《法律英语核心教程》共三册,每册16单元,每单元由两到三篇课文和系统的语言、法律技能练习组成,练习的种类丰富,涵盖面广。作为培养‘法律+英语’和‘英语+法律’的复合型人才的综合基础教材(或称精读教材),本教程除了在练习中注重读、写、说、译等英语技能的培养,还格外注重法学知识的输入,各单元课文具有连贯系统性和知识的循序渐进性。**册课文主要是有关法学的基础知识,第二册侧重国际经济法,第三册侧重法律专题讨论类材料的输入,以深入探讨的形式来培养学生的法律技能和分析能力,同时注重培养学生使用英语材料进行法律实践与研究的能力,使学生能够充分发挥和利用自己的英语优势。本套教程前两册每单元还配有针对该单元法律主题的案例,使学习者通过法律实例掌握该单元的法律知识和技能。
本册为**册,共分16个单元。其内容涉及法学各方面的基础知识,如法的定义、分类、渊源、法律与社会、道德、财产以及商务活动之间的关系,立法、司法和执法的基本概念,法庭的构成以及不同审判制度之间的异同,等等。每单元含三篇法律英语课文,**篇课文为整个单元的学习**,每二篇课文是对**篇的深化与补充,第三篇课文由相关案例构成,以促进学习

Unit Ⅰ Introduction to Law
Text Ⅰ What Is Law
Comprehension
Exercises
Text Ⅱ Functions of Law
Text Ⅲ How to Read Case Reports
Unit 2 Sources of Law
Text ⅠSources of English Law
Comprehension
Exercises
Text Ⅱ Types of Law
Text Ⅲ Case Reading
Unit 3 Legal Systems
Text ⅠIntroduction to Legal Systems
Comprehension
Exercises
TextⅡIntroduction to the Legal System of Canada
TextⅢCase Reading
Unit 4 Morality and Equality in Law
Text Ⅰ Law and Morality
Comprehension
Exercises
Text ⅡEqual Employment Opportunity
Text Ⅲ Case Reading
Unit 5 Law and Society
Text Ⅰ Evolution of Legal Systems
Comprehension
Exercieses
TextⅡPrinciples of the Rule of Law
Text Ⅲ Case Reading
Unit 6 Legislation
Text Ⅰ Legislation in the United Kingdom
Comprehension
Exercises
Text ⅡThe Enactment of Laws in the United States
Text ⅢCase Reading
Unit 7 Justice
TextⅠ Judicial Independence
Comprehension
Exercises
TextⅡThe English Court Structure
Text Ⅲ Case Reading
Unit 8 The Judicial System in the United States
Text Ⅰ Separation of Powers
Comprehension
Exercises
Text Ⅱ The US Judicial System
Text Ⅲ Case Reading
Unit 9 The Legal Profession
TextⅠ The Legal Profession in England
Comprehension
Exercises
Text Ⅱ The Bar in the United States
Text Ⅲ Case Reading
Unit 10 The Judge and the Jury
Text Ⅰ English Judges
Comprehension
Exercises
Text ⅡJury
Text Ⅲ Case Reading
Unti 11 Criminal Law
TextⅠCrime and Punishment
Comprehension
Exercises
Text Ⅱ Criminal Proceedings
Text ⅢCase Reading
Unti 12 The Adversary System and the Inquisitorial System
Text Ⅰ The Adversary System
Comprehension
Exercises
Text Ⅱ The Adversary System and the Inquisitorial System
Text Ⅲ Case Reading
Unti 13 Legal Environment of Business
Unti 14 The Law of Tort and Intellectual Property
Unti 15 The Contract and Property
Unti 16 Legal Reform
References
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