《法律英语》教学大纲课程名称：《法律英语》英文名称：Legal English学分：2学分总学时：36学时适用专业：法学先修课程：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 CharacteristicsPart II Common law and Equity law3. 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 phrases, 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 useful expressions in engaging a lawyer教学内容Part I The BarPart II Lawyers in Private PracticePart III House CounselPart IV Lawyers in Government4. 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 case method from lecture method（3）To learn some legal phrases: Regulatory state; clinical education; layering; law faculties; in high-prestige fields of law教学内容Part I Curriculum and the case methodPart II Law school hierarchy5. 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（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 CourtsPart II Judges6. Lesson 5 Constitution宪法教学目的（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; separation of powers; federalism教学内容Part I The constitution as the supreme lawPart II The principles of governmentPart III Provisions for amendment7. Lesson 6 Administrative Law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 phrases: remedy; vest; delegation; mandate; administrative action; fiscal; welfare; judicial review教学内容Part I Agency action and administrative lawPart II Paradigms and models8. Lesson 7 Criminal Law刑法教学目的（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 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 penalty教学内容Part I MurderPart II ManslaughterPart III Federal Homicide lawPart IV Modern murder-manslaughter legislationPart V Capital punishment9. 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 phrases: Real property; bodies of law; fraud; breach of contract tort; statutes; ordinances; blind adherence to; construction; offer; consideration; acceptance; misrepresentation; 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. Lesson 10 Tort Law 侵权法教学目的（1）To understand what 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 negligence教学内容Part I IntroductionPart II Intentional tortsPart III Liability for negligencePart IV Tort law reform11. Lesson 11 Property Law 财产法教学目的（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; formalities; instruments; secondary party; easement; security devices; mortgage holder; recovery of possession教学内容Part I IntroductionPart II The fundamentals of real property lawPart III The role of the lawyer in real property transactions六、实验、实训等实践教学要求1. Topic discussion实践项目：to discuss 2 topics1)Do you want to be a judge or a lawyer?2)Discussion of the principle of checks and balances实践目的：to use legal terms to state one’s views on the above topics in English2. Listening practice实践项目：to listen to the text and repeat or dictate while learning each lesson实践目的：to make an understanding of the legal paras and civil and criminal procedures3. Translation practice实践项目：to translate the constitution of the US实践目的：to know the constitution of the US and to learn some translation skills 4. Case analysis实践项目：to read one case实践目的：to know the way to read real cases and its decisions5. Mock trial实践项目：Williams v.Walker-Thomas Furniture Co.实践目的：to know the tasks and skills of acting as different roles in an appeal case 七、思考题、三习题法律英语课程的思考题及三习题的设置必须覆盖教学的核心内容、重点、难点，学生“三习”的时间与教学时间之比不少于1:1。