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隨著我國入世和世界經(jīng)濟一體化進程的不斷加快，國際交流合作日益增多，涉外法務(wù)活動空前頻繁，法律英語的重要性日益凸顯。掌握專業(yè)英語已經(jīng)成為現(xiàn)代法律人必備的職業(yè)素質(zhì)。由于法律英語的特殊性，國內(nèi)一直沒有一個科學(xué)的考核指標衡量法律從業(yè)人員專業(yè)英語的掌握程度。法律英語證書（LEC）全國統(tǒng)一考試的推出為我國法律英語的教與學(xué)指明了方向，意義重大，影響深遠。

圖書目錄

Part One Basics of Legal English
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Historical Development of Legal English
Chapter 3 Characteristics of Legal English
Chapter 4 Terms and Rules in Legal English
Chapter 5 General Legal Terms
Chapter 6 Legal Citations
Part Two American Legal Regime
Chapter 1 Overview of the U. S. Court System
Chapter 2 Jury Trial
Chapter 3 The Adversary System
Chapter 4 Appellate Courts
Chapter 5 Appellate Judges
Chapter 6 Court Opinions and Case Digests
Part Three Constitutional Law
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Judicial Power
Chapter 3 Legislative Power
Chapter 4 Individual Guarantees Against Governmental or Private'Action
Chapter 5 Retroactive Legislation
Chapter 6 Procedural Due Process
Chapter 7 Substantive Due Process
Chapter 8 Equal Protection
Chapter 9 Fundamental Rights
Part Four Contracts
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Basics of Contracts
Chapter 3 Contract Formation
Chapter 4 Capacity of a Contract
　Chapter 5 Vitiating Factors
　Chapter 6 Problems Involving Persons Other than the Parties to the Original Contract
　Chapter 7 Discharge
　Chapter 8 Breach of Contract
　Chapter 9 Remedies for Breach of Contract
　Chapter 10 Dispute Settlement
Part Five Torts
　Chapter 1 Introduction
　Chapter 2 Intentional Torts
　Chapter 3 Defenses to Intentional Torts
　Chapter 4 Negligence
　Chapter 5 Cause in Fact
　Chapter 6 Proximate Cause
　Chapter 7 Multiple Tortfeasors
　Chapter 8 Damages for Personal Injuries
　Chapter 9 Limited Duties : Special Limitations on the Scope of Duty
　Chapter 10 Premises Liability: Duties of Owners and Occupiers of Land
　Chapter 11 Defenses
　Chapter 12 Vicarious Liability
　Chapter 13 Products Liability
　Chapter 14 Defamation
　Chapter 15 The Privacy Torts
　Chapter 16 Competitive Torts
Part Six Property Law
　Chapter 1 Introduction
　Chapter 2 Acquisition of Property
　Chapter 3 Possessory Estates
　Chapter 4 Future Interests
　Chapter 5 Concurrent Estates
　Chapter 6 Landlord and Tenant
　Chapter 7 Fixtures
　Chapter 8 Rights in the Land of Another Easements, Profits, Covenants, and Servitudes
　Chapter 9 Conveyancing
　Chapter 10 Cooperatives, Condominiums, and Zoning
　Chapter 11 Nuisance
Part Seven Evidence Law
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 General Considerations
Chapter 3 Relevance and Judicial Notice
Chapter 4 Real Evidence
Chapter 5 Documentary Evidence
Chapter 6 Testimonial Evidence
Chapter 7 The Hearsay Rule
Chapter 8 Procedural Considerations
Part Eight Civil Procedure
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Personal Jurisdiction
Chapter 3 Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction
Chapter 4 Federal Question Jurisdiction
Chapter 5 Venue
Chapter 6 Removal Jurisdiction
Chapter 7 Conflict of Jurisdiction between States and Federal Courts
Chapter 8 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Part Nine Criminal Law
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 What Makes a Case a Criminal Case?
Chapter 3 How to Interpret Criminal Statutes
Chapter 4 How Defendants' Mental States Affect Their Responsibility for a Crime
Chapter 5 Criminal Offenses
　Chapter 6 Implications of a Crime's Classification
Part Ten Criminal Procedure
　Chapter 1 Constitutional Restrains
　Chapter 2 Exclusionary Rule
　Chapter 3 Fourth Amendment
　Chapter 4 Confessions
　Chapter 5 Pretrial Procedures
　Chapter 6 Trial
　Chapter 7 Guilty Pleas and Plea Bargaining
　Chapter 8 Constitutional Rights in Relation to Sentence and Punishment
　Chapter 9 Constitutional Problems on Appeal
　Chapter 10 Rights during Punishment-Probation, Imprisonment, Parole
Chapter 11 Double Jeopardy
Chapter 12 Forfeiture Actions
Part Eleven Intellectual Property Law
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Trade Secrets
Chapter 3 Patent
Chapter 4 Copyright
Chapter 5 Trademark Law
Part Twelve Business Law
Chapter 1 Introduction to Business Forms
Chapter 2 Partnership
Chapter 3 Limited Liability Company
Chapter 4 Corporation
　Chapter 5 Securities
　Chapter 6 Commercial Paper
Part Thirteen Logical Reasoning
　Chapter 1 Introduction
　Chapter 2 Assumptions
　Chapter 3 Method of Argument
　Chapter 4 Faulty Logic
　Chapter 5 Strengthening or Weakening
　Chapter 6 Parallel Reasoning
　Chapter 7 Inference
　Chapter 8 Other Question Types
Appendix: Key to the Exercises
References
本書共462頁