英美普通法读写教程

PART I INRODUCTION TO COMMON LAW SYSTEM

CHAPTER1 COMMONLAW

1.1 Law

1.2 Common Law

1.3 Law versus Equity

1.4 Statutory Law versus Case Law

1.5 Summary

New Words and Expressions

Review Questions

CHAPTER2 COMMON LAW COURT SYSTEM

2.1 The English Court System

2.1.1 Magistrates' Courts-For Both Civil and Criminal Cases

2.1.2 County Courts-For Civil Cases Only

2.1.3 Crown Court-For Criminal Cases Only

2.1.4 High Court-For Both Civil and Criminal Cases

2.1.5 Court of Appeal-For Both Civil and Criminal Cases

2.1.6 Final Court of Appeals

2.1.7 European Court of Justice

2.2 The American Court System

2.2.1 The Federal Courts

2.2.2 State Courts

New Words and Expressions

Review Questions

CHAPTER3 SOURCES OF LAW

3.1 Sources of Law in England

3.1.1 The European Union Law

3.1.2 Statutory law

3.1.3 Case Law

3.2 Sources of Law in the United States

3.2.1 Constitutions

3.2.2 Statutes

3.2.3 Administrative Regulations

3.2.4 Case Law

New Words and Expressions

Review Questions

CHAPTER4 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

4.1 Commencement of the Proceeding-Pretrial

4.1.1 Filing with the Court: Complaint

4.1.2 Service of Process

4.1.3 The Response: Motion,Answer, and Reply

4.1.4 Discovery

4.2 Trial Date and Jury Selection

4.2.1 TriaIDate Assignment

4.2.2 Jury Selection

4.2.3 Preliminary Instructions of Law

4.3 Trial

4.3.1 Opening Statements

4.3.2 Plaintiff's Case in Chief

4.3.3 Defendant's Case in Chief

4.3. 4 Closing Arguments

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PART Ⅱ CASE LAW

PART Ⅲ CASE ANALYSIS

PART Ⅳ LEGAL DOCUMENT DRAFTING

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