20世纪80年代初,国际经济法学在我国和国际上都是一门新兴学科。无论是国际经济法的概念与范围还是研究方法,在学术界都存有争论。姚梅镇先生自改革开放伊始就致力于国际经济法的研究,并在分析比较国际实践和学界观点以后,在国内率先倡导打破传统的法学分科,采用综合的方法研究国际经济法。他提出的国际经济法是一个综合私法与公法、国内法与国际法而形成的独立的法学部门的学说 In the early 1980s, international economic law was a new discipline in our country and in the world. Whether it is the concept and scope of international economic law or the research method, there are controversies in academia. Since the beginning of reform and opening up, Mr. Yao Meizhen devoted himself to the study of international economic law. After analyzing and comparing international practices and academic perspectives, Mr. Yao took the lead in advocating the breaking of the traditional jurisprudence branch in China and adopting a comprehensive approach to studying international economic law. The international economic law that he proposed is a doctrine of an independent legal department formed by combining private law with public law, domestic law and international law