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1、重点的课文：(1AB2A3B4A5B6B)Unit1A1.Howwascommonlawestablished?Answer:thecommonlawtraditionoriginatedinEngland.anewlegalorderwasestablishedasearlyas1066bytheNormanconquest,butthecommonlawdidnotexistin1066.Williamtheconquerordidnotabolishthelocalcustomsandthelocalcourts.Localcourtscontinuedtoapplyloca

2、lcustoms.Therewasnolawcommontothewholekingdom.ThekingdidhoweverestablishsomeroyalcourtsatWestminster.Theirjurisdictionwasatfirstverylimitedbuteventuallyexpandedtothepointwherethelocalcourtsfellintodisuse.Thedecisionsoftheroyalcourtsbecamethelawcommontothewholekingdom,thecommonlaw.1.Whatdoesthe

3、commonlawtraditionincludeaccordingtothetext?Answer:accordingtothetext,thecommonlawtraditionincludeslawandequity.2.HowdifferentisthelegalsystemofLouisianafromtherestoftheUnitedStates?Answer:thecommonlawwas"received"inmanycountriessuchasUnitedStates,buttheLouisianaexcepted,becausewherethecivilla

4、wwasinplacebeforetheUnitedStatesgainedjurisdiction.4．Whatdoes“civillaw”mean?Answer:Theexpression“civillaw”,inLatinjuscivilis,literallymeansthelawofthecitizensofRome.ItisthelawofthecityofRome,thelawappliedtoacitizen(inLatin,civis)ofRomeasopposedtothelawappliedtoanon-citizen.5.Whatisthemaindiffe

5、rencebetweenthecivillawsystemandcommonlawsystem?Answer:Firstandforemost,casesareusuallyconsideredtobetheprimarysourceoflawincommonlawcountries,butincivillawcountries,casesaresimplynotasourceoflaw---atleastintheory.Civillawjuristwillconsiderthecivilcodeasanallencompassingdocument,butincommonlaw

6、jurisdictionslegislationtendstobeconsideredasanexceptiontothecaselaw.6.Whatdifferentattitudesdothecivillawsystemandthecommonlawsystemholdtowardscaselaw?Answer:Casesareusuallyconsideredtobetheprimarysourceoflawincommonlawcountries,butincivillawcountries,casesaresimplynotasourceoflaw---atleastin

7、theory,butcasesarebecomingmoreandmorerelevantincivillawcountries,buttheattitudesofciviliansandcommonlawyerstowardlegislationandcasesdiffergreatly.7.WhatissignificantabouttheAmericanlegaleducation?Howislawschoolteachingdifferentfromours?