本系列参考美国知名法学院采用的原版用书,涵盖法律英语精读、泛读、写作、翻译、文化、术语的各个方面,保证所选材料的原汁原味,内容丰富,系统性强。辅以极具代表性的案例及法律文书的原版范文,力求实现内容的权威性和丰富性,配以相关练习,将法律英语的读写译基本能力与美国法律知识和法律文化有机结合。本书由两部分构成,第一部分是英美法律文化和知识简介。第二部分分别对美国六个主干部门法(美国宪法、合同法、侵权法、财产法、证据法、刑法/刑事诉讼法)基本内容进行概括介绍并选取典型案例诠释有关知识点。
全国高等院校法律英语专业统编教材
法律英语证书LEC全国统一考试指定用书
张法连,1969年1月生,山东聊城人,中国政法大学外国语学院教授、硕士生导师,并在多所高校兼职博导,全国法律英语学科知名教授。
Part OneAngloAmerican Legal Culture
Chapter 1 Historical Development of the Common Law00
Chapter 2 The Doctrine of Stare Decisis and Ratio Decidendi or Holding of
a Case0
Chapter 3 Federal Courts and What They Do0
Chapter 4 The Opinions of the Appellate Courts and Precedents0
Part TwoIntroduction to American Laws
Constitutional Law0
Chapter 1 The Judicial Power0
Chapter 2 Legislative Power0
Chapter 3 Executive Power0
Chapter 4 Individual Guarantees Against Governmental or Private Action0
Chapter 5 Due Process0
Chapter 6 Equal Protection0
Chapter 7 Fundamental Rights0
Chapter 8 The First Amendment0
Contracts
Chapter 1 Basics of Contracts
Chapter 2 Contract Formation
Chapter 3 Capacity of a Contract
Chapter 4 Vitiating Factors
Chapter 5 Discharge
Chapter 6 Breach of Contract
Chapter 7 Remedies for Breach of Contract
Torts
Chapter 1 Intentional Torts
Chapter 2 Defenses to Intentional Torts
Chapter 3 Negligence
Chapter 4 Cause in Fact
Chapter 5 Proximate Cause
Chapter 6 Multiple Tortfeasors
Chapter 7 Damages for Personal Injuries
Chapter 8 Limited Duties: Special Limitations on the Scope of Duty
Chapter 9 Premises Liability: Duties of Owners and Occupiers of Land
Chapter 10 Defenses
Chapter 11 Vicarious Liability
Chapter 12 Products Liability
Chapter 13 Defamation
Chapter 14 Competitive Torts
Property Law
Chapter 1 Acquisition of Property
Chapter 2 Possessory Estates
Chapter 3 Future Interests
Chapter 4 Concurrent Estates
Chapter 5 Landlord and Tenant
Chapter 6 Fixtures
Chapter 7 Rights in the Land of Another—Easements, Profits, Covenants,
and Servitudes
Chapter 8 Conveyancing
Chapter 9 Cooperatives, Condominiums, Zoning and Nuisance
Evidence Law
Chapter 1 General Considerations
Chapter 2 Relevance and Judicial Notice
Chapter 3 Real Evidence
Chapter 4 Documentary Evidence
Chapter 5 Testimonial Evidence
Chapter 6 The Hearsay Rule
Chapter 7 Procedural Considerations
Criminal Law
Chapter 1 Basics of Criminal Law
Chapter 2 How Defendants Mental States Affect Their Responsibility for
a Crime
Chapter 3 Criminal Offenses
Chapter 4 Implications of a Crimes Classification
Criminal Procedure
Chapter 1 Exclusionary Rule
Chapter 2 Fourth Amendment
Chapter 3 Confessions
Chapter 4 PreTrial Procedures
Chapter 5 Trial
Chapter 6 Guilty Pleas and Plea Bargaining
Chapter 7 Constitutional Rights in Relation to Sentence and Punishment
Chapter 8 Constitutional Problems on Appeal and Rights During
Punishment
Chapter 9 Double Jeopardy
Chapter 10 Forfeiture Actions
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