法律英语1 u16 Legal Reform.pptVIP

Unit 16 Legal Reform TextⅠ Law of Reform: The Case of Britain -To learn about legal reform Text Ⅱ Law, the Individual and the Society -To discuss the relationship between law, individuals and the society Text Ⅲ Case Reading - To read one case related to parental responsibilities and rights TextⅠ Law of Reform: The Case of Britain Terms: Green Paper, private members bill, crime of rape within marriage Proper names: the Law Reform Committee, the Criminal Law Revision Committee, the Royal Commission, the Commission on Criminal Procedure, the English Law Commission Outline of Text I part I: (para. 1) General introduction to legal reform 1. either…or…（统领全文） 2. the various procedures that lead up to the reform (end products) are equally important in understanding the process of law reform Outline of Text I part II: (para. 2-7) The role of the parliament in law reform 1. What is the actual source of law reform? 2. What are the mechanisms to carry out law reform? 3. What is the weakness associated with the committees and commissions? 4. What is the original moving force in some particular reforms and how does it operate? Outline of Text I part III: (para. 8-10) The role of the judiciary in law reform 1. What is the restriction imposed on the judiciary in law reform? 2. Can judges reform statutory provisions directly? 3. What is the attitude of Norman Marsh on the power of judiciary in law reform? Outline of Text I part IV: (para. 11-end) The role of the Law Commission in law reform 1. What is the purpose of establishing the Law Commission? 2. What is the relationship between the Law Commission and the Parliament? 3. What is the scope or ambit of the Commission? 4. How does the Commission carry out law reform? Also the advantages compared with the reform by the judiciary and interested parties? 5. How does the power of the Commission on law reform differ from that of the judiciary? 6. What does the fact that the Commission was established under the con