Chapter One Language Features Unit 1 Overview of Legal English Vocabulary I. Typical Features of Legal English Vocabulary II. The Common Prefix and Suffix of Legal English Unit 2 Overview of Legal English Sentence I. Characterstics of the Syntatic Structure of Legal English II. Typical Legal English Sentence Translation Chapter Two Cultural Features Unit 1 Legal Systems I. Preview II. Text: Legal Systems III. Supplementary Reading: classification of law Unit 2 Common Law System I. Preview II. Text: Common Law System m. Supplementary Reading:Civil Law System Unit 3 Legal Education I. Preview II. Text: American Legal Education III. Supplementary Reading:Legal Education in the U.S. Unit 4 Legal profession I. Preview II. Text: American Legal Profession III. Supplementary Reading: Judges Unit 5 Constitution I I. Preview II. Text:The Contents of American Constitution III. Supplementary Reading:The Amendments Unit 6 Constitution II I. Preview H. Text :The Theories of American Constitution hi. Supplementary Reading: British Constitution Unit 7 Court System I. Preview II. Text: American Court System III. Supplementary Reading:British Court System Unit 8 Jury System I. Preview II. Text: Jury System HI. Supplementary Reading:the Supreme Court of the United States Unit 9 Administrative Law I. Preview II. Text: American Administrative Law III. Supplementary Reading: Administrative Law Unit 10 Civil Law I. Preview II. Text: Copyright Law III. Supplementary Reading:Real Property Law Unit 11 Criminal Law I. Preview II. Text: American Criminal Law III. Supplementary Reading:American Criminal Procedure Law Chapter Three Case Studies Unit 1 How to Understand English Cases Unit 2 How to Brief a Case Unit 3 Case Terms Abbreviated I. Common Abbreviated Latin Terms (Latin Terms) II. Other Abbreviated terms Unit 4 Case Studies I. Classic Cases II. Supplementary Cases Chapter Four Practical Features Unit 1 Overview of China's legal system Unit 2 China's Civil Code I. China's Civil Code II. China's Civil Code (succession) Appendix: English and Chinese legal dictum References