·¨ÂÉÓ¢ÓïÌý˵

CONTENTS
Unit 1 A Brief Introduction to Law 1
Part I Warm-up Practice 1
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 5
Section A Law and Society 5
Section B Law and Morality 8
Section C Classification of Law 10
Section D Process of Law Making 11
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 13
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 17
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 19
Part VI Extensive Listening: Law in Ancient Rome 20
Unit 2 Legal Systems in the World 24
Part I Warm-up Practice 24
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 27
Section A Types of Legal Systems 27
Section B Features of Different Legal Systems 31
Section C Trends of the Development of Legal Systems 37
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 39
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 42
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 43
Part VI Extensive Listening: History of Legal Systems 45
Unit 3 Court Systems in Major Countries 48
Part I Warm-up Practice 48
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 51
Section A Jurisdiction 51
Section B British Court System 53
Section C U.S. Court System 57
Section D Chinese Court System 60
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 62
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 65
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 67
Part VI Extensive Listening: The Moral Side of Murder 69
Unit 4 Civil Trials 74
Part I Warm-up Practice 74
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 79
Section A Bringing a Civil Lawsuit 79
Section B Going to a Civil Trial 82
Section C Civil Liability and Remedies 86
Section D Alternatives to Civil Trials 89
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 92
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 95
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 98
Part VI Extensive Listening: What Happened to Trial by Jury? 99
Unit 5 Criminal Trials 102
Part I Warm-up Practice 102
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 107
Section A Pre-trial Process 107
Section B Procedure of Criminal Trials 110
Section C Post-trial Follow-ups 112
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 117
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 120
Part V Useful Legal Expression 123
Part VI Extensive Listening: The Nuremberg Trials — A Special Court for War Crime 124
Unit 6 Settlement of Disputes 126
Part I Warm-up Practice 126
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 130
Section A An Introduction to ADR 130
Section B Negotiation 132
Section C Mediation 135
Section D Arbitration 139
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 142
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 145
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 146
Part VI Extensive Listening: History of Arbitration 147
Unit 7 The Legal Profession 151
Part I Warm-up Practice 151
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 154
Section A Legal Education 154
Section B Legal Professions 157
Section C Bar Examinations 160
Section D Professional Ethics 163
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 166
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 171
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 173
Part VI Extensive Listening: Can a Good Lawyer Be a Good Person 175
Unit 8 Legal Counseling 179
Part I Warm-up Practice 179
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 182
Section A An Overview of Legal Counseling 182
Section B Decision-making in Client Meetings 186
Section C Counseling in Special Contexts 189
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 193
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 196
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 197
Part VI Extensive Listening: Legal Aid 198
Unit 9 Defending in Court 201
Part I Warm-up Practice 201
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 205
Section A Preparation Work Before the Trial 205
Section B Procedure and Participants of the Court 208
Section C Lawyering Skills in the Court 210
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 212
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 215
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 217
Part VI Extensive Listening: The Shocking Case of O.J. Simpson 218
Unit 10 Practicing Law In-House 222
Part I Warm-up Practice 222
Part II Listening and Speaking Practice 225
Section A In-house Counsels 225
Section B Legal Department and In-house Counsels 228
Section C Being an In-house Counsel 231
Section D Challenges and Opportunities 233
Part III Listening and Speaking Skills 235
Part IV Practice for Consolidation 239
Part V Useful Legal Expressions 241
Part VI Extensive Listening: The World’s First AI Legal Assistant 242
Key to Exercises 247