作为一本专门针对法律英语的视听说教材,《法律英语视听说教程》在选材上比较系统、新颖,材料来源于英美等国大学讲授课例、专题讲座、外媒主流新闻报道、法院文件和少部分律政影视作品;主要涉及了美国宪法、三权分立、英美法法院划分、国际商法、知识产权法、证券法、竞争法、侵权法、合同法、刑法、刑事诉讼程序相关知识点等,涵盖英美法背景和介绍,能够在视听说的同时更加充分输入英美法基础知识;并且在训练听力的同时也相应安排了口语练习,相辅相成,能够提高学生的专业表达能力和涉外法律实务能力;本书同时配有案例分析和判决书赏析,以情景模拟的方式让学生浸入式学习法律英语。
张法连,1969年1月生,山东聊城人,中国政法大学外国语学院教授、博士生导师,并在多所高校兼职博导,全国法律英语学科知名教授。
Lesson 1 History of American Law 1
Lesson 2 Fundamental Doctrine: Stare Decisis Doctrine 7
Lesson 3 Sources of Law (1) 13
Lesson 4 Sources of Law (2) 19
Lesson 5 Comparison of Laws 25
Lesson 6 Types of Legal Actions 32
Lesson 7 Legal Procedures 40
Lesson 8 American Constitution—State and Federal Conflict 45
Lesson 9 Legal Concepts (1): Bill of Rights (US) 52
Lesson 10 Legal Concepts (2): Equal Rights 58
Lesson 11 Legal Concepts (3): Constitutional Crisis 66
Lesson 12 Legal Concepts (4): Presumed Innocent 74
Lesson 13 Laying Down the Law—English Common Law 81
Lesson 14 The Pursuit of Liberty—English Common Law 88
Lesson 15 International Business Law 93
Lesson 16 Business Organization Law 99
Lesson 17 International Commercial Arbitration 105
Lesson 18 The Dispute Settlement System of WTO 110
Lesson 19
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes 116
Lesson 20 Protection of Intellectual Property 121
Lesson 21
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 127
Lesson 22 Economic Law and Types of Property 133
Lesson 23 Laws and Acts of Security 139
Lesson 24
Business Law: Consumer Protection and Product Liability 145
Lesson 25 Law of Contract (1): Basic Principles 150
Lesson 26 Law of Contract (2): Breach and Remedies 156
Lesson 27 Antitrust Law and Sherman Act 161
Lesson 28 Types and Laws of Competition 167
Lesson 29 Criminal Law (1): Basic Principles 172
Lesson 30 Criminal Law (2): Plea Bargaining and Cross Examination 177
Answers 183