School of Law
　　 Department of Law

Aims of Education
　　From Shanghai to Taipei, the School of Law has based its academic work on a time-honored tradition of legal education. The goal is to produce legal experts who can respond to the needs and expectations of society. The graduates will use their skills to serve the public interest, to make contributions, to ensure having a law-abiding society, and to promote justice and fairness. With forward-looking academic planning and strategic curriculum innovation, the School seeks to train ethical professionals with a sense of mission to pursue true justice. To meet the demands of an increasingly complex social environment, students are trained to exercise critical thinking and sound judgment when dealing with legal problems or other social issues.

Characteristics of Curriculum and Instruction
　　The School gives students five years of instruction in the field of law, offering them various learning opportunities and career counseling. Common law and civil law are incorporated into the curriculum, taught by a highly qualified faculty. To meet social demands, the whole curriculum, -- theory, practice and career planning – are coordinated to provide the students an ample space to develop their potential and help them become well-rounded legal professionals. In addition to postgraduate master’s and doctoral programs, the School has been for over a decade offering a Juris Doctor program for graduates from non-law backgrounds. The School also has several Continuing Education master’s programs, conducted in evening sessions, for those who work during the daytime.

　　The School offers courses in the theory and practice of domestic (ROC) law and basic courses in Anglo-American law, for which the teaching materials used are Anglo-American court case studies, statutory law and law studies. Small class size and two-way interactions between teacher and student characterize the method of instruction. Attention is also paid to the students’ foreign language skills. Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities and clubs, like the Law Student Association, the Legal Service Society, the Propagation Club for Law, the Legal Debate Team, and the Law Studies Camp, which provides activities for high school students, so that legal education be combined with a commitment to public service.

Main Areas of Research

Department of Law
　●Comparative Laws
　●Civil and Commercial Laws
　●International Laws
　●Public Laws
　●Criminal Laws
　●Technology-related Laws
　●Laws of Mainland China