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由董世忠主编的《21世纪法律英语》包含的三个单元,简明而完整地介绍了美国法律的三个部分: 财产、侵权、公司。本书在语言上由浅入深,循序渐进,具有外语教材所必备的可操作性。
《21世纪法律英语》(下册)系法律专业英语教材之一,供具有大学英语三级以上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。
《21世纪法律英语》包含的三个单元,简明而完整地介绍了美国法律的三个部分: 财产、侵权、公司。每单元有若干篇课文,并配有大量口笔头练习,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。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,并掌握基本的法律英语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。
Contents
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. City 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 Strict Liability and Tort Reform
Lesson Six Product Liability
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Quinones v. United States
Faniel v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.
Hustler Magazine, Inc. et al. v. Jerry Falwell
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
Chrystal v. The Hawkes Hospital
Katko v. Briney
Chemawa Country Golf v. Wnuk
Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.
UNIT EIGHT Corporate Law
Lesson One Introduction
Lesson Two Incorporation, Organization 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 & Chemical Co.
Heller v. Boylan
Perlman v. Feldmann
Unilever Acquisition Corp. v. RichardsonVicks, Inc.
Halperin v. Ebanker USA.Com. Inc.
Jernberg v. Mann
Dellastatious v. Williams
Key to Exercises
Vocabulary