan Province Province or foreign institutions of higher learning may register for the national judicial examination after their academic qualifications (degrees) certificates have been certified by the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education.
Invalid registration
(1) has received criminal punishment for intentional crime;
(2) Being expelled from public office by a state organ;
(3) The practicing certificates of lawyers and notaries have been revoked;
(four) in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the Measures for the Implementation of the National Judicial Examination (Trial), he was sentenced to not register for the National Judicial Examination within 2 years, and the time limit was not full; Or sentenced to life and not allowed to register for the national judicial examination.
In addition, those who have passed the national judicial examination and obtained a class A legal professional qualification certificate, and those who have obtained a class B legal professional qualification certificate but have not obtained a bachelor's degree or above in an institution of higher learning may not register for the national judicial examination again.
The following materials shall be provided at the time of registration:
4. What materials do you need to register for the judicial examination?
1.09 National Judicial Examination Registration Form.
In order to facilitate registration and improve efficiency, applicants can download and print the registration form on the website of the Ministry of Justice, fill it out truthfully and accurately according to the instructions and requirements, and submit it for examination when registering; If you can't download and fill in the registration form in advance, you can directly pick it up at the registration point and fill in the registration form;
If you have pre-registered your name online, you can print and submit the registration form containing your information, or you can not submit the registration form separately. Application Form Download: Please visit PUFA, China. com。
2. The original and photocopy of my valid ID card (resident ID card, military officer's card and soldier's card).
3. The original and photocopy of my diploma.
Applicants with academic qualifications from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and foreign institutions of higher learning must also submit the certificate of academic degree certification issued by the International Student Service Center of the Ministry of Education.
4. I recently took 3 photos with negative film 1 inch color bareheaded certificate. Where conditions permit, you can take photos by digital photography when you register.
5. Applicants should pay the registration fee when registering.
6. If registered in a different place, submit the temporary residence permit issued by the public security organ at the place of registration and the work and study (study) certificate issued by the relevant unit.
Graduates majoring in law in areas with relaxed registration qualifications who work and study (for further study) in different places must also submit the household registration certificate issued by the public security organ where they are registered.
The above registration materials are true and complete, and if they meet the registration conditions after verification, the judicial administrative organ shall issue an admission ticket.
Pass rate of examination
The passing rate of judicial examination over the years: 6.68% in 2002, 8.75% in 2003,1.22% in 2004, 14.39% in 2005, 17% in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, the pass rate was about 23%!
Questions and answers for judicial examination
Q: What are the requirements for registration? Can junior college students register?
Answer: In the judicial examination in 2008, education is still required: bachelor degree or above in law major in colleges and universities, or bachelor degree or above in other majors in colleges and universities, with legal professional knowledge.
That is to say, in principle, junior college students can't sign up for the national judicial examination, but this year, the Ministry of Justice stipulated that in some areas where there is a serious shortage of legal talents, the qualifications for registration for the division examination were still relaxed, allowing junior college students majoring in law to sign up in relaxed areas.
Q: What are the requirements for a diploma? I am a graduate of the Central Party School. Can I sign up?
A: Applicants must produce a diploma that meets the requirements; Those who pass all the scores in the single subject of the higher self-study examination can register with the certificate of qualification in the single subject (all subjects) of the self-study examination and the graduation certificate issued by the administrative department of education, but when passing the examination and handling the certificate of qualification, they must hold a formal graduation certificate.
Academic certificates that can be registered for the national judicial examination include: academic certificates issued by private colleges, adult colleges and universities, and ordinary colleges and universities (including scientific research institutions that train graduate students); Self-study examination diploma, higher education diploma examination diploma; Distance (network) education graduation certificate issued by ordinary colleges and universities approved by the Ministry of Education to implement network education pilot; Comply with the Interim Provisions of China People's Liberation Army Colleges and Universities on the Administration of Academic Certificates; Graduation certificates obtained by students who are included in the national enrollment plan and take the national unified examination and attend party schools and military schools. Academic qualifications that do not meet the above conditions may not be registered. Party school graduates, if they are correspondence students, do not have the registration conditions because they do not belong to the academic qualifications recognized by the national education sequence.
Q: I am a non-law undergraduate. Are there any requirements for me to master legal expertise when registering?
Answer: Please check the specific requirements for the legal professional knowledge level required for the undergraduate degree or above in illegal education in 2008.
Q: I have passed the examination in 2005 and obtained the B-level legal professional qualification certificate. Now that I have graduated, I want to get an A certificate. Can I still register?
A: Yes. Those who have passed the judicial examination and obtained the A-class legal professional qualification certificate and those who have obtained the B-class legal professional qualification certificate but have not yet obtained the bachelor's degree or above in colleges and universities may not apply for the judicial examination again. Having obtained a bachelor's degree, you can apply for a class A legal professional qualification certificate.
Q: Can I register on your behalf? I am studying abroad now. Can I register locally?
A: Applicants should register in person at the registration place designated by the judicial administrative organ where the household registration is located within the specified time. If you work or study outside for more than one year, you can register in a different place where you work or study. Registration in different places must be submitted to the local temporary residence permit for more than one year and the original work and study certificate issued by the relevant units for more than one year. Among them, those who graduated from law major in relaxed areas can register in non-relaxed areas or other relaxed areas, but they also need to submit the household registration certificate issued by the public security organ where their household registration is located; Law graduates whose household registration is not in the non-relaxed areas may not register for the examination in the relaxed areas.
Q: I got all the exam results, but I haven't answered my thesis yet! I wonder if I can take the exam?
A: According to the regulations of the Ministry of Justice, all scores must be qualified, including the thesis scores.
Opinions of the Ministry of Justice on determining the place to relax the conditions for applying for academic qualifications in the national judicial examination
Sifatong [2007] No.38
The judicial departments (bureaus) of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government:
In order to implement the provisions of Article 9 of the Judges Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), Article 10 of the Public Prosecutors Law of the People's Republic of China and Article 6 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), according to the spirit of the the Supreme People's Procuratorate Notice, the Notice of the Supreme People's Court on Continuing to Relax the Academic Qualifications of Some Local Judges and Prosecutors and the Notice of the Ministry of Justice on Continuing to Relax the Academic Qualifications of Some Local Lawyers have been studied.
From May to 20, 200711,65438+February 3 1, the qualification conditions for registering for the national judicial examination in the following places can be relaxed to graduate from a law college:
1. Autonomous counties and banners under the jurisdiction of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, counties and banners under the jurisdiction of autonomous regions and counties under the jurisdiction of autonomous prefectures;
Two. Key counties (county-level cities and districts) approved by the State Council for national poverty alleviation and development;
3. The western region 1 1 counties under the jurisdiction of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government (including key poverty alleviation and development counties at the provincial level and county-level cities and districts enjoying the policy of ethnic autonomous areas);
4. Cities, regions, counties, county-level cities and municipal districts under the jurisdiction of Xizang Autonomous Region.
Judicial examination involves a wide range of knowledge points, mainly examining China's laws, requiring 360 points out of 600 to pass the line. The pass rate is still not high. If you want to take the exam, you can look for the real questions over the years, have a look and understand the difficulty.
If you want to take the exam, you'd better register this year, because next year or later, it is likely to be reformed to take the exam twice a year, and it will be more difficult to pass it then.