Unit 1 1
Text:The U.S.Legal Tradition in Western Legal Systems 1
Supplementary Reading:Case Law:Origins,Nature and Authority 7
Unit 2 13
Text:The U.S.Court System 13
Supplementary Reading:How Courts Decide Cases 21
Unit 3 26
Text:Constitutional Law 26
Supplementary Reading:Where Does the Supreme Court Get the Authority to Interpret the Constitution? 31
Unit 4 37
Text:Environmental Protection Agency:Procedure 37
Supplementary Reading:External Procedures 40
Unit 5 43
Text:Criminal Law and Crimes 43
Supplementary Reading:Criminal Punishment 50
Unit 6 56
Text:Criminal Procedural Law 56
Supplementary Reading:The Criminal Justice Process 62
Unit 7 70
Text:Civil Procedural Law 70
Supplementary Reading:Structure of a Lawsuit 76
Unit 8 85
Text:Tort 85
Supplementary Reading:Personal Injuries and Tort Law 93
Unit 9 99
Text:Contract Law 99
Supplementary Reading:Contract Law 103
Unit 10 107
Text:Antitrust Law(Ⅰ) 107
Supplementary Reading:The Interface of the Trade Laws and the Antitrust Laws(Ⅰ) 111
Unit 11 115
Text:Antitrust Law(Ⅱ) 115
Supplementary Reading:The Interface of the Trade Laws and the Antitrust Laws(Ⅱ) 119
Unit 12 123
Text:Income Producing Entities 123
Supplementary Reading:International Tax System 128
Unit 13 131
Text:Australia Implements New IP Rights in Wines 131
Supplementary Reading:A Trademark Tale 137
Unit 14 140
Text:EU Plan Endangers Franchising 140
Supplementary Reading:License to Succeed 145
Unit 15 149
Text:The Judicial Role in Environmental Law 149
Supplementary Reading:Origins of Environmentalism 154
Unit 16 157
Text:Direct Investment 157
Supplementary Reading:The Decision and Ways to Invest Abroad 164
Unit 17 169
Text:Arbitration Clauses and Submission Agreements 169
Supplementary Reading:Arbitration Versus Litigation 177
Unit 18 182
Text:Legal Service 182
Supplementary Reading:Access to Justice in the United States 190
Unit 19 196
Text:The Rule of Law(Ⅰ) 196
Supplementary Reading:On Law 200
Unit 20 203
Text:The Rule of Law(Ⅱ) 203
Supplementary Reading:Ancient Law 207