高凌云,復旦大學法學院副教授,山東省煙臺市人。華東政法學院國際法學學士,新加坡國立大學比較法碩士,美國威拉姆特大學法學博士,美國紐約州、俄勒岡州律師,比利時根特大學法學院、美國密歇根大學法學院和哈佛法學院訪問學者,美國凱斯西儲大學法學院和東芬蘭大學法商學院客座教授,美國American Law Reporter(ALR)International的合約撰稿人,出版《英美法:案例分析與法律寫作》(上海人民出版社)、《英美法:合同、侵權與法律實務》(上海人民出版社)、《Chinese Business Law》(合著,美國Thomson West法律出版公司)和《被誤讀的信托——信托法原論》(復旦大學出版社)等專著和教材,并在國內外法學期刊發(fā)表論文若干。主要研究和授課領域為比較法(民商、信托法)、國際金融法和法律英語。
圖書目錄
PART I INRODUCTION TO COMMON LAW SYSTEM CHAPTER1 COMMONLAW 1.1 Law 1.2 Common Law 1.3 Law versus Equity 1.4 Statutory Law versus Case Law 1.5 Summary New Words and Expressions Review Questions CHAPTER2 COMMON LAW COURT SYSTEM 2.1 The English Court System 2.1.1 Magistrates' Courts-For Both Civil and Criminal Cases 2.1.2 County Courts-For Civil Cases Only 2.1.3 Crown Court-For Criminal Cases Only 2.1.4 High Court-For Both Civil and Criminal Cases 2.1.5 Court of Appeal-For Both Civil and Criminal Cases 2.1.6 Final Court of Appeals 2.1.7 European Court of Justice 2.2 The American Court System 2.2.1 The Federal Courts 2.2.2 State Courts New Words and Expressions Review Questions CHAPTER3 SOURCES OF LAW 3.1 Sources of Law in England 3.1.1 The European Union Law 3.1.2 Statutory law 3.1.3 Case Law 3.2 Sources of Law in the United States 3.2.1 Constitutions 3.2.2 Statutes 3.2.3 Administrative Regulations 3.2.4 Case Law New Words and Expressions Review Questions CHAPTER4 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 4.1 Commencement of the Proceeding-Pretrial 4.1.1 Filing with the Court: Complaint 4.1.2 Service of Process 4.1.3 The Response: Motion,Answer, and Reply 4.1.4 Discovery 4.2 Trial Date and Jury Selection 4.2.1 TriaIDate Assignment 4.2.2 Jury Selection 4.2.3 Preliminary Instructions of Law 4.3 Trial 4.3.1 Opening Statements 4.3.2 Plaintiff's Case in Chief 4.3.3 Defendant's Case in Chief 4.3. 4 Closing Arguments …… PART Ⅱ CASE LAW PART Ⅲ CASE ANALYSIS PART Ⅳ LEGAL DOCUMENT DRAFTING