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1、2021/7/29法律英语1LegalEnglishPresentedbyFanJiaoyan,Lawschool,ThreeGorgesUniversity2021/7/29法律英语2PartICourseIntroduction1.WhatisLegalEnglish?2.Howcanwestudy?3.Readinglistandresources2021/7/29法律英语3I-1.WhatisLegalEnglish?LegalEnglishisakindoflanguagewhichi
2、susedbylawyers,judgesandjurists;It'saspecialkindoflanguagewhichisevencalledforeignlanguageofEnglish,forincludingcertainvocabularies,termsandcertainexpression.2021/7/29法律英语4ⅠGeneralIntroductionⅰ.WhyLearning?1.WelearncommonlawandwelearnitslegalEnglish.
3、ThreeLegalSystem(三大法系)1)Romano-Germaniccivillawtradition(大陆法系)2)Anglo-Americancommontradition(英美法系)3)Socialisttradition(社会主义法系)Commonlawsystemisquiteimportantintheworld,welearnforeignlawwhichmainlymeanscommonlaw,2021/7/29法律英语52.Weneedlawyerswhohave
4、lawknowledgeandEnglishcapacity.WTOEconomicDevelopment2021/7/29法律英语62021/7/29法律英语7ⅱcharacteristicsofLegalEnglish1.Precise.NotrandomasordinaryEnglish.Forexample,differentprepositionmeansdifferently.Legaldisputesoftenarisefromit.Thusit’sformal,rigorous
5、,moreclausesorattributiveadjuncts,andthusthesentencelonger,obscureanddifficulttotranslate.2021/7/29法律英语82.Formal,stiff,rare.Anglo-Americanlawwasformedinthemiddleages.Before-prior,but-providedthat,after-sequent,tell-advise,beginorstart-commence,use-em
6、ploy,accordingto-inaccordancewith,show-demonstrate,Otherstermsasequity、tort、tenantsincommon2021/7/29法律英语93.Alargenumberofloanwords,mainlyLatinForexample,defacto(事实上的),inre(关于),interalia(除了别的因素以外;特别),alibi(不在犯罪现场),bonafide(真正的,真诚的),quasi(好像;准),perse(自
7、身),adhoc(专门的;专门地),etc.2021/7/29法律英语104.Ordinarywordswithspecialmeaning.Forexample,action(诉讼),avoid(取消),consideration(对价),execute(签署),prejudice(损害),save(除了,除……外),serve(送达),said(上述,该),minor(未成年)或major(已成年),instrument(法律文件).etc.2021/7/29法律英语115.AncientE
8、nglishandMediumageEnglishareused。Largelyemployedhere,thereandwherecombinedwithpreprositon,suchashereafter,herein,hereunder,hereafter,thereto,whereby,wherein,etc.2021/7/29法律英语126.Agreatdealoflegalterminology,jargonandcliches。Suchas,burdenofproof(举证责任)