Law (with Advanced Studies in Chinese Language and PRC Law)
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40.03.01 In English, Russian and Chinese
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
With the additional qualification ‘Translator/Interpreter’
Programme description
- The bachelor’s programme ‘Law (with Advanced Studies in the Chinese Language and the PRC Law) is unique in the present-day educational space. Students study not only Russian law but also Chinese legal system and the Chinese language
- St Petersburg University cooperates with leading Chinese law schools, including Jilin University and China University of Politics and Law. This allows for regular participation of Chinese professors in the educational process through guest lectures
- The teaching staff use advanced teaching methods including information technology, case studies, role plays, and business games
- The programme trains lawyers who are competitive both in the Russian and international labour markets. They are equipped with the necessary professional skills, including cultural and linguistic competences, to work in various areas of cooperation with the People's Republic of China. The graduates' professional activity is determined by their competence both in the field of business networking and in other areas, as well as by their understanding of the fundamentals of the Chinese legal system in general and of the particular branches of law directly related to regulation of the appropriate relations
- Additional qualification ‘Translator/Interpreter’ enables students to communicate effectively with Chinese partners and analyse of PRC legislation in its original language
Main courses
- Theory of Law and State
- History of China
- Culture and Ethnography of China
- History of Law and State
- Constitutional Law of Russia and the PRC
- Criminal Law of Russia and the PRC
- Administrative Law of Russia and the PRC
- Procedural Law of Russia and the PRC
- Civil Law of Russia and the PRC
- Labour Law of Russia and the PRC
- Socio-political System and Economy of China
- Social Security Law of Russia and the PRC
- Chinese
- Public Finance Law of Russia and the PRC
- Entrepreneurial Law of Russia and the PRC
Teaching staff
- N. Malysheva— Candidate of Sciences in Jurisprudence, Associate Professor at the Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Honoured Educator of the Russian Federation, author of the academic textbook ‘Law of the People’s Republic of China: Theoretical and Legal Aspects’
- A. Rudokvas—Doctor of Law, SPbU Professor, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the ’Pravovedenie’ journal. He was awarded with jubilee medal ‘20 years of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS)’
- N. Stoiko—Doctor of Law, SPbU Professor, Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Law’ journal
- D. Lukovskaya—Doctor of Law, Honorary Professor of SPbU, Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation
- A. Alekseenko— Candidate of Sciences in Jurisprudence, Associate Professor at the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University. Professor Alekseenko is an active researcher, he has participated in and led research grants on PRC law and authored numerous publications on Russian and Chinese commercial law. He has been a visiting lecturer at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law and Sichuan University. Professor is also a member of the master’s thesis advisory committee at the Faculty of Law, University of Macau
- A. Zazekalo— Candidate of Sciences in Jurisprudence, Associate Professor at the Civil Law Department at St Petersburg University. He served as a seconded legal expert to the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg, France). He is a frequent speaker at international conferences in Russia and abroad, including the People’s Republic of China
- A. Trofimov— Candidate of Sciences in Jurisprudence, Associate Professor at St Petersburg University’s Department of Administrative and Financial Law. He participated in several exchange programmes at Chinese universities. His practice-based expertise includes working experience at China Window Consulting Group
- A. Dolzhikov—Doctor of Law, Associate Professor in Constitutional Law Department at St Petersburg University. He is a visiting professor at Jilin University (Changchun). Professor Dolzhikov delivered public lectures at Northeastern University (Shenyang), headed and participated in projects funded by Russian scientific foundations
- N. Diveeva— Doctor of Law, Professor at the Department of Labour and Social Law at St Petersburg University, member of the High Examination Commission of the Leningrad region conducting judicial qualification examination
Foreign visiting professors
- Wang Zhihua—Professor at the China University of Political Science and Law, Doctor of Law, Vice Director of Russian Legal Study Centre at the China University of Political Science and Law and Secretary General of Comparative Law Union under Chinese Law Society
- Zhang Lihong—PhD, Director of the Civil law, Roman Law and European Law Research Centre at the East China University of Political Science and Law (People’s Republic of China)
- Ding Wenwen—PhD, Associate Professor at the China University of Political Science and Law (People’s Republic of China)
- Zhu Mingzhe—PhD, Associate Professor at the China University of Political Science and Law (People’s Republic of China)
- He Zhipeng—Professor, Dean of the School of Law at Jilin University (People’s Republic of China)
- Gong Nan—Doctor of Law, Deputy Director of the Centre for Russian Law Studies at Heilongjiang University (People’s Republic of China)
Our advantages
- The academic programme is unique in the present-day educational space in that it gives an opportunity for students to study not only Russian law but also China and its legal system.
- The programme uses a comprehensive (interdisciplinary) approach to developing its content. It combines teaching all the legal disciplines necessary for professional work with an in-depth study of foreign languages, including Chinese.
- The teaching staff use advanced teaching methods including information technology, case studies, role plays, and business games, original teaching materials on PRC law (‘Law of the People’s Republic of China: Theoretical and Legal Aspects’, Fundamentals of Commercial Law in the PRC).
- The programme has been designed and is implemented by St Petersburg University independently. It involves cooperation with partners from the People’s Republic of China, including: Peking University; China University of Political Science and Law; Shanghai University of Political Science and Law; and Jilin University to name just a few.
- Practical training is held at the Legal Clinic of St Petersburg University.
- Graduates of the bachelor’s programmes speak English at a level of proficiency comparable to the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
- The academic programme has been designed taking into account the views of employers on the correlation of graduates' competencies and job functions in their professional activities.
Career opportunities
- The programme is aimed at training lawyers who are competitive both in the Russian and international labour markets. They are equipped with the necessary professional skills, including cultural and linguistic competences, to work in various areas of cooperation with the People's Republic of China.
- The specificity of the graduates' professional activity is determined by their competence both in the field of business networking and in other areas, as well as by their understanding of the fundamentals of the Chinese legal system in general and of the particular branches of law directly related to regulation of the appropriate relations.
Internship placements
- Representative Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in St Petersburg
- Deloitte & Touche CIS (St Petersburg Branch)
- DLA Piper Rus Limited (St Petersburg Office)
- Ernst & Young (CIS) B.V. branch in St Petersburg
- VTB 24
- St Petersburg Bar Association (with placement across law firms)
- Notary Chamber of St Petersburg (with placements across member notaries' offices)
- Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
- Kachkin & Partners Law Firm, St Petersburg
- Schwarts & Partners Legal Bureau, St Petersburg
- Pechersky & Partners Law Firm, St Petersburg
- Imperial Porcelain Factory
- Lenmorniiproekt
- ‘Russian Agricultural Bank’ (St Petersburg Branch)
- ‘Saint-Petersburg Sales Company’
- Gazprom Neft
- Lenenergo
- Sberbank
- Air gates of Northern Capital
- Gazprom Transgaz St Petersburg
- Gazprom Export
- Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia
- Pepeliaev Group
Professions
- Expert legal consulting positions
- In-house counsel
- Law enforcement positions
- Lawmaking positions
- Law protection positions
Accreditation
The programme has been internationally accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) as part of the institutional accreditation of the Faculty of Law, the Certificate dated 26 February 2021.