法律英语精读教程

《法律英语阅读教程》讲述了随着我国入世和世界经济一体化进程的不断加快，国际交流合作日益增多，涉外法务活动空前频繁，法律英语的重要性日益凸显。掌握专业英语已经成为现代法律人推荐的职业素质。由于法律英语的特殊性，国内一直没有一个科学的考核指标衡量法律从业人员专业英语的掌握程度。法律英语证书（LEC）全国统一考试的推出为我国法律英语的教与学指明了方向，意义重大、影响深远。

张法连，1969年1月生，山东聊城人，中国政法大学外国语学院教授、硕士生导师，并在多所高校兼职博导，全国法律英语学科知名教授。

Part OneAnglo-American Legal Culture
Chapter 1 Historical Development of the Common Law
Chapter 2The Doctrine of Stare Decisis and Ratio Decidendi or Holding of a Case
Chapter 3Federal Courts and What They Do
Chapter 4The Opinions of the Appellate Courts and Precedents
Part TwoIntroduction to American Laws
Constitutional Law
Chapter 1 The Judicial Power
Chapter 2Legislative Power
Chapter 3Executive Power
Chapter 4Individual Guarantees Against Governmental or Private Action
Chapter 5Due Process
Chapter 6Equal Protection
Chapter 7Fundamental Rights
Chapter 8The First Amendment
Contracts
Chapter 1 Basics of Contracts
Chapter 2Contract Formation
Chapter 3Capacity of a Contract
Chapter 4Vitiating Factors
Chapter 5Discharge
Chapter 6Breach of Contract
Chapter 7Remedies for Breach of Contract
Torts
Chapter 1 Intentional Torts
Chapter 2Defenses to Intentional Torts
Chapter 3Negligence
Chapter 4Cause in Fact
Chapter 5Proximate Cause
Chapter 6Multiple Tortfeasors
Chapter 7Damages for Personal Injuries
Chapter 8Limited Duties: Special Limitations on the Scope of Duty
Chapter 9Premises Liability: Duties of Owners and Occupiers of Land
Chapter 10Defenses
Chapter 11 Vicarious Liability
Chapter 12Products Liability
Chapter 13Defamation
Chapter 14Competitive Torts
Property Law
Chapter 1 Acquisition of Property
Chapter 2Possessory Estates
Chapter 3Future Interests
Chapter 4Concurrent Estates
Chapter 5Landlord and Tenant
Chapter 6Fixtures
Chapter 7Rights in the Land of AnotherEasements, Profits, Covenants,and Servitudes
Chapter 8Conveyancing
Chapter 9Cooperatives, Condominiums, Zoning and Nuisance
Evidence Law
Chapter 1 General Considerations
Chapter 2Relevance and Judicial Notice
Chapter 3Real Evidence
Chapter 4Documentary Evidence
Chapter 5Testimonial Evidence
Chapter 6The Hearsay Rule
Chapter 7Procedural Considerations
Criminal Law
Chapter 1 Basics of Criminal Law
Chapter 2How Defendants' Mental States Affect Their Responsibility for a Crime
Chapter 3Criminal Offenses
Chapter 4 Implications of a Crime's Classification
Criminal Procedure
Chapter 1 Exclusionary Rule
Chapter 2Fourth Amendment
Chapter 3Confessions
Chapter 4Pre-Trial Procedures
Chapter 5Trial
Chapter 6Guilty Pleas and Plea Bargaining
Chapter 7Constitutional Rights in Relation to Sentence and Punishment
Chapter 8Constitutional Problems on Appeal and Rights During Punishment
Chapter 9Double Jeopardy
Chapter 10Forfeiture Actions
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