法律英語課程教學大綱

1、法律英語課程教學大綱（legal english）課程編號：070434適用專業(yè)：法律（本科）總學時數(shù)：54課時 學分：3分編制單位：社會科學系法學教研室 查曉雯編制時間：2005年11月30日一、課程的地位、性質(zhì)和任務(wù)(the status, character and the teaching purpose)法律英語是依據(jù)大學英語教學大綱對大學英語應(yīng)用提高階段在專業(yè)英語方面的教學要求，適應(yīng)中國加入世貿(mào)組織后進一步擴大對外交流形式的需要，以培養(yǎng)更多既有扎實法律專業(yè)知識又精通外語的法律人才的需求，所開設(shè)的法學專業(yè)本科必修課程的課程。本課程以英美法為教學核心內(nèi)容,包括英語法律術(shù)語、英美法系與大

2、陸法系的比較、英美律師職業(yè)介紹、英美主要部門法、wto 法律文件選讀、國際經(jīng)貿(mào)法律、法學研究技巧與資源的運用。本課程歷時一個學期，其教學目的旨在培養(yǎng)和提高學生在法律領(lǐng)域里應(yīng)用英語的能力。在教師的指導下，學生通過閱讀一些精選的法律類英語文章掌握法學基本概念和基本理論以及專業(yè)術(shù)語。在教學過程中著重于擴大學生的專業(yè)詞匯量，提高學生的英語閱讀理解水平。同時，本課程采用個人發(fā)言和小組討論等多種形式以增加學生的語言實踐機會，使他們能將專業(yè)知識與英語知識很好地結(jié)合，最終具有較強的英語口頭交流能力和翻譯能力 according to the teaching criteria of the college e

3、nglish, legal english, as a required course for the law school students, is aimed at training much more law experts whom are familiar with the foreign legal system. the main content of this course is anglo-american law system, including the legal terminology, the international business and trade law

4、, the comparison between the anglo-american law system and the continental law system, the introduction of legal profession, the legal departments of the anglo-american, the supplementary reading material of wto, and the techniques and sources for legal research (skills for presenting and legal writ

5、ing).legal english lasts one semester with its purpose of developing students ability to take use of english in the legal field. with help of the teachers, the students can successfully master some basic legal terminology and theories, and in law by reading some well-selected english legal essays. i

6、n process of teaching and learning, the emphasis is placed on enlarging students vocabulary in legal english and on raising their english reading comprehensive levels. meanwhile, the course adopts individual speeches or group discussions and other teaching methods in order to provide as more lingual

7、 practice as possible for students, helps them well-combine their knowledge both in major and english. at last, they can successfully complete the course study comparatively good english oral skills in communication and translation. 二、本課程與其他專業(yè)課程的關(guān)系（本課程學習所必備的知識）(necessary knowledge)學生要重視其他各法律核心和專業(yè)課程的

8、學習, 掌握基本法律知識和概念，在學習的同時還要對英美法律制度認真研習。三、教學內(nèi)容、學時安排和基本要求(course content, arrangement of teaching, and basic requirements)本課程在學習內(nèi)容的安排上兼顧英語語言的學習應(yīng)用和法律專業(yè)知識兩個方面。（一）introduction to legal english 導論(2課時)1、基本要求（1）to categorize law in different ways （2）to learn how to read cases（3）to learn the skills of presenti

9、ng （4）to learn how to express opinions or ideas（5）to know the way to learn legal english, including how to make use of the law dictionaries, the internet resource and reference book2、重點、難點重點：the category of law; the way to read cases難點：the way to express opinion or ideas and disagreement3、說明介紹開設(shè)本課程的

10、背景意義、教學安排、學習方法、相關(guān)參考書及本課程的主要內(nèi)容;采用講授式教學法;學生參與討論；課后寫作練習（二）legal system 法律制度（2課時）1、基本要求（1）to be clear about the difference between common law and civil law systems（2）to have a clear idea of the legal system of china（3）to grasp the related legal vocabularies 2、重點、難點重點：common law legal system難點：the differ

11、ence between common law and civil law systems3、說明采用講授式教學法，講解時采取比較法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups) ；課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：（1）why is common law often referred to as anglo-american law（2）is the common law system completely different from the civil law system? is there anything they have in common? （3）is commo

