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CHINA

1. Anhui University, School of Law

2. Peking University, Law School

3. Wuhan University, School of Law

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1. Anhui University, School of Law
No. 3 Feixilu, Hefei, Anhui, 230039, China
Phone: +86 55 5107 454; Email: sunyong@mars.ahu.edu.cn

• Awarded degrees are: LL.B. – 4 years; LL.M. – 3 years; J.M.;
• The University has a clinical program.
• The admission requirement is State Stipulated score in the National University Entrance.
• The number of admitted students is 160 undergraduates and 100 postgraduates each year.
• The number of graduate students is 100 each year.
• The University has a separate law library with 80.000 volumes.
• The library provides about 200 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

1) Pass the Uniform Judicial Examination organized by the Ministry of Justice;

2) Undertaking one year training in a law firm;

3) Applying for license to practice as a lawyer;

2. Peking University, Law School
Phone: 086 627 51694; Fax: 086 627 56542;
Email: pkulaw@law.pku.edu.cn

• Awarded degrees are Bachelor – 4 years, Master – 3 years and Doctor.
• The University has a clinical program.
• The requirement for admission is written examination.
• The number of admitted students is about 200 undergraduates, about 220 graduates, and about 80 doctors.
• The University does not charge tuition fees to students.
• The number of full-time faculty –83
• The University has a separate law library with 80.000 volumes.
• The library provides 41 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

When a law school graduate wants to be a lawyer, he/she must to take part in the justice examination at first. If he/she passes the examination, then he/she need to apply for the license and practice for one year in a law firm, then will become a fully licensed lawyer if eligible.

3. Wuhan University, Law School
Wuhan 430072 P.R.C
Phone: 0086-27-87686607; Fax: 0086-27-87882157; Email: fxybg@whu.edu.cn

• Awarded degrees are LL.B–4 years; LL.M-3 years; S.J.D.- 3-6 years
• The University has a clinical program.
• The requirements for admission are: for undergraduate-pass the entrance national examination and meet the criteria of over 580 scores. For postgraduate - pass the entrance examination for applicants for LL.M and S.J.D. The students are required to obtain a high school – the senior middle school – diploma before they apply to LL.B. program.
• The number of admitted students is 1.300 undergraduates and 340 postgraduates.
• The number of graduate students is 90% of the total students.
• The University charges tuition fees to students.
• The number of full-time faculty – 148
• The number of part-time faculty – 20
• The University has a separate law library with about 300.000 volumes.
• Library provides 120 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

Pass the national judicial examination and obtain the license after one-year practice.