《法律英语》课程教学大纲

1、法律英语Legal English一、课程基本情况课程类别：专业任选课课程学分：2学分课程总学时：32学时(讲课： 32 学时)课程性质：选修开课学期：6先修课程：民法、刑法适用专业：法学教 材：法律英语教程，高等教育出版社，齐筠，主编，2005年。开课单位：公共管理学院法律系二、课程的教学目标和任务本课程系法律专业的选修课，旨在向法律专业学生传授英语知识和系统的普通法知识，帮助学生扩大法律英语专业词汇，了解法律英语的语言特点，提高阅读能力和语言运用能力，为今后进一步学习专业法律英语和实际工作奠定基础，具有很强的知识性、系统性和实用性。三、教学内容和要求1 Legal System （2学时）

2、（1）掌握The Common Law and Its Competitors（2）掌握State and Federal court Structure and Characteristics（3）了解Contemporary Legal Education（4）熟悉The bewildering variety of legal systems（5）掌握The civil-law system重点：The Common Law and Its Competitors难点：The civil-law system2 Constitutional Law （2学时）（1）掌握Judicial

3、Review，Structure and Power（2）熟悉Civil Right and Civil Liberties（3）了解Judicial Review（4）掌握Separation of Power and the Federal Judiciary（5）理解Separation of Power Issues Between congress and the President重点：Civil Right and Civil Liberties难点：Separation of Power and the Federal Judiciary3Criminal Law （4学时）（

4、1）熟悉Introduction to American Criminal Law（2）掌握Mens Rea（guilty mind）（3）掌握Elements of Crime and Criminal Crime（4）了解Effect of Mental State（5）理解The Role of “Motive” in Criminal Law重点：Elements of Crime and Criminal Crime难点：Effect of Mental State4 Criminal Procedure Law （4学时）（1）熟悉An Outline of the Crimina

5、l Justice Process（2）掌握Key Aspects of Modern Criminal Procedure：Defendant Right（3）掌握Arrest，Formal Charges and the First Appearance（4）了解Preliminary Examination，Indictments or Information and Pre-Trial Motions（5）了解Sentencing Procedures in Criminal Cases（6）了解Appellate Review of Convictions重点：Key Aspects

6、 of Modern Criminal Procedure：Defendant Right难点：Appellate Review of Convictions5 Civil Procedure Law （3学时）（1）掌握Introduction to American Civil Procedure（2）熟悉Summary Judgment（3）了解The Pleading Stage of the Case（4）了解Pretrial Procedure、Dismissal（5）掌握Non-Judicial Methods of Resolution、Trial、Appeal重点：The P

7、leading Stage of the Case难点：Non-Judicial Methods of Resolution、Trial、Appeal6 Tort Law （3学时）（1）掌握An Overview of Tort Law（2）熟悉Nuisance Law（3）熟悉Intentional Torts（4）理解Negligence、Strict Liability重点：Nuisance Law难点：Negligence、Strict Liability7 Contract Law （3学时）（1）掌握The Common Law of Contracts（2）熟悉Consider

8、ation（3）掌握Formation of Contracts、Grounds for Nonperformance of Contracts（4）了解Contracts Breaches and Remedies重点：Formation of Contracts、Grounds for Nonperformance of Contracts难点：Contracts Breaches and Remedies8 Property Law （3学时）（1）熟悉An Overview of Property Law（2）掌握Adverse Possession（3）熟悉Real Property

9、 、Personal Property（4）了解Adverse Possession、Symbolic Possession重点：Adverse Possession难点：Adverse Possession、Symbolic Possession9 The Law of Corporations （2学时）（1）了解Piercing the Corporate Veil（2）掌握Types of Corporations（3）掌握Formation of the Corporation（4）了解Corporate Finance and Ownership、Organizational St

10、ructure and Power重点：Types of Corporations难点：Corporate Finance and Ownership、Organizational Structure and Power10 Evidence Law （2学时）（1）掌握Rules of Evidence（2）掌握General Concept of Relevancy（3）了解Direct and Circumstantial evidence（4）熟悉Forms of evidence（5）了解Presentation of evidence重点：Rules of Evidence难点：R

11、ules against hearsay11 Intellectual Property Law （2学时）（1）掌握Trade Secret and Patent Law（2）掌握Copyright and Patent Law（3）熟悉Trade Secret、patent、Copyright law（4）了解Rights Granted Under Copyright law、Duration of Copyright重点：Copyright and Patent Law难点：Rights Granted Under Copyright law、Duration of Copyright

12、12 The Antitrust Law （2学时）（1）掌握 Executive Summary of the U.S. Antitrust Laws（2）了解Monopolization and Merger（3）熟悉The General Statutory Scheme（4）初步了解Rule of Reason and Per Se Offenses（5）掌握Horizontal Restraints among Competitors（6）了解Allocation of Markets or Customers、concerted Refusal Deal重点：The General Statutory Scheme难点：Horizontal Restraints among Competitors四、课程考核（1）作业和报告：作业：5 次，课程论文： 1 篇；（2）考核方式：闭卷考试（3）总评成绩计算方式：平时成绩20%、期末考试成绩80%综