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English for Lawyers and Law Students - With a Short Introduction to the US Legal System
von: Astrid Tangl
Linde Verlag Wien Gesellschaft m.b.H., 2014
3. Auflage
Format: PDF, OL
Kopierschutz: DRM
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English for Lawyers and Law Students - With a Short Introduction to the US Legal System
Titelei
Titelei
Preface to the Third Edition
6
Preface to the Second Edition
7
Preface
7
Contents
8
I. Important Differentiations
12
Civil Law versus Common Law (Legal Systems)
12
Concepts
13
Vocabulary
15
Substantive Law versus Procedural Law
15
Vocabulary
16
Private Law versus Public Law
16
Concepts
17
Vocabulary
18
Civil Law versus Criminal Law
18
Criminal Law Concepts
23
Civil Law Concepts
24
General Concepts
24
Vocabulary
26
II. The Adversarial (Adversary) System of Trial
30
Concepts
32
Vocabulary
33
III. The Actors in a Courtroom
34
Concepts
36
Vocabulary
36
IV. US Court Structure
39
General System
39
State System
42
Federal System
44
Concepts
47
Vocabulary
50
V. Case Citation
53
Concepts
55
Vocabulary
56
VI. Briefing Cases
57
Background Information on Hopwood v. State of Texas
59
HOPWOOD et al. versus STATE OF TEXAS et al.
61
Concepts
65
Vocabulary
66
VII. US Legal Education
68
General
68
Law School Admission
69
JD Program
70
Financing Legal Education
71
Law School Accreditation
72
Master’s Degree in Law and other Postgraduate Degrees
73
Teaching Methods
73
Pro Bono Opportunities
74
Bar Exam
74
Law School Admission and Affirmative Action
75
Grutter v. Bollinger et al.
76
Concepts
80
Vocabulary
83
VIII. The US Legal Profession
87
Legal Jobs
87
Stratification of the Legal Profession
89
Partnership Track
91
Billable Hours
92
Legal Ethics
93
Concepts
95
Vocabulary
97
IX. The US Jury System
101
General
101
Grand Jury
102
Excuse / Exemption from Jury Duty
103
Voir Dire
105
Jury and Trial Consultants
107
Jury Deliberation
108
Jury Nullification
109
Concepts
112
Vocabulary
114
X. Case Flow
117
General
117
Criminal Pre-Trial Activities
117
Civil Pre-Trial Activities
120
Trial
122
Post-Trial Procedures
123
Concepts
125
Vocabulary
133
XI. Mutual Legal Assistance
136
Letters Rogatory
136
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
138
Extradition and Rendition
139
Concepts
142
Vocabulary
142
XII. Alternative Dispute Resolution
145
General
145
Arbitration
145
Mediation
147
Concepts
148
Vocabulary
148
XIII. Selected Issues
150
Property Law
150
Family Law
150
Equity
151
Contract Law
152
Tort Law
152
Corporate Law
153
Concepts
154
Vocabulary
157
Crimes
159
Vocabulary
161
Elements of Crimes
162
Concepts
164
Asset Forfeiture
165
Concepts
166
Vocabulary
168
Index Concepts
170
Vocabulary
174
Vokabular
200
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