Characteristics of English Legal Language1. Extreme linguistic conversion of legal English: copied directly from "form books"(法典)2. Unbroken...
Intellectual PropertyGenerally, intellectual property is intangible and is created by intellectual effort as opposed to physical effort. In the United...
The concept and basic principles of administrative lawAdministration refers to those activities such as organization and regulation. The concept of ad...
About Justifiable Defence in Chinese Criminal LawJustifiable defence is the act being exempted from crimes, namely, this act appears to cause damage t...
The U.S. Court SystemThe U.S. court system, as part of the federal system of government, is characterized by dual hierarchies: there are both state an...
一、美国宪法第一修正案中的建立条款”和自由行使条款”美国宪法第一修正案规定：国会不得制定建立宗教的法律，或者禁止其自由行使（Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohi...
Year and a Day Rule 满一年原则（如受害者满一年未死亡，不得以杀人罪起诉被告）Wharton's Rule 沃顿原则（如果某种罪最少得由N人所犯，那么N+1人才构成同谋罪voluntary manslaughter 故意杀人voluntary intoxication 故意...
Reckless driving 鲁莽驾驶 鲁莽驾驶有别于不小心驾驶(careless driving)，鲁莽驾驶的情况比较严重，包括伤人及损毁财物等，刑罚比不小心驾驶重。 Reconciliation 和解 通常出现于离婚案件中，当当事人委托律师办理离婚时，律师通常会签署一份和解书，表明律师责任只...
Garnishee 第三债务 是法定债务人的债权，例如在银行中的存款，出租楼宇所得的租金等。如果败诉的一方，并没有依照法庭判令对另一方作出赔偿，胜诉一方便可以向败诉方的第三债务发出扣记令，要求从该第三债务中取得获判的赔偿。 Guarantee 保证 保证人(Guarantor)承诺当某人不作出某指定...
Ab initio 从开始 形容事件由开始时的状态，例如合约从开始便已经无效，称为The contract was void ab initio”。 Accused 被告 Accused通常指刑事案件的被告，民事诉讼的被告称为Defendant；而申索案件中的被索偿的一方称为Respon...