图书内容简介

本书为法律英语教学领域的领先之作。自问世以来，广受好评，并被引进到台湾地区。近年来，更相继列选普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材、北京市高等教育精品教材和教育部“国家双语教学示范课程”教材。
作者结合中国学生的特点和需要，精心编选，准确注译。将英美国家法律制度、法律教育、司法系统以及宪法、刑法、民法、商法等各部门法律的精髓和要义，以22课篇幅悉数展现。
实用性强为本书最突出特点。作者将专题讨论、案例分析、模拟谈判、法庭辩论、案情摘要撰写以及法律备忘录撰写等法律实用技能训练项目单独列出，以提高读者的英语表达能力和法律实务能力。本次新版，增加配套音频，助益读者轻松听说读写原汁原味的法律英语。

图书目录

Lesson One: Legal System
Background Knowledge
Text
Introduction to the Legal System in the United States
Part One Features and Characteristics
Part Two Common Law and Equity Law
Exercises
1.Questions about the text
2. Dictation | Legal Systems
3. Discussion | What is the best way to study legal English?
Supplementary Reading
Lesson Two: Legal Profession
Background Knowledge
Text
Overview of the Legal Profession in the United States
Part One The Bar
Part Two Lawyers in Private Practice
Part Three House Counsel
Part Four Lawyers in Government
Exercises
1.Questions about the text
2.Dictation | One Lawyer in the Heaven
3.Discussion | Do you want to be a judge or a lawyer?
Supplementary Reading
Lesson Three: Legal Education
Background Knowledge
Text
Introduction to the Legal Education in the United States
Part One Curriculum and the Case Method
Part Two Law School Hierarchy
Exercises
1.Questions about the text
2.Dictation | American Law Faculty
3.Discussion | Which teaching method is better for law study: case method or lecture method?
Supplementary Reading
Lesson Four: Judicial
Background Knowledge
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Lesson Five: Constitution
Lesson Six: Administrative Law
Lesson Seven:Criminal Law
Lesson Eight: Civil Rights Law
Lesson Nine: Contract Law
Lesson Ten: Tort Law
Lesson Eleven: Property Law
Lesson Twelve:Corporation Law
Lesson Thirteen: Insurance Law
Lesson Fourteen : Commercial Law
Lesson Fifteen: Tax Law
Lesson Sixteen: Environmental Protection Law

Lesson Seventeen: Family Law
Lesson Eighteen: Intellectual Property Law
Lesson Nineteen: WTO Rules
Lesson Twenty: Civil Procedure
Lesson Twenty One: Criminal Procedure
Lesson Twenty Two: Rules of Evidence
Appendix Ⅰ : Reference Answers to the Questions about the Texts
Appendix Ⅱ : Writing of a Legal Memorandum