Legal Education Went Astray: Historical Origin of the Unification of Politics and Law in Chinese Educational System

    Abstract: The unification of politics and law in Chinese educational system started from the end of Qing Dynasty, developed in the Republican period, and continues to the present age. Under such an educational system, the common characteristics of politics, economics and law are overemphasized, while the independence of legal education is neglected. The advent and development of the educational system is not a coincidence, but a derivation from Japan, Europe and America. When those states gradually separate political education and legal education, China persists in the unification of politics and law. Such a phenomenon is deeply rooted in the Chinese history. 

     Key words: Legal Education, Unification of Politics and Law, Modern Times, History