international private law
Research characteristics of international economic law
This research direction is good at studying modern international law theory and practice, international organization law, United Nations law, European Union law, World Trade Organization law, treaty law, international human rights law and international criminal law. Its research level has always been in a leading position in similar disciplines in China, and it also has considerable influence in the world. The main representative research achievements are Professor Liang's International Organization Law (won the first prize of excellent teaching materials of the State Education Commission) and International Law; Professor Wan Exiang's International Compulsory Law and International Public Order (won the second prize of outstanding social science achievements in Hubei Province) and International Human Rights Law; Professor Zeng's European Homology and Modern International Law (won the third prize of outstanding social science achievements in Hubei Province) and World Trade Organization Law (won the second prize of outstanding achievements in humanities and social science research in the second national universities of the Ministry of Education); Professor Shao Shaping's International Criminal Law and Legal Control of Transnational Money Laundering (won the first Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in Hubei Province); Professor Yu's Law and Practice of WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism (won the first Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in Hubei Province).
Academic status
This major is one of the first units to set up master's and doctor's degree programs in the national law discipline. 1988 was identified as a national key discipline by the state education commission, 1992 was the first batch of post-doctoral mobile stations in liberal arts in China, and 1993 won the first prize of national excellent teaching achievements. 1996 was approved by the state education commission as the key construction discipline of 2 1 1 project.
As an important international law teaching and research base in China, this major has trained and brought up a large number of high-level international law professionals, published a large number of research results, and formed a unique academic style. It has undertaken dozens of international cooperation projects, national projects and projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level, and these research results have had a significant impact at home and abroad.
This major has frequent academic exchanges with foreign countries and has established close academic exchanges and cooperation with dozens of foreign academic institutions.
Function and significance
In the past 20 years, international law has made great progress, bringing up a group of high-level talents in the theory and practice of international law, publishing a large number of achievements to fill domestic gaps, and forming a unique international law system. With the rapid development of world economy, science and technology, the links between countries are getting closer and closer, international exchanges are getting wider and wider, and the advanced pattern is developing towards multipolarization. Peace and development have become the two major themes of today's era. In this situation, all countries attach great importance to using political, economic and legal means to adjust foreign relations and handle international affairs. At the same time, cooperation among countries in the fields of trade, environmental protection, marine development, science and technology, outer space, military affairs and justice has become increasingly frequent. Therefore, the development of Wuhan University's public international law plays an inestimable role in China's legal construction, economic construction, social development and international exchanges and cooperation in the 2 1 century. Research characteristics
The researchers of private international law in Wuhan University advocate the concept of big private international law, aiming at better adjusting the legal relationship of international civil and commercial affairs. They believe that private international law includes not only conflict norms, substantive norms, but also procedural norms, and includes direct and indirect adjustment methods of international civil and commercial legal relations. In order to make private international law play a greater role in the construction of socialist market economy in China, this topic attaches great importance to the localization of private international law, expands its adaptability, and strengthens the research on the legislation of private international law in China. This subject not only pays attention to the study of macro issues, but also pays attention to the discussion of specific issues, such as the legal research of private international law, the reconstruction of new international civil and commercial order, comparative private international law, national private international law, international civil procedure law, international commercial arbitration law, interregional conflict law and so on. , and achieved fruitful results, forming the Luojia School, which is quite influential in academic circles at home and abroad. It provides a good guiding role for the legislation, judicial practice and international business practice of private international law in China.
Academic status
The teaching and research of private international law in Wuhan University has experienced a long development process and has always maintained a strong research vitality. In terms of personnel training, this discipline began to recruit graduate students from 198 1, and it is still the only doctoral program in China that can train doctoral students in private international law. It has trained many outstanding talents and become the leading force in theoretical research and practical work in the field of private international law in China. In the aspect of teaching material construction, this discipline presided over the compilation of national-level private international law teaching materials and won national-level awards. In terms of theoretical research, this discipline has always maintained a leading position in China, followed closely the development trend of private international law, achieved fruitful research results, and promoted the development of private international law in China. Representative research achievements include Professor Han Depei's Private International Law, China Conflict Law Research, New Theory of Private International Law, Professor Li's Private International Law (Conflict Law) and Theoretical Construction of a New International Civil and Commercial Order. Professor Qin Huang's Research on Interregional Conflict Law, Private International Law, Professor Xiao Yongping's Monograph on Conflict Law, and China's Legislative Research on Conflict Law, etc. These achievements represent the highest achievement of China's research on private international law, which has a wide influence abroad. Hans Van Rue, Secretary-General of The Hague Conference on Private International Law, made a special trip to the International Law School of Wuhan University during his visit to China, and spoke highly of our research work, making the International Law School of Wuhan University the cradle of private international law scholars in China. In addition, China Institute of Private International Law has been located in Wuhan University since its establishment. Researchers in this discipline have served as the president, vice-president and secretary-general of the Institute respectively, and played a core role in leading and coordinating the research work of private international law in China.
