“Sustainable development” has become a global focal point. As the oldest and largest law school in Taiwan, NTU Law has the most comprehensive teaching and research capabilities in Taiwan. It is only natural that NTU Law upholds “sustainable development” as our core value.

In line with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this page presents NTU Law’s positive influence and specific contributions by responding to the targets under the UN SDGs. All data is derived from NTU Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report.

Sustainable development is a long-term mission towards which NTU Law will continue to make efforts and progress persistently. We are confident that NTU Law will help make a difference in the sustainability of the local and international communities.

2022 Sustainability Report

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WTO Chairs Programme Officially Launched –A Collaboration between WTO and NTU

The Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy (ACWH), a research center in NTU’s College of Law, has been selected as a World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for a four-year term and officially launched the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) on May 17, 2022. The program was initiated in 2010 to support academic institutions in developing and underdeveloped countries, to offer international trade-related courses, academic research, and other exchange activities to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the international trade system. The international chair is selected every four years, and 17 academic institutions worldwide, including NTU, were chosen to participate in the third phase of the WTO Chairs Programme.
In response to Taiwan’s accession to the WTO in 2002, NTU’s College of Law established the ACWH in 2003. ACWH has long been devoted to researching international trade law, health law and arbitration law, as well as serving as a government advisory body. Its recent research topics focus on the impact of COVID-19 on transportation, port, and trade restrictions, as well as emerging topics such as e-commerce, digital data, and digital trade. For ACWH, being selected as a WTO Chair represents international recognition of its education and research efforts, and ACWH will continue to make contributions in the field of global trade to support Taiwan’s public and private sectors in the future.

The ACWH, a research center in NTU’s College of Law, has been selected as a World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for a four-year term and officially launched the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) on May 17, 2022.

 “Know Your Rights!” NTU Legal Service Provides Consultation Services to the Public

NTU Legal Service is composed of third- and fourth-year undergraduate students as well as graduate students from NTU’s College of Law. Since its establishment in 1979, under the leadership of honorary advisor Professor Lian-Gong Chiou, and supervising professors Professor Shu-Huan Shyuu, Professor Ming-Chiang Lin, and Professor Wei-Yu Chen, NTU Legal Service has always adhered to its founding principles, using “Know Your Rights!” as its slogan. Every Saturday afternoon, they provide free legal consultation services to the public, and through interaction with the parties involved, they enhance students’ practical experience and inspire their sense of justice and dedication to society.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, NTU Legal Service started providing online consultation services. It ensured the public reliable support when facing legal difficulties and extended legal services beyond the limitations of physical space, benefiting people with legal consultation needs across the country. During the academic year 2021–2022, the NTU Legal Service handled a total of 290 consultation cases, with civil cases accounting for the highest proportion of these, followed by criminal and public law cases. Through these services, the NTU Legal Service hopes to help build a more comprehensive legal system in society and recruit more law students to join in to protect the rights and interests of the public.

NTU legal service cases in the 2021-22 academic year.

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2021

NTU's 90th Anniversary

To celebrate the 90th anniversary of NTU, the College of Law will invite a number of international scholars and experts to deliver a series of lectures on various legal issues.

The presentations will be classified into three parts.

The first part will be “Lectures from International Scholars.” As well-known international scholars will be presenting the latest legal development in different jurisdictions. 

The second part will be “Lectures from Scholars of Partner Institutions.” As we will invite scholars from partner institutions to share their research publications and academic researches with us.

The last part will be “Conferences with Partner Institutions.” As we will hold the academic conferences with our partner institutions at NTU. During the conferences, scholars from different universities will share and discuss their researches on different legal issues with our professors. Therefore, the goal for organizing the conferences is to promote academic interaction and communication with our partner institutions.

NTU Law's has formed Global Partnerships with different law schools worldwide. Below is the list of our partner institutions around the world.

Partner Institutions(2020.09.04) :

The College of Law of National Taiwan University is the first law school established in Taiwan and also the first choice for nurturing outstanding talents.

1927-1945
The College of Law (formerly known as the Department of Law) dates back to Taihoku Imperial University that was built during Japanese colonial era (1927-1945).

1945-1999
After World War Two, the Imperial University was renamed as National Taiwan University, while the College of Liberal Arts and Political Science were separated into the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Law.

Before 1999, College of Law consisted Department of Law, Political Science and Economics.
Department of Law consists of 3 divisions: the Division of Legal Sciences, Division of Judicial Administration and Division of Economic and Financial Law. Master program in law (LL.M.) began in 1955, and doctoral program (Ph.D.) was established in 1971.

2004
To promote interdisciplinary legal education, the Graduate Institute of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies began its operations in August 2004 and offers an LL.M. degree to students who originally specialized in other field of study, and aim to integrate their expertise with law.

2009
Two new buildings donated by our alumni became operational in June 2009. Tsai Lecture Hall is used for classrooms and the Administrative Office. Wan Tsai Research Hall houses various researches centers and the award-winning Law College Library. The two buildings are surrounded by a beautiful pond and a park where students can rest and socialize. We are indebted to the support offered during the moving process from the old campus. The College is now located near the back entrance of the campus, at the intersection of Fuxing S. and Xinhai roads.

We have put the project budget to a good exertion in invigorating academics and broadening international interaction with a  view to becoming the top leading law school throughout the Chinese speaking world. To be specfic, we've paid more attention to the diversity of research and teaching areas, and an international center has been set up to be direct contact, with a special staff on it. It is fair to say with this project and the plan laid out we can achieve all goals in the near future and we will be here proud to present to visitors.

For more details :

• 2016 Achievement Summary (abstract), (PPT)
• 2016 Achievement Summary (PPT)
• 2015 Achievement Summary (abstract), (PPT)
• 2014 Achievement Summary