Comprehensive course in legal English

　　Part One Basics of Legal English
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 Historical Development of Legal English
　　 Chapter 3 Characteristics of Legal English
　　 Chapter 4 Terms and Rules in Legal English
　　 Chapter 5 General Legal Terms
　　Part Two American Legal Regime
　　 Chapter 1 Overview of the U.S. Court System
　　 Chapter 2 Jury Trial
　　 Chapter 3 The A~sarial System
　　 Chapter 4 Appellate Courts
　　 Chapter 5 Appellate Judges
　　 Chapter 6 Court Opinions and Case Digests
　　Part Three Constitutional Law
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 The Judicial Power
　　 Chapter 3 Legislative Power
　　 Chapter 4 Individual Guarantees Against Governmental or Private Action
　　 Chapter 5 Retroactive Legislation
　　 Chapter 6 Procedural Due Process
　　 Chapter 7 Substantive Due Process
　　 Chapter 8 Equal Protection
　　 Chapter 9 Fundamental Rights
　　Part Four Contracts
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 Basics of Contracts
　　 Chapter 3 Contract Formation
　　 Chapter 4 Capacity to Contract
　　 Chapter 5 Vitiating Factors
　　 Chapter 6 Problems Involving Persons Other than the Parties to the Original Contract
　　 Chapter 7 Discharge
　　 Chapter 8 Breach of Contract
　　 Chapier 9 Remedies for Breach of Contract
　　 Chapter 10 Dispute Settlement
　　Part Five Torts
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 Intentional Torts
　　 Chapter 3 Defenses to Intentional Torts
　　 Chapter 4 Negligence
　　 Chapter 5 Cause in Fact
　　 Chapter 6 Proximate Cause
　　 Chapter 7 Muhiple Torffeasors
　　 Chapter 8 Damages for Personal Injuries
　　 Chapter 9 Limited Duties: Special Limitations on the Scope of Duty
　　 Chapter 10 Premises Liability: Duties of Owners and Occupiers of Land
　　 Chapter 11 Defenses
　　 Chapter 12 Vicarious Liability
　　 Chapter 13 Products Liability
　　 Chapter 14 Defamation
　　 Chapter 15 The Privacy Torts
　　 Chapter 16 Competitive Torts
　　Part Six Property Law
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 Acquisition of Property
　　 Chapter 3 Possessory Estates
　　 Chapter 4 Future Interests
　　 Chapter 5 Concurrent Estates
　　 Chapter 6 Landlord and Tenant
　　 Chapter 7 Fixtures
　　 Chapter 8 Rights in the Land of Another - Easements, Profits, Covenantsand Servitudes
　　 Chapter 9 Conveyancing
　　 Chapter 10 Cooperatives, Condominiums and Zoning
　　 Chapter 11 Nuisance
　　Part Seven Evidence Law
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 General Considerations
　　 Chapter 3 Relevance and Judicial Notice
　　 Chapter 4 Real Evidence
　　 Chapter 5 Documentary Evidence
　　 Chapter 6 Testimonial Evidence
　　 Chapter 7 The Hearsay Rule
　　 Chapter 8 Procedural Considerations
　　Part Eight Civil Procedure
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 Personal Jurisdiction
　　 Chapter 3 Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction
　　 Chapter 4 Federal Question Jurisdiction
　　 Chapter 5 Venue
　　 Chapter 6 Removal Jurisdiction
　　 Chapter 7 Conflict of Jurisdiction between States and Federal Courts
　　 Chapter 8 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
　　Part Nine Criminal Law
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 What Makes a Case a Criminal Case?
　　 Chapter 3 How to Interpret Criminal Statutes
　　 Chapter 4 How Defendants' Mental States Affect Their Responsibility for a Crime
　　 Chapter 5 Criminal Offenses
　　 Chapter 6 Implications of a Crime's Classification
　　Part Ten Criminal Procedure
　　 Chapter 1 Constitutional Restrains
　　 Chapter 2 Exclusionary Rule
　　 Chapter 3 Fourth Amendment
　　 Chapter 4 Confessions
　　 Chapter 5 Pretrial Procedures
　　 Chapter 6 Trial
　　 Chapter 7 Guilty Pleas and Plea Bargaining
　　 Chapter 8 Constitutional Rights in Relation to Sentence and Punishment
　　 Chapter 9 Constitutional Problems on Appeal
　　 Chapter 10 Rights during Punishment--Probation, Imprisonment, Paroh
　　 Chapter 11 Double Jeopardy
　　 Chapter 12 Forfeiture Actions
　　Part Eleven Intellectual Property Law
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 Trade Secrets
　　 Chapter 3 Patent
　　 Chapter 4 Copyright
　　 Chapter 5 Trademark Law
　　Part Twelve Business Law
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction to Business Forms
　　 Chapter 2 Partnership
　　 Chapter 3 Limited Liability Company
　　 Chapter 4 Corporation
　　 Chapter 5 Securities
　　 Chapter 6 Commercial Paper
　　Part Thirteen Logical Reasoning
　　 Chapter 1 Introduction
　　 Chapter 2 Assumptions
　　 Chapter 3 Method of Argument
　　 Chapter 4 Faulty Logic
　　 Chapter 5 Strengthening or Weakening
　　 Chapter 6 Parallel Reasoning
　　 Chapter 7 Inference
　　 Chapter 8 Other Question Types
　　Appendix: Key to the Exercises
　　References