Function and significance
Under the background of globalization, China is actively promoting the modernization process, which requires maximizing its own interests in the case of legal differences and cultural conflicts among countries, and further integrating into the international community, in which private international law plays an indispensable role. Because private international law can establish an institutional framework for China to ensure the normal operation of transnational civil and commercial legal relations under the background of various conflicts of interest, and form an international environment suitable for China's social development. The perfection of China's legal system of private international law is conducive to promoting China parties to better enter the international market, safeguarding their own interests, and providing guidance and protection for China parties in transnational civil and commercial exchanges. The study of private international law in Wuhan University will play an important role in perfecting the legal system of private international law in China. Research characteristics
The discipline of international economic law of Wuhan University is one of the earliest disciplines engaged in the study of international economic law in China, featuring the basic theory of international economic law, international investment law and international financial law. Professor Yao Meizhen is the first president of China Society of International Economic Law. He proposed and established the discipline system of international economic law in China. His theory of international economic law has been widely accepted by the international law circle in China and has become a representative theory in this field. At the same time, he is the founder of China International Investment Law. In the process of development and construction for many years, the research of this subject has been in the leading position in the country. A number of excellent teaching materials, monographs and papers with domestic and international influence have been published, and a large number of high-level professionals with master's and doctoral degrees have also been sent to China's economic and legal construction, forming a prominent and distinctive subject feature. In the field of international investment law, Professor Yu Jinsong has further expanded and deepened the research results of Professor Yao Meizhen and his research on the law of transnational corporations. In the field of international financial law, Liu Jiaoshou's research has always been in the forefront of China, and its international financial law system is unique.
Academic status
This discipline is a national key discipline determined by the State Education Commission, and it is also one of the earliest disciplines that set up doctoral programs and postdoctoral mobile stations in China. He has made outstanding achievements in teaching and scientific research of international economic law and is in a leading position in China. In the construction of teaching materials, Professor Yao Meizhen's Introduction to International Economic Law and International Investment Law won the first prize of excellent teaching materials of the State Education Commission; Professor Yu Jinsong's "International Economic Law" won the Excellent Textbook Award for Young and Middle-aged People by the State Education Commission, and the "International Investment Law" won the first prize of the Excellent Textbook Award by the Ministry of Justice. In scientific research, the Comparative Foreign Investment Law edited by Professor Yao Meizhen and the Research on Legal Issues of Multinational Corporations edited by Professor Yu Jinsong won the first prize and the second prize of the first outstanding research achievement in humanities and social sciences by the State Education Commission respectively. These achievements have formed a unique academic style, which can be called China School of International Economic Law. They have played an important role in the teaching and research of international economic law in China and exerted an important influence at home and abroad.
Function and significance
Under the current trend of economic globalization, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to strengthen the study of international economic law.
1. can make China learn from and absorb international successful experiences and common practices, improve China's foreign-related economic legislation, expand foreign economic exchanges, and cultivate and develop a socialist market economy in line with international practices; So that China can participate in international economic legislation more effectively and make due contributions to the establishment of a fair and rational new international economic order.
2. Provide theoretical guidance for the work of foreign-related substantive departments. These departments will inevitably encounter many legal problems in their foreign economic exchanges. Strengthening the study of international economic law can better provide legal basis and feasible countermeasures and suggestions for correctly handling foreign-related economic affairs, thus better safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese parties and ensuring the smooth progress of China's foreign economic exchanges.
3. We can vigorously promote personnel training. China's economic construction and legal system construction need a large number of high-quality professionals who know the law, the economy, foreign languages and have strong abilities. Only by strengthening the research and teaching of international economic law can we meet this objective need.
The research and teaching of international economic law in Wuhan University have a good foundation, and it is necessary to further strengthen the construction of this discipline after China's entry into the World Trade Organization.