Unit 1 Introduction to Law 1
Warming-up 1
Text A What Is Law? 3
Text B Sources of Law 16
Text C Legal English（Ⅰ）:Its Development 22
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 27
Unit 2 Legal Systems 28
Warming-up 28
Text A World Legal Systems 30
Text B China's Legal System in Transition 43
Text C Legal English（Ⅱ）:Its Features 48
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 53
Unit 3 Procedural Law 56
Warming-up 56
Text A Introduction to Procedural Law 58
Text B Criminal Procedure 69
Text C Case Study:Clearfield Trust Co.v.United States 76
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 78
Unit 4 International Law 80
Warming-up 80
Text A An Overview of International Law 82
Text B Historical Review of China's Accession to the WTO 91
Text C Agencies 96
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 99
Unit 5 Contract Law 100
Warming-up 100
Text A Introduction to Contract Law 102
Text B Remedies for Breach of Contract 113
Text C Sales Agency Agreement 118
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 122
Unit 6 Corporate Law 123
Warming-up 123
Text A Corporate Law 125
Text B New Labor Contract Law Changes China's Employment Landscape 138
Text C Guangdong Province Employment Labor Contract（Excerpts） 142
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 148
Unit 7 Tort Law and Intellectual Property 149
Warming-up 149
Text A Introduction to Tort Law 151
Text B Introduction to Intellectual Property 165
Text C Case Reading:Dazhong Accuses Baidu of TM Infringement 170
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 173
Unit 8 Environmental Protection Law 174
Warming-up 174
Text A International Environmental Law 176
Text B Developing Nations Have Slowed Greenhouse Gas Rise 188
Text C Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution and Other Public Hazards 194
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 198
Unit 9 Legal Profession 200
Warming-up 200
Text A How to Become a Lawyer in the United States 202
Text B Barristers in England and Wales 215
Text C Lawyers'Practice Licensing in China 221
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 225
Unit 10 Criminal Law 227
Warming-up 227
Text A Criminal Law 229
Text B Changes in American Death Penalty 237
Text C Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China（Excerpts） 242
Suggested Readings ＆ Activities 244
References 246