Not a major, doctor of law (hereinafter referred to as JD) is a kind of legal professional diploma certificate widely existing in the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries [1]. Although the name of doctor of law contains the word "doctor", it does not belong to the traditional research doctorate. The doctor with this diploma belongs to the professional doctor of law education, rather than the general research doctor (such as Ph.D or J.S.D), and prefers to practice as a doctor of law. Extended information 2065438+On July 2, 2009, the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China issued an announcement to uniformly change the Chinese name of JD certificate to "Professional Doctor of Law Diploma"; The academic level of JD certificate in the United States and Australia is clearly expressed as master's level, while that of JD certificate in Canada is clearly expressed as bachelor's level. The announcement has aroused widespread concern and heated discussion among people concerned in the society.