目录 1
Unit 1 1
Text A The Concept of Law 1
New Words 5
Phrases 9
Notes 11
Exercises 12
Text B The Rule ofLaw in China 14
New Words and Expressions 19
Reading Material 21
参考译文 法的概念 25
Text A Major Legal Systems in the World Today 29
Unit 2 29
New Words 32
Phrases 35
Notes 36
Exercises 38
Text B American Legal Systems 40
New Words and Expressions 42
Reading Material 44
参考译文 当今世界主要法系 49
Unit 3 52
Text A An American's Rights and Responsibilities under the Constitution 52
New Words 55
Phrases 57
Notes 57
Exercises 58
Text B Amendment to Constitution to Clarify Private Rights 61
New Words and Expressions 63
Reading Material 65
参考译文 美国公民的宪法权利和义务 71
Unit 4 74
Text A An Overview of U.S.Criminal Law 74
New Words 77
Phrases 80
Notes 81
Exercises 82
Text B The Criminal Law ofPeople's Republic ofChina 84
New Words and Expressions 87
Reading Material 89
参考译文 美国刑法概览 96
Unit 5 100
Text A Juries 100
New Words 103
Phrases 105
Notes 107
Exercises 108
Text B Introduction of the Chinese Criminal Law and the Chinese 110
Criminal Procedural Lawv 110
New Words and Expressions 113
Reading Material 114
参考译文 陪审团 117
Text A British Columbia Company Law:The Company Act 120
Uint 6 120
New Words 124
Phrases 126
Notes 128
Exercises 128
Text B Law ofthe People's Republic of China on Chinese Foreign 131
Equity Joint Ventures 131
New Words and Expressions 135
Reading Material 138
参考译文 英国哥伦比亚公司法：公司法案 142
Uint 7 146
Text A How Should the Law of Products Liability Be Harmonized 146
New Words 149
Phrases 151
Notes 152
Exercises 154
Text B Overview ofChinese Product Liability Law 156
New Words and Expressions 161
Reading Material 164
参考译文 应如何协调产品责任法 166
Uint 8 169
Text A Contract Law 169
New Words 171
Phrases 173
Acronym 174
Notes 174
Exercises 175
Text B Some Special Features ofthe New Contract Law 177
New Words and Expressions 182
Reading Material 183
参考译文 合同法 188
Uint 9 191
Text A Common Law Marriages 191
New Words 194
Phrases 196
Notes 196
Exercises 197
Text B Chinese Marriage Law 200
New Words and Expressions 201
Reading Material 203
参考译文 普通法婚姻 209
Unit 10 213
Text A The Law of Copyright 213
New Words 215
Phrases 218
Notes 219
Exercises 220
Text B Intellectual Property Development in China 222
New Words and Expressions 226
Reading Material 229
参考译文 版权法 233
附录一 参考答案 236