12、n law better than civil law or not?（三）legal profession 法律職業(yè)（2學時）1、基本要求（1）to be clear about the american legal profession（2）to learn certain legal phrases, such as practicing lawyer, legal instruments, associates, practice preventive law（3）to understand the process of engaging a lawyer（4）to get acqua

13、inted with some useful expressions in engaging a lawyer2、重點、難點重點：the status of the american legal profession難點：some useful expressions in engaging a lawyer3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups)；課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：the process of engaging a lawyer（四）legal education 法律教育 (（2學時）1、基本要求（1）to be clear abo

14、ut the curriculum of american legal education（2）to distinguish the case method from lecture method（3）to learn some legal phrases: regulatory state; clinical education; lawyering; law faculties; in high-prestige fields of law2、重點、難點重點：text難點：legal phrases:3、說明本堂課將學生分組，各組學生共同自學并準備講解資料(group working an

15、d presenting)；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups)；課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：（1）what is the only way to prepare for membership in the legal profession in the us?（2）what are the main functions of law schools in the us?（3）what are the merits and demerits of case method in teaching law?（4）what does legal hierarchy mean

16、?（五）judicial system 司法體系（3學時）1、基本要求（1）to be clear about the american court system and english court system（2）to distinguish between trial courts and appellate courts（3）to be clear about the position of the judges in court（4）to learn certain legal vocabulary, such as jurisdiction, sue, plaintiff, def

17、endant, action, petition, and so on 2、重點、難點重點：american court system難點：legal vocabulary3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups)；課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：（1）how many court systems are there in the us? what are they（2）what is the three-tiered model（3）how are state court judges usually selected?（4）how long do

18、judges commonly serve in the us?（六）constitution 憲法（3學時）1、基本要求（1）to be clear about the feature of the us constitution, the fundamental principles of government and the provisions for amendment（2）to learn legal phrase: judicial interpretation; national convention; implement; check and balance; separat

19、ion of powers; federalism2、重點、難點重點：text難點：legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups)；課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：in what places does the us constitution embody the principles of separation of power and checks and balance?（七）administrative law 行政法（3學時）1、基本要求（1）to be clear about the scope of the admin

20、istrative law（2）to know the definition of “agency” in the federal administrative procedure（3）to be clear about the functions of regulatory agencies and non-regulatory agencies（4）to learn legal phrases: remedy; vest; delegation; mandate; administrative action; fiscal; welfare; judicial review2、重點、難點重

21、點：comprehension of text難點：legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups); 課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：（1）what are three main divisions of american administrative law?（2）what are the functions that are performed by the executive brance but not part of the administrative law?（八）criminal law 刑法（4學時）1、基本要求（

22、1）to learn the element of a crime in the us criminal law.（2）to be clear about types of crime（3）to be clear about what is homicide and what is justifiable homicide（4）to know the difference between murder and manslaughter（5）to know what is voluntary manslaughter and federal crime of murder（6）to learn

23、legal phrases: homicide; self-defense; justifiable homicide; justification; willful, deliberate and premeditated; the unwritten law; felon; murder and manslaughter; malice; death penalty; voluntary manslaughter; criminal sanction; statutory offense; imposition of the death penalty2、重點、難點重點：comprehen

24、sion of text難點：legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups); 案例分析; 課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：issues about hinckley case（九）contract law 合同法（4時）1、基本要求（1）to understand the nature of a contract（2）to be clear about the requirements for a contract（3）to be clear about the source of contract law（4）to know t

25、he difference between judicial opinions and statutory law （5）to learn legal phrases: real property; bodies of law; fraud; breach of contract tort; statutes; ordinances; blind adherence to; construction; offer; consideration; acceptance; misrepresentation; duress; unconscionability; contract performa

26、nce; damages; expectation damages; agreed upon remedies; equitable relief; specific performance; injunction; restitution2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of text難點：legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups); 課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：discussion: cases analysis（十）tort law 侵權(quán)法（3學時）1、基本要求（1）to understand what

27、is a tort（2）to learn legal phrases: tortuous acts; try his claim; verdict; guest statutes; recovery; warranty; implied contract; intentional tort; negligence; strict liability; duty of care; contributory negligence2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of text難點：legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in gr

