21世纪以来，经济全球化蓬勃兴起，而随着我国加入世贸组织，我国正在融人经济全球化的大环境之中；同时，我国改革开放也经过了30余年，国内的形势正在发生着新的变化。这样一来，就不可避免产生一系列新的法律问题，也给国内的法学教育提出了新的课题，对法学教材也提出了更高的要求。
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本书共有15个单元。每单元分为主课文（Text）、练习（Exercise）、辅课文（ExtendedReading）、思考练习（thinking in Depth）及相关资料（Suggested Reading Materials）。每单元的教学需6学时，全册书约需60学吼主课文（Text）作为精度文章讲解，课文后设计有生词、音标、单词释义、课文注释，供教师和学生开展课堂教学。
练习（Exercise）包括阅读理解、判断、术语解释、完形填空和英译汉，旨在帮助学习者更好地掌握每单元的核心知识点以及为教师提供一个课堂练习和课后作业的素材。
辅课文（Extended Reading）是与每单元的论题相配套的辅助阅读材料，在学习完主课文之后可用作进一步掌握相关知识的阅读材料。
Unit 1 The Law and Legal System
American Common Law Systems
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 2 The Judicial System
The American Federal Courts
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 3 Legal Education and Profession
American Legal Education
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 4 The Constitutional Law
Introduction to American Constitutional Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 5 The Criminal Law
The Legal Definition of a Crime
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 6 The Tort Law
The Types of American Tort Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Saggested Reading Materials
Unit 7 The Contract Law
The Categories and Components of the Contract
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 8 The Property Law
Introduction to the Property Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 9 The Corporate Law
Introduction to the Corporate Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 10 The Intellectual Property Law
The Categories of Intellectual Property Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 11 The Procedural Law
Introduction to the Criminal Procedure in the United States
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 12 The International Law
Globalization and International Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 13 The International Economic Law
Introduction to the International Economic Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 14 The Case Law
Introduction to the Case Law System
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 15 Legal Writing
Reading and Briefing Cases
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Appendix for Legal English
US District Courts and the Courts of Appeals
UK Court System
The Constitution of U.S.A.
Helpful Web sites
Bibliography
The legal definition of a crime involves the elements of the criminal acts that must beproven in a court of law if the defendant is to be found guilty. For the most part, commoncriminal acts have both mental and physical elements, both of which must be present if the actis to be considered a legal crime.5 The following definition of the crime of burglary in thenighttime, as stated in the Massachusetts General Laws6, is an example of the mental andphysical elements of the substantive criminal law：
Whoever breaks and enters a dwelling house in the nighttime, with intent to commit a
felony7, or whoever, after having entered with such intent, breaks such dwelling house in
the nighttime, any person being lawfully therein, and the offender being armed with a
dangerous weapon at the time of such break or entry, or so arming himself in such house
or making an actual assault on a person lawfully therein, （commits the crime of burglary）.
The elements of the crime are.
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