实用法律英语

出版时间：2010-9  出版社：高等教育出版社  作者：郭剑晶 编  页数：196  

前言

　　随着改革开放政策的实施和对外合作的加强，我国的涉外法律关系和事件越来越多。这要求人们，特别是法律工作者不但要有足够的法律知识，还要有较高的英语水平，尤其要熟知法律英语。我国目前虽有相当多比较成功的律师，也有相当多人精通英语，但二者兼顾的人士却不多。　　本书以国内外现行法律法规为基础，参考国内外的有关论著，向读者介绍了人们普遍关心的一些法律知识，本书共分10个单元：刑法、民法、婚姻法、诉讼法、知识产权法、经济法、环保法、侵权法、财产法、行政法。　　另外，本书归纳了涉及以上各法的法律常用术语和表达方式。　　本书的主要特点是每个单元围绕一类法种展开，每单元的第一篇课文介绍该法的法律概要，第二篇为案例分析，第三篇是法律故事。文章选材的标准是语言规范地道，概念准确专业，分析有理有据，故事典型有趣。不同于其他法律英语教材对法律知识全面系统的介绍，本书侧重介绍法律主要概念，法律词汇、法律术语、法律条文分散于案例分析、法律故事、课后练习以及补充材料之中。本教材既具备了法律教材的特点，适合法律专业的学生使用，同时又具有普通英语教材的特点，符合广大学生学习英语的习惯。在课后习题的设计上，本书努力将法律知识与语言知识有机结合在一起，尽量让学生不离开自己的专业就能学英语，在学英语的过程中促进专业水平的提高，发挥专业知识学好专业英语，学好专业英语为专业服务，真正体现“实用为主，够用为度”的原则。

内容概要

　　《实用法律英语》的主要特点是每个单元围绕一类法种展开，每单元的第一篇课文介绍该法的法律概要，第二篇为案例分析，第三篇是法律故事。文章选材的标准是语言规范地道，概念准确专业，分析有理有据，故事典型有趣。不同于其他法律英语教材对法律知识全面系统的介绍，《实用法律英语》侧重介绍法律主要概念，法律词汇、法律术语、法律条文分散于案例分析、法律故事、课后练习以及补充材料之中。本教材既具备了法律教材的特点，适合法律专业的学生使用，同时又具有普通英语教材的特点，符合广大学生学习英语的习惯。在课后习题的设计上，《实用法律英语》努力将法律知识与语言知识有机结合在一起，尽量让学生不离开自己的专业就能学英语，在学英语的过程中促进专业水平的提高，发挥专业知识学好专业英语，学好专业英语为专业服务，真正体现“实用为主，够用为度”的原则。

书籍目录

Unit 1 About Criminal LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Criminal LawText B Shoplifter V. DrugstoreText C Innocent or Guilty?Legal Terms ： BarUnit 2 About Civil LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Civil LawText B NuisancesText C PartnershipLegal Terms： Breach of ContractUnit 3 About Marriage LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Marriage LawText B I. Griffin V. GriffinⅡ. Contractual CapacityText C Biological ParentageLegal Terms： HeirUnit 4 About Procedural LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Procedural LawText B The Computer and the Law of EvidenceText C Admissibility of Polygraphs in CourtLegal Terms： ConfessionUnit 5 About Intellectual Property Rights LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Intellectual Property Rights LawText B Publisher and N. Y. U. Settle Suit on Colleges Photocopying RightsText C What Is Patent Right?Legal Terms： TortUnit 6 About Commercial Law Lead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Commercial LawText B I. The Former Employees Being SuedII. Strict Liability DoctrineText C Unfair Emolover PracticeLegal Terms： GoodwillUnit 7 About Environmental LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Environmental LawText B Coastal Zone to Get Better Protection in South AfricaText C "Environmentally Friendly" Products PrevailLegal Terms： Act of GodUnit 8 About Tort LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Tort LawText B Who Is Selling Our Data?Text C Should Physician-assisted Suicide Be Encouraged?Legal Terms： Right of PrivacyUnit 9 About Property LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Property LawText B Property Division on Relationship BreakdownText C The Government Took Susette Kelos Home： Is Your Home Next?Legal Terms： GiftUnit 10 About Administrative LawLead-in DialoguesText A A Brief Introduction of Administrative LawText B Couple Claims Spa City Council Erred in Passing Demolition MoratoriumText C Judge Sides with Crestwood： Pleasant HillCity Council Violated Law in Reconsidering Healing...Legal Terms： LandKeysReferences

章节摘录

　　Criminal law refers to that body of the law that deals with conduct considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute， prosecuted and punished by the government. In a criminal case， the state， through a prosecutor， initiates the suit， while in a civil case the victim brings the suit. Persons convicted of a crime may be incarcerated， fined， or both. However， persons found liable in a civil case may only have to give up property or pay money， but are not incarcerated. 　　A "crime" is any act or omission （of an act） in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it. Though there are some common law crimes， most crimes in the United States are established by local， state， and federal governments. Criminal laws vary significantly from state to state. There is， however， a Model Penal Code （MPC） which serves as a good starting place to gain an understanding of the basic structure of criminal liability.