Xu Dunzhang, formerly known as Xu Yuanfeng, was born on the 10th day of the eighth lunar month in 1902 in Gaoshengwan, Zhongxingchang (now Huazhai Village, Dashi Township), Dianjiang County, Sichuan Province.
In the summer of 1918, he was admitted to Tsinghua School from Chengdu. At the end of August 1926, Xu Dunzhang completed his studies at Tsinghua University, went to the United States to study, and received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in economics from the University of Wisconsin from 1928 to 1931. After returning to China in September 1931, Xu Dunzhang was hired as a lecturer in the Department of Political Science of Tsinghua University, and at the same time taught part-time at Yenching University and China University. In 1935, Xu Dunzhang served as the dean of the Law School of National Sichuan University, during which time he established the Southwest Institute of Social Sciences of Sichuan University and served as its first director.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xu Dunzhang was hired as a professor at Chongqing University. In 1950, Xu was hired by the University Board as chair of the Department of Political Science. In March 1951, Xu Dunzhang was transferred to Yenching University, and in January of the following year, they were sent to participate in the land reform. In 1952, when the faculties were adjusted, the Beijing University of Political Science and Law (now China University of Political Science and Law) was established, and Xu Dunzhang was ordered to transfer to the Beijing University of Political Science and Law and was appointed as the leader of the trade union group. At the Beijing University of Political Science and Law, he undertakes the so-called dual task, that is, on the one hand, he undertakes the training of cadres in the political and legal system, and on the other hand, he engages in normal political and legal education. On October 14, 1960, Xu Dunzhang died suddenly of illness at the age of 58.
In 1935, the Institute of Economic Research of Nankai University published Xu Dunzhang's book "China's Policy towards the International Federation".On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the dean of the Law School of Sichuan UniversityDuring the Anti-Japanese War, the ** Committee of the Ministry of Finance published the "Reciprocal Agreements Concluded between the United States and Other Countries" edited by Xu Dunzhang.
He is a famous international lawyer in modern China and one of the founders of early legal science in New China
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It has a long history, and its predecessor can be traced back to the Sichuan School of Law and Politics founded by Xiliang, the governor of Sichuan, in 1906. In 1912, the Sichuan School of Law and Politics developed into the Sichuan School of Law and Politics, in 1914 it was renamed the Sichuan Public School of Law and Politics, and in 1927 it became the School of Law and Politics of the public Sichuan University. In 1933, National Sichuan University was divided into the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Law, which included the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Political Science, and the Faculty of Economics. In the second half of 1952, the faculties were adjusted, and the Law Department of Sichuan University was merged into the newly established Southwest University of Political Science and Law. In 1983, the State Education Commission approved the resumption of the establishment of the Law Department of Sichuan University, and in 1984, the Law Department of Sichuan University was officially restored, and in the same year, it began to re-recruit undergraduates. At the end of 1998, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China decided to rename Sichuan United University as Sichuan University, and the name of Sichuan University Law School was restored. In 2021, Sichuan University decided to establish a law school, affiliated to the law school.
Southwest University of Political Science and Law.
The predecessor of the school was the Southwest People's Revolutionary University, which was founded in 1950 and was headed by Marshal ***. In 1953, based on the Department of Political Science and Law of Southwest People's Revolutionary University, the Law School of Chongqing University, the School of Political Science and Law of Sichuan University, the Law Department of Chongqing University of Finance and Economics, the Law Department of Guizhou University, and the Law Department of Yunnan University were merged to formally establish the Southwest University of Political Science and Law. In 1958, the Chongqing Branch of ** Public Security College was merged into the school. In 1993, it became a doctoral degree authorizing unitIn 1995, it was renamed Southwest University of Political Science and Law.
China University of Political Science and Law.
The predecessor of the school was the Beijing University of Political Science and Law, which was formed in 1952 by the combination of law, political science, sociology and other disciplines of Peking University, Tsinghua University, Yenching University and Fu Jen University. In 1954, the school moved to College RoadIn 1960, it became a national key university determined by the state* During this period, the school was closed and resumed in 1978;In 1983, Beijing University of Political Science and Law merged with the ** Political Science and Law Cadre School to form China University of Political Science and LawIn 1985, the school opened the Changping campus.