28、oups);案例分析; 課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：discussion: mcguire v. almy case（十一）property law 財產(chǎn)法（3學時）1、基本要求（1）to know the background of the us property law（2）to be clear about fundamentals of real property law（3）to understand the role of the lawyer in real property transactions（4）to learn legal phrases: due diligence;

29、 formalities; instruments; secondary party; easement; security devices; mortgage holder; recovery of possession2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of text難點：legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups); 課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：discussion topic: what is the process of buying a house（十二）corporation law 公司法（3學時）

30、1、基本要求（1）to know the categories of laws applicable to us business enterprises（2）to learn the forms of business （3）to learn legal phrases: restrict the number and the identity of their shareholders; the internal law of the corporation is governed by the statutes and case law of the state of incorpora

31、tion; a partnership canthe general public; general partnerships; limited partnerships（4）to express similarities and differences 2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of text難點：legal phases and the expression of similarities and differences3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups); 課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：discussion topi

32、c: which forms of business organization is the best for a chinese entrepreneur to don business in the us?（十三）commercial law 商法（4學時）1、基本要求（1）to learn the article i, section 8 of the constitution （2）to learn the history of the commerce clause adjudication （3）to learn the modern commerce power test（4）t

33、o learn the content of the uniform commercial code（5）to learn legal phrases: commerce clause adjudication; uphold the decisions; due process; law merchant; force and effect2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of main text難點：legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練；課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：negotiation exercise: negotiation about buyi

34、ng mountain-tyre bicycles（十四）family law 家庭法（3學時）1、基本要求（1）to learn the scope of the us family law（2）to learn some cases: loving v virginia; boddie v. connecticut; califano v. jobst; zablocki v. redhail（3）to learn legal phrases: fundamental right; strict scrutiny; holding; in ones custody; court order

35、 or judgment; decree（4）to become acquainted with expressions in marriage formalities and divorce procedure2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of main text難點：case study; legal phases3、說明本堂課將學生分組, 各組學生共同自學并準備講解資料(group working and presenting)；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups); 課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：group discussion topic:

36、the comparison about marriage and divorce procedures between american and china（十五）wto rules 世貿(mào)組織法（3學時）1、基本要求（1）to be clear about what is dsu and what is dsb（2）to be clear about the composition of a panel（3）to learn the rules and procedures of wto governing the settlement of disputes（4）to be clear a

37、bout the principles underlying the gatt and wto（5）legal phrases: identify the specific measure s at issue; contracting party; director-general; relevant council; committee2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of main text難點：case study; legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups); 課后寫作與翻譯練習思考題：group

38、discussion topic: the comparison about marriage and divorce procedures between american and china（十六）civil procedure 民事訴訟程序（3學時）1、基本要求（1）to be clear about the civil procedure（2）to learn how to write a legal memorandum（3）legal phrases: trial lawyer; flow of the evidence; umpire; mistrial （4）to unders

39、tand the typical expressions used during civil court trials2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of main text難點：case study; legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練；觀看英文原版影片：永不妥協(xié)（十七）criminal procedure刑事訴訟程序（4學時）1、基本要求（1）to understand the proceedings of a criminal trial（2）to distinguish the adversary procedure and the accu

40、satorial procedure（3）to be clear about the standard of proof（4）legal phrases: case; community confidence in the decision-making process; inquisitorial system; magistrate; burden of proof; placement of the burden of proofmust establish his guilt; the presumption of innocence2、重點、難點重點：comprehension of

41、 main text難點：case study; legal phases3、說明采用講授式教學法；學生口語訓練(role play、work in groups)；模擬練習四、學時安排教學內(nèi)容 教學時數(shù) 教學形式（一）introduction 導論 2 講授與討論（二）legal system 法律制度 2 講授與討論（三）legal profession 法律職業(yè) 2 講授與討論（四）legal education 法律教育 2 學生自講（五）judicial system 司法體系 3 講授與討論（六）constitution 憲法 3 講授（七）administrative law 行政法 3 講授與討論（八）criminal law 刑法 4 講授與案例（九）contract law 合同法 4 講授與案例（十）tort law 侵權(quán)法 3 講授與案例（十一）property law 財產(chǎn)法 3 講授與討論（十二）corporation law 公司法 3 講授與討論（十三）commercial law 商法 4 講授與討論（十四）family law 家庭法 3 學生自講（十五）wto rules 世貿(mào)組織法 3 講授與討論（十六）civil procedure 民事