法律英语

Chapter 1 Introduction to Law
1．1 Functions of Law in Society
1．2 Sources of Law
1．3 Kinds of Law

Chapter 2 Law and History
2．1 Law Through the Ages
2．2 The English Heritage
2．3 The American Experience
Chapter 3 Legal Profession and Legal Education
3．1 The American Legal Profession
3．2 The American Legal Education

Chapter 4 Court Organization
4．1 The Federal Court System
4．2 State Court System
4．3 Judicial Selection
4．4 Removal of Judges

Chapter 5 Constitutional Law
5．1 Introduction to Constitutional Law
5．2 Judicial Review
5．3 Constitutional Interpretation
5．4 Major Constitutional Doctrines

Chapter 6 Criminal Procedure
6．1 Brief Introduction to Criminal Law
6．2 Characteristics of Criminal Law
6．3 Elements of a Crime
6．4 Parties to a Crime
6．5 Procedural Criminal Law
6．6 Punishment
6．7 Juvenile Justice

Chapter 7 Torts
7．1 Negligence
7．2 Intentional Torts
7．3 Strict Liability
7．4 Product Liability
7．5 Defamation
7．6 General Tort Defenses
7．7 Conclusion

Chapter 8 Contracts
8．1 Contractual Terms of Art
8．2 Formation of Contracts
8．3 Rules of Construction
8．4 Breach of Contract
8．5 Contract Interpretation
8．6 Performance
8．7 Conclusion

Chapter 9 Corporation
9．1 Corporation Basics
9．2 Business Relationship
9．3 Process of Incorporation
9．4 Purpose of Shareholder Voting
9．5 Federal Proxy Regulations——An Overview
9．6 Standards of Care
9．7 Shareholder Litigation
9．8 Piercing the Corporate Veil——Traditional Piercing Factors
9．9 Takeovers——An Introduction
9．10 Dividends and Distributions

Chapter 10 Typical Legal Documents Writing
10．1 Introduction of Legal Documents Writing
10．2 Foundation of Legal Writing
10．3 Litigation Process and Variety of Legal Documents

Chapter 11 Finding and Citing Basic Legal Resources
11．1 Introduction
11．2 Purposes of Legal Citation
11．3 Types of Citation Principles
11．4 How to Cite Legal Resources
11．5 Underlining and Italics
11．6 Placing Citations in Context

Chapter 12 Briefing a Case
12．1 Introduction
12．2 How to Brief a Case
12．3 More Brief Elements
12．4 Sample Briefs
References
Index