《法律英语》PDF下载

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  • 作  者:杨德祥主编
  • 出 版 社:西安:西安交通大学出版社
  • 出版年份:2016
  • ISBN:9787560589541
  • 页数:334 页
图书介绍:本书介绍了英美及大陆法律体系、各体系的历史发展进程并配有详细的案例说明,旨在通过理论和实例的解说让学生在阅读法律文献、书写法律文本等方面得以提升。本书作者均是长期活跃在法律英语教学一线的高校教师,具有丰富的理论和实践经验。本书可供政法院校法律、法律英语等专业的本科生或研究生阅读,也可供具有相同英语水平及法律背景知识的读者阅读。

Chapter 1 Introduction to Law 1

1.1 Functions of Law in Society 1

1.2 Sources of Law 4

1.3 Kinds of Law 21

Chapter 2 Law and History 39

2.1 Law Through the Ages 39

2.2 The English Heritage 47

2.3 The American Experience 52

Chapter 3 Legal Profession and Legal Education 55

3.1 The American Legal Profession 55

3.2 The American Legal Education 67

Chapter 4 Court Organization 73

4.1 The Federal Court System 74

4.2 State Court System 79

4.3 Judicial Selection 83

4.4 Removal of Judges 90

Chapter 5 Constitutional Law 94

5.1 Introduction to Constitutional Law 94

5.2 Judicial Review 96

5.3 Constitutional Interpretation 101

5.4 Major Constitutional Doctrines 106

Chapter 6 Criminal Procedure 116

6.1 Brief Introduction to Criminal Law 116

6.2 Characteristics of Criminal Law 118

6.3 Elements of a Crime 119

6.4 Parties to a Crime 124

6.5 Procedural Criminal Law 127

6.6 Punishment 133

6.7 Juvenile Justice 137

Chapter 7 Torts 140

7.1 Negligence 141

7.2 Intentional Torts 147

7.3 Strict Liability 155

7.4 Product Liability 156

7.5 Defamation 158

7.6 General Tort Defenses 159

7.7 Conclusion 160

Chapter 8 Contracts 161

8.1 Contractual Terms of Art 162

8.2 Formation of Contracts 163

8.3 Rules of Construction 168

8.4 Breach of Contract 169

8.5 Contract Interpretation 174

8.6 Performance 178

8.7 Conclusion 181

Chapter 9 Corporation 182

9.1 Corporation Basics 182

9.2 Business Relationship 184

9.3 Process of Incorporation 188

9.4 Purpose of Shareholder Voting 191

9.5 Federal Proxy Regulations—An Overview 191

9.6 Standards of Care 192

9.7 Shareholder Litigation 193

9.8 Piercing the Corporate Veil—Traditional Piercing Factors 198

9.9 Takeovers—An Introduction 203

9.10 Dividends and Distributions 207

Chapter 10 Typical Legal Documents Writing 210

10.1 Introduction of Legal Documents Writing 210

10.2 Foundation of Legal Writing 211

10.3 Litigation Process and Variety of Legal Documents 218

Chapter 11 Finding and Citing Basic Legal Resources 269

11.1 Introduction 269

11.2 Purposes of Legal Citation 269

11.3 Types of Citation Principles 271

11.4 How to Cite Legal Resources 271

11.5 Underlining and Italics 290

11.6 Placing Citations in Context 291

Chapter 12 Briefing a Case 294

12.1 Introduction 294

12.2 How to Brief a Case 295

12.3 More Brief Elements 302

12.4 Sample Briefs 305

References 323

Index 324