法律英语课件1.ppt

法律英语  Legal English 《法律英语——英国、美国法律制度》  Three questions before class 1. How will we study the course of legal English? 2. What will we learn from this course? 3. What are the difficulties in studying legal English?  Question one: How will we study the course of Legal English? Ways of teaching and studying: a. This course will be taught bilingually in Chinese and English. b. the culture of common law, the legal tradition of American law and the institution of it, or the spirit and essence of American law. c. case study (case method)/ lecture method d. legal movie/TV play appreciation: Twelve angry men, Legally Blonde, Law and Order,Harry’s law  Question two:What will we learn from this course? The content is as follow:( altogether 14 chapters) a. Legal terms +Text b. Exercises: Translation by group. c. Supplementary Reading ( not compulsory)  Question Three: What are the difficulties in studying legal English? A. (1)法律英语专业术语众多，有自身独特的含义/且用语正式。 action: 诉讼 consideration: 对价、约因 minor： 未成年 major： 成年 party： 当事人 offer: 要约 instrument： 法律文件 Approach the bench. ——Come over here. He is a bench. ——He has become a judge. civil death ——deprivation of political rights (剥夺政治权利终身）  A.(2)外来语较多，尤其是拉丁语 alibi 不在犯罪现场 bona fide 善意 stare decisis 遵循先例  B. Legal System:不了解英美法制度和背景,需要系统学习英美法律制度。 e.g. lawyer solicitor (英国初级律师/非出庭律师） barrister（英国高级律师/ 出庭律师） Lesson?one??? ?Legal?system  Legal terms 1. common law: 普通法 common law legal system 2. Civil law : 民法 civil law legal system 3. 刑法？ 行政法？ 民事诉讼法？ 国际法？国际私法？ 4. Case law: 判例法 5. Statutory law: 成文法 6. relief: 救济  7.Equity and Equity Law： 衡平及衡平法 Some Maxims of Equity Law: a. Equity looks to the intent rather than to the form.衡平法注重含义，而不注重形式。 b. Equity looks on that as done which ought to be done. 衡平法将要做的事看作应做的事。 c. Equity delegates equality.衡平法代表公平。 d. Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy.衡平法不