《法律英语》(第二版)是一本法律专业英语教材,供具有大学英语三级以上英语水平的法律系学生及法律工作者使用。编写这套教材的宗旨是使其既具有法律内容上的系统性,又在语言上由浅入深,循序渐进,具有外语教材所**的可操作性。
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UNIT ONE Introduction to American Law
Lesson One Law Under American Federalism
Lesson Two The Dual Court System
UNIT TWO Civil Litigation
Lesson One The Adversary System
Lesson Two Commencing a legal Action
Lesson Three Pleadings and Motions Attacking Pleadings
Lesson Four Discovery
Lesson Five The Trial
Lesson Six Appeal and Enforcement
案例阅读指导
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States
Alderman v.Baltimore&Ohio Railway Co.
Cross v.United States
Lindberger v.GeneralMotors Corp.
Kozlowski v.Sears,Roebuck&Co.
Thiel v.Southern Pac.Co.
Dobson v.M asonite Corp.
Jones v.Morris Plan Bank of Portsmouth
UNIT THREE Constitutional Law
Lesson One The Institutions of Government
Lesson Two Separation of Powers
Lesson Three Federal-State Relations
Lesson Four Basic Rights
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Marbury v.Madison Youngstown Sheet&Tube Co.v.Sawyer
City of Philadelphia v.New Jersey
Board of Regents v.Roth
Brown v.Board of Education(FirstCase)
United States v.Darby
Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States
Ashcroft v.American C ivil Liberties Union et al.
Employment Division,Dept.ofHuman Resources of Oregon v.Sm ith
UNIT FOUR Contracts
Lesson One ContractForm ation and Classification
Lesson Two Perform ance and Non-Perform ance
Lesson Three Remedies and Computation of Damages
Lesson Four Rights of Third Parties
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
McDonald v.Mobil Coal Producing,Inc.
Louisa W.Hamer v.Franklin Sidway
John D.R.Leibard v.PepsiCo,Inc.
ACE Service Inc.v.General Service Administration
Handicapped Childrens Education Board of Sheboygan County v.Lukaszewski
Acme Mills&Elevator Co.v.Johnson
Equilease Corp.v.State Federal S&L Association
United States ex rel.Coastal SteelErectors,Inc.v.A lgernon B lair,Inc.
TrippeM anufacturing Company v.N iles Audio Corporation
Finger Furniture Company Inc.v.Commonwealth Insurance Company
UNIT FIVE Commercial Paper
Lesson One Negotiable Instruments
Lesson Two Rights of Holder in Due Course
Lesson Three Check Collection
Lesson Four The Bank and Its Customer:Rights,Duties and Liabilities
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Bank of Miami v.Florida City Express,Inc.
Money Mart Check Cashing Center v.Epicycle
Huber Glass Co.v.FirstNat.Bank of Kenosha
H.Schultz&Sons,Inc.v.Bank of Suffolk County
Dziurak v.The Chase Manhattan Bank,NA
MidWisconsin Bank v.Forsgard Trading,Inc.
Wachovia Bank,N.A.v.Federal Reserve Bank
Guardian Life Insurance Co.v.Weisman
UNIT SIX Property Law
Lesson One Basic Categories of Property
Lesson Two Real Property(Ⅰ)
Lesson Three Real Property(Ⅱ)
Lesson Four Personal Property
Lesson Five Intellectual Property
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Susette Kelo,et al.v.C ity of New London,Connecticut,et al.
Baker v.Weedon
Matter of Cohn
Ray v.Flower Hospital
Tenhet v.Boswell
Hayes v.Hayes
Baker v.Selden
UNIT SEVEN Tort Law
Lesson One Introduction to Tort Law
Lesson Two Intentional Torts(Ⅰ)
Lesson Three Intentional Torts(Ⅱ)
Lesson Four Torts of Negligence
Lesson Five StrictLiability and Tort Reform
Lesson Six ProductLiability
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Quinones v.United States
Faniel v.Chesapeake&Potomac Telephone Co.
HustlerM agazine,Inc.et al.v.Jerry Falwell
Palsgraf v.Long Island Railroad Co.
Chrystal v.The Hawkes Hospital
Katko v.Briney
Chemawa Country Golf v.W nuk
Greenman v.Yuba Power Products,Inc.
UNIT EIGHT Corporate Law
Lesson One Introduction
Lesson Two Incorporation,O rganization and House Keeping
Lesson Three Corporate Management and Control
Lesson Four Dissolutions,Mergers and Consolidations
Lesson Five Securities Regulation
Lesson Six Contests for Control
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Lurie v.Arizona Fertilizer&Chem ical Co.
Heller v.Boylan
Perlman v.Feldmann
Unilever Acquisition Corp.v.Richardson-Vicks,Inc.
Halperin v.Ebanker USA.Com.Inc.
Jernberg v.Mann 576
Dellastatious v.W illiams
Key to Exercises
Vocabulary