本书是针对法学专业高年级学生、法律实务工作者和法律英语爱好者编写的专业英语教材,可供高校课堂或希望掌握法律英语的自学者使用,本教材选材均来源于最近的英文法学出版物,单元主题以美国法律制度为基点,涵盖了法学的各个领域,并按照法学专业知识的逻辑顺序出现,基本专业词汇也因此得到了较为全面的呈现。本教材旨在帮助读者在扩展专业知识的同时,掌握一定的专业英语词汇,熟悉法律英语表达法,并进一步巩固英语语言基础,提高学生在专业领域内综合运用英语语言的能力。
本书共计十六个单元,每个单元包括一篇主课文和一篇副课文。主课文为该单元的精读部分,除有生词、语言点和背景知识的注释外,还附有课文理解词汇以及听说写译方面的综合性配套练习,以为有效的法律英语教学提供丰富的语言实践活动。副课文是主课文在专业知识和专业词汇方面的延伸,作为课堂学习的补充。此外,本书还附有主课文译文、练习答案、听力原文、总词;亡表和参考书目,以方便自学者自学和查阅。
Unit 1 The Nature of Law
The Nature of Law and Legal Theories
Additional Reading Functions of Law in Society
Unit 2 Legal System
The Common Law Heritage
Additional Reading Classification of Law
Unit 3 Judicial System
The Supreme Court in the Judicial System
Additional Reading Jurisdiction
Unit 4 Legal Profession
The American Legal Profession
Additional Reading The Position of Judge
Unit 5 Litigation
Trial
Additional Reading The Stage of the Lawsuit and the Use of ADR
Unit 6 Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Additional Reading Alternative Dispute Resolution
Unit 7 Constitutional Law
Constitution of the United States
Additional Reading The Fundamental Principles of the Constitution
Unit 8 Administrative Law
Administrative Law and Administrative Agencies
Additional Reading Availability of Judicial Review
Unit 9 Criminal Law
Some Basic Concepts of Criminal law
Additional Reading White-collar Crime
Unit 10 Evidence
Rules of Evidence
Additional Reading Types of Evidence
Unit 11 Contract Law
Contracts
Additional Reading Offer and Acceptance in an Agreement
Unit 12 Tort Law
Additional Reading Duty as a Tort Law Concepts
Unit 13 Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property
Additional Reading Introduction to Intellectual Property
Unit 14 The taw of Business Organizations
The Forms of Business Organizations
Additional Reading Limited Liability
Unit 15 Gifts and Inheritance
Additional Reading Testate Succession
Unit 16 International Law
Additional Reading The World Trade Organisation
Appendix I Reference Translation of the Main Texts
Appendix II Key to the Exercises
Appendix III Tapescripts
Appendix IV Glossary
Appendix V Bibliography