《法律英语》教学大纲
课程名称：《法律英语》
英文名称：Legal English
澳大利亚大学排名学分：2学分
总学时：36学时
适用专业：法学（本科）
先修课程：大学英语课程、法律基础类课程
一、课程性质
《法律英语》是依据《大学英语教学大纲》对大学英语应用提高阶段在专业英语方面的教学要求，适应中国加入世贸组织后进一步扩大对外交流形式的需要，以培养更多既有扎实法律专业知识又精通外语的复合型人才的需求，所开设的英语专业本科选修课程。
本课程以英美法为教学核心内容,包括英语法律术语、英美法系与大陆法系的比较、英美律师职业介绍、英美主要部门法、WTO 法律文件选读、国际经贸法律、法学研究技巧与资源的运用。
二、教学目标
通过本课程的学习，培养学生以下专业与非专业素质：
本课程历时一个学期，其教学目的旨在培养和提高学生在法律领域里应用英语的能力。在教师的指导下，学生通过阅读一些精选的法律类英语文章掌握法学基本概念和基本理论以及专业术语。在教学过程中着重于扩大学生的专业词汇量，提高学生的英语阅读理解水平。同时，本课程采用个人发言和小组讨论等多种形式以增加学生的语言实践机会，使他们能将专业知识与英语知识很好地结合，最终具有较强的英语口头交流能力和翻译能力。
三、课程教学内容与要求
1. Introduction to Legal English 导论
教学目的与要求
介绍开设本课程的背景意义、课程性质与特点、教学内容安排、学习方法与要求、相关参考书及本课程的考核方式
2. Lesson 1 Legal System 法律制度
教学目的
（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
教学内容
Part I Features and Characteristics
Part II Common law and Equity law
3. Lesson 2 Legal Profession 法律职业
教学目的
（1）To be clear about the American legal profession
（2）To learn certain legal phras, such as practicing lawyer, legal instruments, associates, practice preventive law
（3）To understand the process of engaging a lawyer
（4）To get acquainted with some uful expressions in engaging a lawyer
教学内容
Part I The Bar
Part II Lawyers in Private Practice
Part III Hou Counl
Part IV Lawyers in Government
4. Lesson 3 Legal Education 法律教育
教学目的
（1）To be clear about the curriculum of American legal education
（2）To distinguish the ca method from lecture method
（3）To learn some legal phras: Regulatory state; clinical education; layering; law faculties; in high-prestige fields of law
教学内容
Part I Curriculum and the ca method李金羽个人资料
Part II Law school hierarchy
5. Lesson 4 Judicial System 司法体系
教学目的
（1）To be clear about the American court system and English court system考试检讨
（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, defendant, action, petition, and so on
教学内容
Part I Courts
Part II Judges
6. Lesson 5 Constitution 宪法
教学目的
（1）To be clear about the feature of the US Constitution, the fundamental principles of g
overnment and the provisions for amendment
（2）To learn legal phra: Judicial interpretation; national convention; implement; check and balance; paration of powers; federalism
教学内容
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Part I The constitution as the supreme law
Part II The principles of government
Part III Provisions for amendment
7. Lesson 6 Administrative Law hit训练行政法
教学目的
（1）To be clear about the scope of the administrative 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 phras: remedy; vest; delegation; mandate; administrative action; fiscal; welfare; judicial review
教学内容
Part I Agency action and administrative law
Part II Paradigms and models
8. Lesson 7 Criminal Law 刑法
教学目的
（1）To learn the element of a crime in the US criminal law.粮票回收
（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 legal phras: Homicide; lf-defen; justifiable homicide; justification; willful, deliberate and premeditated; the unwritten law; felon; murder and manslaughter; malice; death penalty; voluntary manslaughter; criminal sanction; statutory offen; imposition of the death penalty
教学内容
Part I Murder
Part II Manslaughter
Part III Federal Homicide law
Part IV Modern murder-manslaughter legislation
Part V Capital punishment
寓言故事简笔画9. Lesson 9 Contract Law 合同法
教学目的
（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 the difference between judicial opinions and statutory law
（5）To learn legal phras: Real property; bodies of law; fraud; breach of contract tort; statutes; ordinances; blind adherence to; construction; offer; consideration; acceptance; misreprentation; duress; unconscionability; contract performance; damages; expectation damages; agreed upon remedies; equitable relief; specific performance; injunction; restitution
教学内容
What is a contract?
10. 465年Lesson 10 Tort Law 侵权法
教学目的
（1）To understand what is a tort
