本教程分12个主题分析讨论法律问题，每个主题包括4个部分：Part A为法律概念，该部分简要介绍了与主题、与电影片断相关的一些法律基本知识；Part B为12部经典英语电影，该部分详细介绍了各部电影的故事梗概及精彩片断；Part C为“60分钟访谈”，该部分结合近年来社会生活中反映法律问题的热点内容，介绍了执法不当、药品回扣等；Part D为反思应用篇。如果说Part A、B、C为语言技能和法律知识的输入，Part D则为语言技能和法律知识的输出。

本教程主要适用于法学和法律专业研究生的法律英语课教学，同时也适合法律专业本科生、专科生、社会法律人以及从事法律英语教学和实践的人士参考使用。

Unit One Legal Education/1

 Part A Legal Concepts/1

 Part B Movie Clips—Legally Blonde/5

 Part C 60 Minutes—The Duke Case: Innocent/16

 Part D Food for Thought/23

Unit Two Racial Discrimination/25

 Part A Legal Concepts/25

 Part B Movie Clips—To Kill a Mockingbird/28

 Part C 60 Minutes—Welcome to Hazleton/36

 Part D Food for Thought/41

Unit Three Basic Rights/43

 Part A Legal Concepts/43

 Part B Movie Clips—The Siege/46

 Part C 60 Minutes—The Exposure of Valerie Plame/56

 Part D Food for Thought/62

Unit Four Lawyer Profession/64

 Part A Legal Concepts/64

 Part B Movie Clips—The Devil's Advocate/67

 Part C 60 Minutes—Under the Influence/82

 Part D Food for Thought/88

Unit Five Judicial System/90

 Part A Legal Concepts/90

 Part B Movie Clips—12 Angry Men/93

 Part C 60 Minutes—Patricia Dunn: I Am Innocent /104

 Part D Food for Thought/108

Unit Six Criminal Procedure/110

 Part A Legal Concepts/110

 Part B Movie Clips—Primal Fear/115

 Part C 60 Minutes --How Near-DNA Matches Can Incriminate Relatives of Criminals Match/129

 Part D Food for Thought/135

Unit Seven Witness Protection/137

 Part A Legal Concepts/137

 Part B Movie Clips—Witness/141

 Part C 60 Minutes—Henchman Tells Of Black Deeds of Whitey/147

 Part D Food for Thought/153

Unit Eight Military Punishment/154

 Part A Legal Concepts/154

 Part B Movie Clips—A Few Good Men/158

 Part C 60 Minutes—The Court-Martial of Willie Brand/176

 Part D Food for Thought/181

Unit Nine Prison System/182

 Part A Legal Concepts/182

 Part B Movie Clips—The Shawshank Redemption/186

 Part C 60 Minutes—Maximum Security Education/195

 Part D Food for Thought/199

Unit Ten Civil Procedure/201

 Part A Legal Concepts/201

 Part B Movie Clips—Erin Brockovich/205

 Part C 60 Minutes—Mr. Feinberg/217

 Part D Food for Thought/221

Unit Eleven Contract Law/223

 Part A Legal Concepts/223

 Part B Movie Clips—The Merchant of Venice/226

 Part C 60 Minutes—Betting on a Fall/237

 Part D Food for Thought/242

Unit Twelve Tort Law/244

 Part A Legal Concepts/244

 Part B Movie Clips—Philadelphia/247

 Part C 60 Minutes—Whose Life Is It Anyway/263

 Part D Food for Thought/268

References/269