Preface 1
Ⅰ．Introductions 1
General Introduction 1
Translating Between China and American Law Systems 4
Ⅱ．Lawyers and the Law in America 17
1 Law and Lawyers in the U.S.:The Hero-Villain Dichotomy 17
2 American Public Interest Law 27
3 An Overview ofClinical Legal Education in the U.S 49
Ⅲ．The Court System and the Judges in America 69
4 ConstrainingJudicial Discretion:The American Experience 69
5 The American Jury System and the Federal Rules of Evidence 79
6 Expert and Scientific Evidence 97
7 Civil Litigation in the U.S 107
8 Judicial Supervision in the U.S 123
Ⅳ．Private and Public in American Law 134
9 New Technologies and Regulatory Approaches:Crisis,Danger or Opportunity for Copyright and Trademark Law in the U.S 134
10 Energy and Environmental Law 173
11 Using Environmental Law 210
12 Eminent Domain:The Two Edged Sword ofU.S.Property Law 219
13 Labor Law in the U.S 240
14 Labor&Employment Dispute Resolution in the U.S 255
15 American CriminalJustice Systems:An Overview 272
Ⅴ．Tools for Research in American Law 291
16 A BriefIntroduction to U.S.Legal Research Materials 291