Anglo-American Legal English, Concepts and Terminology

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École de Formation Professionnelle des Barreaux du Ressort de la Cour d’Appel de Paris, 2013-2014. — 307 pages.
Summary
Legal practice and professions legal practice - United States

Legal Education
Typical American Law School Subjects
Bar Admission or Membership
Legal Practice and Profession
Fee Arrangements
Typical vocabulary and terminology regarding the activities of a lawyer
Definitions of Key Words
Sample CV
Sample Lawyer Client Employment Contract
Sample California Code Sections regarding Legal Profession responsibility
Questions
English legal professions
Solicitors
Barristers
Queen’s Council
Notary public
Reforms
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
The American legal system
United States Legal System
The Federal Court System
The Federal Courts
Administrative law and Courts
State Law
State Court Systems
The Difference between Federal and State Courts
American Court systems State vs. Federal
Intermediate Courts of Appeal
Sources of Law
Checks and Balances in the American Legal System
Classifications of Law and Terminology
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
The English legal system origins and development of English law
Common Law
Guide to the passage of Bill
Royal Assent
European Union Legislation
Definitions of Key Words
The English and Wales court system
Inferior or Lower Courts
Superior or Higher Courts
Definitions of Key Words
Political institutions in the United Kingdom
Parliament
The Executive Branch
The British Monarchy
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
Comparative legal civil proceedings
Comparative Legal Civil Proceedings
United States civil procedure
Jurisdiction
Civil Procedure
Class Actions in the United States
Civil proceedings in England and Wales
The Court System
The Overriding Objective
Allocation to Track
Court Procedure under the Rules
Enforcement
French civil law system
Civil Procedure
Appellate Procedure
Common law vs. civil law
Approach
Court structures
Proceeding
Judges
International enforcement of foreign judgments
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
Anglo-American common-law contract law
Contract Law
Types of Contracts
Applicable Law
The Elements of a Contract
Validity of the Contract
Discharge or Termination of Contract
Breach of Contract and Remedies
Contract Checklist
Contract Drafting and Vocabulary
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
Anglo-American common-law tort law
Anglo-American Common-Law Tort Law
Common Law Intentional Torts
Intentional Torts to the Person
Intentional Torts to Property
Defenses to Intentional Torts
Non-Intentional Torts – Negligence
Defenses to Negligence
Strict Liability
Product liability
Sample Tort Complaint for Personal Injury
English Tort Law Case Precedents
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
Anglo-American common law criminal law
Criminal Law
Theories of Criminal Punishment
Sources of Law
Common Law Elements of a Crime
Common Law Criminal Offenses
Participatory Offenses
Valid Defenses
The Differences between a Criminal Case and a Civil Case
Punishment
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
Anglo-American business law structures
United States Business Structures
Reasons to Incorporate in Delaware
Control and Management of a Corporation
UK Legal Business Structures
The Companies Act 2006
Common Law Business Trust
Common Law Non-profit Organizations
Sample UK Memorandum of Association/Articles
Us Corporation By-laws
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
Anglo-American and European Union competition (antitrust) law
Competition (Antitrust) Law Origins and Purpose
United States Antitrust Law
Competition Law in the United Kingdom
European Union Competition Law
Articles of the European Union Treaty
« Microsoft v EU Commission »
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
International and Anglo-American intellectual property law
Introduction to Intellectual Property
Copyright Law
International Law Relating to Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Trade Secret Law
Trademark Law
Geographical Indications
Licenses
Franchise Agreements
Definitions of Key Words
Questions
Anglo-American common-law employment and labor law
Historical Background
Labor Law v Employment Law
United States Employment and Labor Law
UK Employment and Labor Law
European Labor Law
Employment Agreement
Definitions of Key Words
Questions

Author(s): Badinter Robert (Ed.)

Language: English
Commentary: 1656098
Tags: Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Для специалистов / English for Specific Purposes;Для юридических специальностей / Legal English