Legal theory is a major that focuses on the basic concepts, principles and laws of law, mainly focusing on the study of the nature and concepts of law, the formation and operation of law, the role and value of law, the rule of law, human rights and legislation. As a basic subject with emphasis on theoretical research, the enrollment of graduate students was booming in 1970s and 1980s, but with the development of economy. The direction of law major, which is closely related to the economy and directly serves the economy, has become hot, and the enthusiasm for applying for the major of legal theory has once declined. However, in recent two years, with the emphasis on theoretical research, the major of legal theory has a certain warming trend. Recommended institutions: Peking University, Renmin University of China, Jilin University, Southwest University of Political Science and Law. The research of legal history on the historical evolution of legal system mainly includes the research directions of Chinese legal history, foreign legal history, comparative legal culture, Taiwan Province provincial law, China legal thought history and so on. Master of laws professional employment? The hardest? It should belong to the two professional directions of legal theory and legal history. Their research contents are all related to theoretical law, so they have the attributes of unpopular majors. Graduates generally choose to take the civil service exam or continue their doctoral studies, and some even choose to enter colleges and universities to engage in education. Of course, going to a law firm is also a good choice. Recommended institutions: China University of Political Science and Law, China Renmin University, East China University of Political Science and Law: Traditional application of civil and commercial law and economic law are the two most popular legal majors in society. Civil and Commercial Law and Its Research Direction (Constitution and Administrative Procedure Law, Criminal Law, Procedure Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Marriage and Family Law, Arbitration Law, Civil Procedure Law, Criminal Procedure Law) Economic Law and Its Research Direction (Company Law and Enterprise Law, Financial Law, Contract Law, Domestic Economic Law, International Economic Law, Tax Law, Real Estate Law, Bankruptcy Law, Environmental and Resource Protection Law) Recommended institutions: Peking University. China University of Political Science and Law's popularity for postgraduate entrance examination: ★★★★☆ Constitutional Law and Administrative Law are majors with constitutional and administrative law as their research objects, mainly including China's constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, China's administrative law and comparative administrative law. Due to the increasingly strong voice of administration according to law, the majors of constitutional law and administrative law have gradually shown good development prospects, and the administrative organs have strong demand for graduates of this major, and their enthusiasm for applying for the exam has gradually increased. It should be noted that candidates must pass the civil service examination if they want to enter the administrative organs. Recommended institutions: Peking University, China Renmin University, Wuhan University and Zhejiang University. Postgraduate education: ★★★★★☆ Criminal law is a major focusing on criminal offences and criminal policies. It mainly includes China criminal law, international criminal law, criminology and criminal execution law, criminal policy, interregional criminal law and comparative criminal law. The employment degree of criminal law is not as good as that of civil and commercial law and economic law, but as a traditional strong major, it has its own professional particularity. Generally speaking, the graduates of this major tend to be public security and judicial organs in their employment orientation. At present, the number of applicants for criminal law is relatively stable and steady, but it is still attractive to those who want to work in the public security and judicial system. In some colleges with strong professional strength, the number of applicants for criminal law major is large. For example, the admission ratio of criminal law major in Renmin University is about 10: 1. Recommended institutions: China Renmin University, Peking University, Wuhan University, China University of Political Science and Law. Popularity of postgraduate entrance examination: ★★★☆ Civil and commercial law can be further divided into two parts: civil law and commercial law. Civil law is mainly engaged in the research of traditional civil law, including general introduction of civil law, property law, contract law, personality right law, tort law, marriage and family law and inheritance law. Commercial law is mainly engaged in the teaching and scientific research of various subjects of commercial law, including general introduction of commercial law, company law, securities law, negotiable instrument law, insurance law, maritime law and other departmental laws. Some schools also incorporate the direction of labor and social security law into the major of civil and commercial law, while others incorporate this direction into the major of economic law. The civil and commercial law major is very competitive, which is one of the most competitive legal majors at present. The admission ratio is generally above12 ∶ L. This major has broad employment prospects, and universities, courts, procuratorates, large state-owned enterprises, foreign enterprises, law firms and accounting firms are all its employment targets. Recommended institutions: China Renmin University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. Popularity of postgraduate entrance examination: ★★★★★★★★ Litigation law is a major with litigation law as the research object, mainly including criminal procedure law, civil procedure law, criminal investigation, material evidence technology and so on. With the increasing emphasis on the value of procedural justice in China's court system, the employment prospects of litigation law majors are better, so many students majoring in litigation law compete for employment in the court system after graduation. In addition, if candidates want to engage in the legal profession in the future, graduates with professional background in procedural law will have an advantage in employment competition. Comparatively speaking, the employment difficulty in the direction of criminal procedure law is greater than that in the direction of civil procedure law, and the admission ratio is generally around 10: 1. However, the specific situation of each school is different, and the possible proportion is also changing. Recommended institutions: China University of Political Science and Law, China Renmin University, Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Postgraduate education: ★★★★☆ Economic law is a major with economic law as the research object. The main research directions of this major are economic law, finance and tax law, financial law, enterprise and company law, competition law, foreign-related economic law and so on. As a traditional advantage specialty, Economic Law has been sought after by the majority of candidates, and its enrollment ratio is generally around 10: 1. Some schools are more competitive, such as China Renmin University and Peking University. Because of their close connection with real economic life, graduates majoring in economic law have better employment prospects than other majors. At the same time, because it is an applied major, students can quickly enter the working state after graduation, which also meets the requirements of employers. Generally, most people go to large state-owned enterprises or foreign enterprises after graduation. For this reason, this major has always been a popular major for the majority of candidates. Recommended institutions: Peking University, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, China Renmin University and Nanjing University. Postgraduate education: ★★★★★★★★ International law has a wide range of majors, and its research directions are mainly public international law, international economic law and private international law. Among them, public international law mainly studies the basic theories of international law and international rule of law, the implementation of international law, international human rights law, law of the sea, space law, international resources and environment law, United Nations law, international responsibility law, international criminal law, international anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism law and international humanitarian law. International economic law mainly studies the basic theories and practices of international economic law, international investment law, international commercial arbitration law, international trade law, WTO law, international intellectual property law and transnational corporation law. Private international law mainly studies the basic theory of private international law, the theory and practice of conflict law in China, interregional conflict law in China, international civil procedure law and the application of foreign-related civil and commercial laws. In line with the trend of internationalization, the application for this major is very popular. Generally, applying for this major requires good foreign language skills. The employment of international law majors is very flexible. Ordinary civil servants, university teachers, lawyers, state-owned enterprises or foreign companies are the main employment directions for graduates.