本书是一本法律专业英语教材，供具有大学英语三级以上英语水平的法律系学生及法律工作者使用。编写这套教材的宗旨是使其既具有法律内容上的系统性，又在语言上由浅入深，循序渐进，具有外语教材所必备的可操作性。

使用本教材可达到一举两得的效果：取得对美国的司法制度及主要的民事商事法律的初步了解，并掌握基本的法律词汇和概念的英语表述。因此，对于有志于日后从事涉外业务的法律专业的学生和法律工作者，它将是一本不可多得的理想教材。

本教材的八个单元，简明而完整地介绍了美国法律的八个部分：导论、宪法、民事诉讼、财产、合同、票据、公司、侵权。每单元有若干篇课文，并配有大量口笔头练习，旨在帮助学生熟练掌握课文内容。此外，每单元还配有较多的案例阅读材料，以助学生深化对课文的理解。

Contents

UNIT ONE Introduction to American Law

Lesson One Law Under American Federalism

Lesson Two The Dual Court System

UNIT TWO Civil Litigation

Lesson One The Adversary System

Lesson Two Commencing a legal Action

Lesson Three Pleadings and Motions Attacking Pleadings

Lesson Four Discovery

Lesson Five The Trial

Lesson Six Appeal and Enforcement

案例阅读指导

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING

Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States

Alderman v.Baltimore&Ohio Railway Co.

Cross v.United States

Lindberger v.GeneralMotors Corp.

Kozlowski v.Sears，Roebuck&Co.

Thiel v.Southern Pac.Co.

Dobson v.M asonite Corp.

Jones v.Morris Plan Bank of Portsmouth

UNIT THREE Constitutional Law

Lesson One The Institutions of Government

Lesson Two Separation of Powers

Lesson Three Federal-State Relations

Lesson Four Basic Rights

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING

Marbury v.Madison Youngstown Sheet&Tube Co.v.Sawyer

City of Philadelphia v.New Jersey

Board of Regents v.Roth

Brown v.Board of Education（FirstCase）

United States v.Darby

Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States

Ashcroft v.American C ivil Liberties Union et al.

Employment Division，Dept.ofHuman Resources of Oregon v.Sm ith

UNIT FOUR Contracts

Lesson One ContractForm ation and Classification

Lesson Two Perform ance and Non-Perform ance

Lesson Three Remedies and Computation of Damages

Lesson Four Rights of Third Parties

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING

McDonald v.Mobil Coal Producing，Inc.

Louisa W.Hamer v.Franklin Sidway

John D.R.Leibard v.PepsiCo，Inc.

ACE Service Inc.v.General Service Administration

Handicapped Childrens Education Board of Sheboygan County v.Lukaszewski

Acme Mills&Elevator Co.v.Johnson

Equilease Corp.v.State Federal S&L Association

United States ex rel.Coastal SteelErectors，Inc.v.A lgernon B lair，Inc.

TrippeM anufacturing Company v.N iles Audio Corporation

Finger Furniture Company Inc.v.Commonwealth Insurance Company

UNIT FIVE Commercial Paper

Lesson One Negotiable Instruments

Lesson Two Rights of Holder in Due Course

Lesson Three Check Collection

Lesson Four The Bank and Its Customer:Rights，Duties and Liabilities

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING

Bank of Miami v.Florida City Express，Inc.

Money Mart Check Cashing Center v.Epicycle

Huber Glass Co.v.FirstNat.Bank of Kenosha

H.Schultz&Sons，Inc.v.Bank of Suffolk County

Dziurak v.The Chase Manhattan Bank，NA

MidWisconsin Bank v.Forsgard Trading，Inc.

Wachovia Bank，N.A.v.Federal Reserve Bank

Guardian Life Insurance Co.v.Weisman

UNIT SIX Property Law

Lesson One Basic Categories of Property

Lesson Two Real Property（Ⅰ）

Lesson Three Real Property（Ⅱ）

Lesson Four Personal Property

Lesson Five Intellectual Property

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING

Susette Kelo，et al.v.C ity of New London，Connecticut，et al.

Baker v.Weedon

Matter of Cohn

Ray v.Flower Hospital

Tenhet v.Boswell

Hayes v.Hayes

Baker v.Selden

UNIT SEVEN Tort Law

Lesson One Introduction to Tort Law

Lesson Two Intentional Torts（Ⅰ）

Lesson Three Intentional Torts（Ⅱ）

Lesson Four Torts of Negligence

Lesson Five StrictLiability and Tort Reform

Lesson Six ProductLiability

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING

Quinones v.United States

Faniel v.Chesapeake&Potomac Telephone Co.

HustlerM agazine，Inc.et al.v.Jerry Falwell

Palsgraf v.Long Island Railroad Co.

Chrystal v.The Hawkes Hospital

Katko v.Briney

Chemawa Country Golf v.W nuk

Greenman v.Yuba Power Products，Inc.

UNIT EIGHT Corporate Law

Lesson One Introduction

Lesson Two Incorporation，O rganization and House Keeping

Lesson Three Corporate Management and Control

Lesson Four Dissolutions，Mergers and Consolidations

Lesson Five Securities Regulation

Lesson Six Contests for Control

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING

Lurie v.Arizona Fertilizer&Chem ical Co.

Heller v.Boylan

Perlman v.Feldmann

Unilever Acquisition Corp.v.Richardson-Vicks，Inc.

Halperin v.Ebanker USA.Com.Inc.

Jernberg v.Mann 576

Dellastatious v.W illiams

Key to Exercises

Vocabulary