The China-EU School of Law at the China University of Political Science and Law (CESL) is the only law school which was approved by the Ministry of Education under the "Sino-foreign Schools Agreement." Former Premier Wen Jiabao expressed his hope that "CESL will educate a great cohort of talented legal professionals equipped with knowledge spanning both Chinese and Western law." The CESL Opening Ceremony was held on October 23, 2008. The ceremony took place at CUPL's Changping campus in the presence of Premier of the State Council and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of China's Communist Party Li Keqiang and President of the EU Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

CESL is a unique project for educating students in a double master programme (Chinese Law + European and International Law); for professional training of lawyers, prosecutors, civil servants, judges and other legal professionals; for conducting and facilitating legal research and consultancy; and to be a platform for China EU research and teaching and legal academic and professional exchanges and collaboration.