法律英语教程 第2版PDF电子书下载

Unit One Legal Systems 1

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 1

Text A Common Law v. Civil law Systems 3

Text B State and Federal Court Structure and Characteristics 14

Case Brief 24

Unit Two Constitional Law 30

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 30

Text A The Constitutional law 31

Text B Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 45

Case Study Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al 55

Unit Three Criminal Law 61

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 61

Text A Introduction to American Criminal Law 62

Text B Mens Rea 72

Case Study Harold E.Staples, Ⅲ, Petitioner v. United States 80

Unit Four Criminal Procedure Law 93

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 93

Text A An Outline of the Criminal Justice Process 94

Text B Key Aspects of Modern Criminal Procedure: Defendants' Rights 106

Case Study Pointer v. Texas 113

Unit Five Civil Procedure Law 122

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 122

Text A Introduction toAmerican Civil Procedure 123

Text B Long-arm Statute 140

Case Study Gibbons v. Brown 146

Unit Six Tort Law 153

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 153

Text A An Overview of Tort Law 154

Text B Nuisance Law 166

Case Study Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co 176

Unit Seven Contract Law 181

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 181

Text A The Common Law of Contracts 182

Text B Consideration 195

Case Study Hamer v. Sidway 203

Unit Eight Property Law 208

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 208

Text A An Overview of Property Law 209

Text B Adverse Possession 222

Case Study Gilinsky v. Sether 229

Unit Nine The Law of Corporations 236

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 236

Text A Corporations 237

Text B Piercing the Corporate Veil: Does Incorporation Provide Shareholder Protection from Corporate Liability？ 249

Case Study Minton v. Cavaney 256

Unit Ten Evidence Law 261

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 261

Text A Rules of Evidence 262

Text B General Concepts of Relevancy 274

Case Study State v. Cowan 282

Unit Eleven Intellectual Property Law 291

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 291

Text A Trade Secret and Patent Law 292

Text B Copyright and Trademark Law 303

Case Study In Re Nantucket, Inc 314

Unit Twelve Family Law 322

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 322

Text A Introduction to Family Law 323

Text B Marriage and Property Rights 335

Case Study Michelle Marvin v. Lee Marvin 343

Unit Thirteen The Antitrust Law 355

Warm-up Exercises: Listening Practice 355

Text A Guide to the U.S. Antitrust Laws 356

Text B Tying Arrangement 369

Case Study Eastman Kodak Company, Petitioner v. Image Technical Services, Inc. ,et al 380

AppendixⅠ:Tapescripts 393

AppendixⅡ:Overview of the State and Federal Court System 414

AppendixⅢ:Model Contract 417

AppendixⅣ:Deed 419

AppendixⅤ:Corporate Forms—Simple Form of Certificate of Incorporation 421

AppendixⅥ:About Case Citations 422

AppendixⅦ:Vocabulary 425

Acknowlegements 468