IntroductiOn
Chapter One The Different Features of Legal English
Unit 1 Overview of Legal English Vocabulary
Typical Features of Legal English Vocabulary
The Common Prefix and Suffix of Legal English
Unit 2 Oyerview of Legal English Sentence
Charaderistics of the Syntadic Strudure of Legal English
Typical Legal English Sentence Translation
Chapter Two Introduction to American Legal System
Unit 1 Legal Systems
Text: Legal Systems
Supplementary Reading: Civil Law System
Unit 2 Legal Education
Text American Legal Education
Supplementary Reading: Legal Education in the U.S.
Unit 3 Legal Profession
Text :, American Legal Profession
Supplementary Reading: Judges
Unit 4 Constitution Ⅰ
Text: The Contents of American Constitution
Supplementary Reading: The Amendments
Unit 5 Constitution Ⅱ
Text: The Theories of American Constitution
Supplementary Reading; British Constitution
Unit 6 Court System
Text: American Court System
Supplementary Reading: British Court System
Unit 7 Jury System
Text: Jury System
Supplementary Reading: The Supreme Court of the United States
Unit 8 Administrative Law
Text: American Administrative Law
Supplementary Reading: Administrative Law
Unit 9 Civil Law
Text: Copyright Law
Supplementary Reading: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Unit 10 Contract Law
Text: Contract Law
Supplementary Reading: Real Property Law
Unit 11 Criminal Law
Text: American Criminal Law
Supplementary Reading: American Criminal Procedure Law
Chapter Three Case Studies
Unit 1 Case Study Methods
How to Understand English Case
How to Brief a Case
Case Terms Abbreviated
Unit 2 Typical Case Studies
Case 1 Marbury v. Madison(1803)
Case 2 Brown v. Board of Education(1954)
Case 3 Miranda v. Arizona(1966)
Case 4 Gibbons v. Ogden(i824)
Case 5 United States v. Nixon(]974)
Case 6 World-wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson (1980)
Case 7 Pennoyer v, Neff(1877)
Case 8 Milliken v. Meyer(1940)
Case 9 Internatiorial Shoe Co v State of Washington (1945)
Case 10 United States et el. v. Locke et el. (1985)
Appendix Moot Court
References