Key Points, Doubts, and Difficulties Explained - 2007 National Joint Entrance Examination for Master's Degree in Law (Second Edition)

Author: Editorial Committee for the National Law Master Entrance Examination Guidance Books
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Publishing Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The National Law Master Entrance Examination is a selective examination uniformly implemented by pilot institutions for the professional degree of Law Master. The objective of the training program is to cultivate a large number of applied and composite legal talents with both mastery of their own professional knowledge and expertise in legal knowledge, abilities, and qualities. It aims to scientifically regulate the enrollment, training, and process of Law Master programs, further improve China's training structure and degree system for high-level legal talents, and ensure that legal graduate education meets the diverse urgent needs of high-level legal professionals in various fields of legal practice, political life, economic life, and social life. Strengthening the assessment of relevant abilities and developmental potential for legal work is a prominent feature and fundamental approach of the examination.
To meet the demand for high-level applied legal talents in China's socialist market economy and the rule of law, the 13th meeting of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee in 1995 approved a report on establishing the professional degree of Law Master. In June 1999, the Office of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee and the Education Department of the Ministry of Justice forwarded the "Guiding Training Program for Law Master Graduate Students," revised by the Secretariat of the National Law Master Education Guidance Committee. In 2005, the joint examination for the enrollment of Law Master candidates (academic education) was piloted by the participating institutions.
The education program for Law Master does not admit undergraduates with legal majors (including those with equivalent qualifications) but only non-legal undergraduates with bachelor's degrees from the national education system or those with equivalent qualifications. This measure was adopted because the education program for Law Master is an important channel for cultivating high-level applied and composite legal talents, and increasing the training of such talents is a key task of legal graduate education. This reform is beneficial in maximizing the social benefits of legal higher education resources, fully leveraging the special educational functions and roles of the Law Master program, and facilitating the organizational work of the pilot institutions during the training process. Legal undergraduates are encouraged to apply for postgraduate studies in law, while qualified working professionals can pursue the Law Master program on a part-time basis.
The National Law Master Entrance Examination includes two subjects: Professional Foundation (covering Criminal Law and Civil Law) and Comprehensive Subjects (covering Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, and History of Chinese Legal System), each worth 150 points. Currently, 39 universities have been approved by the Ministry of Education to enroll Law Master students, and the number of applicants has been increasing year by year.
Starting from 2004, the Ministry of Education decided to take over the (question-setting) of the National Law Master Entrance Examination from the National Law Master Education Guidance Committee, transferring it to the National Education Examination Center. This marked a new phase for the examination. According to the requirements of the National Education Examination Center, the examination not only assesses candidates' legal knowledge but also their ability to apply fundamental knowledge and principles from related disciplines, accurately use legal language, and demonstrate legal thinking skills such as logical analysis, reasoning, and argumentation.
To help candidates master the content of each subject in the National Law Master Entrance Examination, familiarize themselves with the question types, and improve their scoring ability through effective pre-examination training, we organized legal experts from renowned law schools such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, and China University of Political Science and Law to compile this series of guidance books. Since its publication in 2005, the series has been favored by a large number of candidates, and they have also provided valuable suggestions and opinions to continuously improve it. We express our sincere gratitude to all for their contributions in shaping this excellent preparation resource!
The more candidates trust us, the greater our sense of responsibility. To help candidates grasp changes in the syllabus, accurately master key, ambiguous, and challenging points, and enhance their comprehensive exam-taking skills, we have rigorously revised this series of guidance books to align with the latest syllabus changes. The revisions include original writings on adjusted and newly added syllabus content. The revised series consists of six books:
1. "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Guidance Tutorial"
2. "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Past Papers and Essential Legal Regulations Explained"
3. "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Comprehensive Review"
4. "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Synchronous Guidance and Enhancement Training"
5. "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Standard Mock Exam"
6. "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Key, Ambiguous, and Challenging Points Explained"
The features of this series are as follows:
1. Strong Author Team with Extensive Experience: The authors have long been involved in the question-setting, grading, and tutoring of the National Law Master Entrance Examination, making them highly familiar with its key points. They possess substantial experience in tutoring and teaching, deeply understanding the examination's question-setting patterns and trends, ensuring the series' high authority. The publication of this series reflects the collective expertise of the participating experts in teaching, question-setting, and grading.
2. Distinctive Innovation and Tailored Structure: The series fully incorporates the strengths of similar books while drawing on the authors' rich tutoring experience. It innovates in structure and content to meet candidates' needs. Below is an introduction to each book:
- "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Guidance Tutorial": Strictly follows the examination syllabus, emphasizing systematic knowledge. Sufficient synchronous reinforcement exercises are provided after each chapter, with answers and explanations. Candidates can use these exercises for self-assessment and consolidation. The book aims to thoroughly explain key, challenging, and essential points.
- "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Past Papers and Essential Legal Regulations Explained": Studying past papers is a crucial part of exam preparation, helping candidates grasp trends and achieve high scores. Past questions serve as standard review materials. Since the implementation of the Law Master exam, there have been instances where original questions reappeared or were highly similar to them, making the study of past papers highly beneficial. By following the question-setters' logic, candidates can identify exam trends, key, and challenging points. The book also extracts key legal provisions, enabling candidates to focus on critical areas for high scores.
- "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Comprehensive Review": Closely aligns with the latest examination syllabus, summarizing key, ambiguous, and challenging points to provide an effective review framework and a clear study guide.
- "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Synchronous Guidance and Enhancement Training": Based on the latest syllabus, focusing on key, challenging, and ambiguous points, the book organizes synchronous exercises for the first-round review, benefiting candidates. The difficulty level is balanced, with questions comparable to real exam papers, systematically assessing syllabus content from multiple perspectives. Through these exercises, candidates can solidify their understanding, integrate knowledge, and apply it flexibly, laying a strong foundation for high scores.
- "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Standard Mock Exam": Many candidates lack practical exam experience. This series of mock exams clarifies problem-solving strategies, showcases question variations, and condenses extensive exercises into concise mock tests, improving candidates' speed, accuracy, and flexibility in answering. It serves as a comprehensive guide and rational analysis for candidates, helping them efficiently navigate the exam challenges. The mock exams mirror real exam formats and difficulty levels, or slightly exceed them, giving candidates a sense of mastery after review. Each set includes detailed standard answers and explanations, allowing candidates to simulate exam conditions for self-assessment, identify gaps, and target their preparation.
- "2007 National Law Master Entrance Examination Key, Ambiguous, and Challenging Points Explained": Closely aligning with textbook changes and exam trends, the book adopts a Q&A format to highlight key, challenging, and hot topics. It organizes and explains confusing content from candidates' perspectives, providing targeted and clear explanations. The book transforms abstract issues into practical methods, identifies problem areas, and offers a more precise approach to understanding, aiming to combine learning and thinking to enhance exam skills.
Proven by experience, a well-designed study resource can yield remarkable results. With the deep expertise of the Law Master Examination Guidance Team and a spirit of innovation and progress, the editorial committee presents this series to candidates, hoping they can excel in the exam and achieve outstanding results!