《法律知识导读(英文版)》共分为三大部分:第一部分是法律基础篇,介绍了法律的定义、法律渊源、法律体系、法律教育和法律职业;第二部分是法律制度篇,介绍了宪法、行政法、刑法、合同法、侵权法、财产法、知识产权法、国际法等部门法;第三部分是法律名著篇,介绍了法学名家罗尔斯、哈特、孟德斯鸠,法学名著《正义论》、《理想国》、《论法的精神》等。《法律知识导读(英文版)》附录部分摘录了一些常见的法律术语和法律文书,以供读者学习参考。
Part Ⅰ Introduction to Law
Unit 1 Definition, Classification and Sources of Law
Text Definition, Classification and Sources of Law
Supplementary Reading Law of the United States
Unit 2 Legal Systems
Text Legal Systems of the World
Supplementary Reading Law of the People's Republic of China
Unit 3 Legal Education
Text Legal Education
Supplementary Reading Yale Law School
Unit 4 Legal Profession
Text Lawyer
Supplementary Reading American Bar Association
Part Ⅱ Varieties of Law
Unit 5 Constitutional Law
Text The United States Constitution
Supplementary Reading Analysis of the United States Constitution
Unit 6 Administrative Law
Text Administrative Law
Supplementary Reading Agency Action and Administrative Law
Unit 7 Criminal Law
Text Criminal Law
Supplementary Reading Criminal Law Jurisdictions
Unit 8 Contract Law
Text Contract Law
Supplementary Reading Remedies for Breach of Contract
Unit 9 Tort Law
Text Tort Law
Supplementary Reading Categories of Torts
Unit 10 Property Law
Text Property Law
Supplementary Reading Basic Categories of Property
Unit 11 Intellectual Property Law
Text Intellectual Property Law
Supplementary Reading Copyright
Unit 12 International Law
Text International Law
Supplementary Reading Monism and Dualism in International Law
Part Ⅲ Great Law Scholars and Their Works
Unit 13 John Rawls
Text John Rawls
Supplementary Reading A Theory of Justice
Unit 14 H.L.A. Hart
Text H.L.A. Hart
Supplementary Reading Legal Positivism
Unit 15 The Republic
Text The Republic
Supplementary Reading Reception and Interpretation of the Republic
Unit 16 The Spirit of the Laws
Text The Spirit of the Laws
Supplementary Reading Montesquieu
Key to the Exercises
Appendix Ⅰ Legal Terms
Appendix Ⅱ Legal Documents