法律文书写作推理

本书以法律推理为核心，以英语为语言工具，法学专业知识和文书写作技巧并重，在吸收英美法律文书写作推理内容的基础上融合涉外法律实务技能的培训，同时结合中国学生在法律英语学习中反馈的问题进行设计编排。本书旨在通过系统训练提高法学专业学生的综合素质与交流能力，可供相关专业院校和培训机构在法律英语教学阶段参考使用。

Contents

Chapter 1 Understanding Law

Section 1 What Is Law

Section 2 Legal Rules

Section 3 Law and Policy

Section 4 Classification of Law


Chapter 2 Legal System

Section 1 Legal System in General

Section 2 Types of Court

Section 3 Persons and Documents in Court

Section 4 Legal Latin

Section 5 A Career in the Law


Chapter 3 Sources of Law

Section 1 Understanding Sources of Law

Section 2 Primary and Secondary Sources of Law

Section 3 Legislation in General

Section 4 The Hierarchy of Laws in the US

Section 5 The Hierarchy of Laws in China


Chapter 4 Citation and Research

Section 1 Developing Information and Research Skills

Section 2 Citators

Section 3 How to Find a Case

Section 4 Overview of the Research Process


Chapter 5 Case Briefs and Analysis

Section 1 Case Briefs in General

Section 2 Case Briefing Process

Section 3 Precedent and Stare Decisis

Section 4 Judicial Opinions


Chapter 6 Legal Rule Analysis

Section 1 Elements of Rules

Section 2 Developing a Rule from Multiple Sources


Chapter 7 Common Law Analysis

Section 1 Legal Reasoning Process

Section 2 Identifying and Selecting Issues for Analysis

Section 3 The Method of Common Law Analysis

Section 4 Statutory Analysis


Chapter 8 Dispute Resolution-Litigation

Section 1 Definition of Litigation

Section 2 General Introduction of Chinese Civil Procedure System

Section 3 The Sources of the Civil Procedure Law


Chapter 9 Dispute Resolution-Arbitration

Section 1 Definition from Law Dictionaries

Section 2 International Conventions

Section 3 Commentary/Explanation Report

Section 4 Sample Clause on Arbitration

Section 5 Chinese Arbitration Law


Chapter 10 Dispute Resolution-Mediation

Section 1 Definition of Mediation

Section 2 International Convention

Section 3 Commentary/ Explanation Report

Section 4 Sample Clauses on Mediation

Section 5 Chinese Mediation Law


Chapter 11 Writing Basics

Section 1 Writing Process

Section 2 Clear Writing and Editing

Section 3 Punctuation


Chapter 12 Legal Writing in General

Section 1 Organization

Section 2 Describe the Law

Section 3 Explaining the Analysis

Section 4 Signposting

Section 5 Drafting the Discussion

Section 6 IRAC Method

Section 7 Revising and Editing


Chapter 13 Correspondence

Section 1 Components of a Letter

Section 2 Communication Tone

Section 3 Types of Letters


Chapter 14 Writing in Legal Practice

Section 1 The Office Memorandum

Section 2 Brief


Chapter 15 Contract Drafting in General

Section 1 Overview of a Good Contract

Section 2 Draft Skills

Section 3 Preparation Before Drafting a Contract

Section 4 Structure and Common Types of Contracts


Chapter 16 General Contract Clauses

Section 1 Cover

Section 2 Commencement, Whereas and Transition

Section 3 Definition, Interpretation and Validity

Section 4 Assignment, Indemnification and Warranty

Section 5 Rescission and Termination Clause

Section 6 Default Clauses

Section 7 Dispute Settlement Clause

Section 8 Force Majeure Clause

Section 9 Miscellaneous


Chapter 17 Special Contract Clauses

Section 1 Confidentiality Clause

Section 2 Insurance Clause

Section 3 Anti-Competition Clause

Section 4 Risk and Title Passing Clause

Section 5 Standard Terms


Appendix Legal Vocabulary

Section 1 Common Latin Words

Section 2 Common Legal Terms in Case Reading

Section 3 Common Terms in Contract Drafting

References

张正怡，女，法学博士，上海政法学院教授、“问渠源学者”青年拔尖人才岗，上海市晨光学者，上海市涉外法律人才、青年法学法律人才，上海国际仲裁中心、上海仲裁委员会、合肥仲裁委员会仲裁员。美国国务院访问学者，海牙国际法学院国际私法奖学金获得者，讲授课程“法律文书写作与推理”被授予“上海高校示范性全英语教学课程”称号，曾作为上海市高校教师培训优秀学员获上海市教wei微格教学风采展示文科冠军。

钱沂青，女，法律硕士，曲靖医学高等专科学校专任教师，毕业于上海政法学院国际法学院。曾入选“上海市高校学生赴国际组织实习项目”前往国际商会实习，担任项目助理。

黄珮琦，女，法律硕士，毕业于上海政法学院国际法学院。曾入选“上海市高校学生赴国际组织实习项目”前往海牙国际私法会议实习，担任项目助理。

范瑞娟，女，澳门大学金融学硕士，上海政法学院国际交流处外事干事，助教。

秦朗，女，上海政法学院法律硕士（国际仲裁方向）。