以前读原著《tort》的时候，对negligence这个词总是理解为"过失"，今天读张新宝教授的《侵权行为法的一般条款》，觉得他对negligence这个词解释得很好，现摘录如下：先看看英国法的情况，从历史上看英国没有关于侵权行为的侵权责任一般规定，但英国的法律要对受侵害人加以救...
在阅读原版英文法律资料时，经常会碰一些外来词，感觉就像吃饭时突然嚼到一粒石头，对付这类词的办法只能是求助词典和靠平量的积累，今天我们就来讲一讲在阅读侵权法资料时经常碰到的这个词：res ipsa loquitur，当然，这个词也经常被律师在法庭上引用。res ipsa loquitur拉丁语：事实自...
英国1967年刑法条例已废除misdemeanour和felony之间的一切区别，但是在美国，这两者还是有区别的，下面就让我们来看看区别在哪里。Most states in USA divide their crimes into two major groups —— fe...
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n. Lawyer（especially in England）who can plead or argue a case in one of the higher courts. In England and Wales， a barrister is a member of one of the...
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The Fourteenth Amendment to the U-S Constitution provides that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. However, children bo...
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 186 made every employer responsible for enforcement of some Immigration laws. This is accomplished through a...
Asylum benefits used to be limited to people from certain countries, but now it's available to refugees worldwide. To qualify for refugee or asylu...