Legal English Orientation

LegalEnglishOrientationWhatdoyouexpecttoknowinthiscourse?ChiefTasksofOurCourse:1.UnderstandmainfeaturesoflegalEnglish2.AcquirebasicskillsinlegaltranslationbetweenEnglishandChineseCommercialMaterialsExtensivelyUsedMasterPlanforTeaching:1.Terminology2.Syntax3.Punctuation4.DiscourseLegalConceptsLegalPrinciplesLegalStipulationsCompositionofFinalRecord:1.DailyPerformanceaccountsfor50%oftheFinalRecord,whichincludesattendanceandclasspresentation2.TheFinalExamaccountsfor50%oftheFinalRecordLanguage&Law:Wordsaretheprincipaltoolsoflawyerandjudges,whetherwelikeitornot.Theyaretouswhatthescalpelandinsulinaretothedoctor.—ChafeeLanguage&Law:Withoutlanguage,LAWcan’tbeproperlyenacted,orstrictlyenforced.法与法律制度是一种纯粹的语言形式，法的世界肇始于语言，法律是通过语词订立和公布的。——休谟Language&Law:法律明文规定为犯罪行为的，依照法律定罪处刑；法律没有明文规定为犯罪行为的，不得定罪处刑。Apersonshall,pursuanttolaws,beconvictedofandpunishedforhisconductifitisexplicitlydesignatedasacrimeinsuchlaws,andshallnotbeconvictedofandpunishedforhisconductifitisnotexplicitlydesignatedasacrimeinlaws.Language&Law:RoadTrafficCrime/OffenseLanguage&Law:第一百一十四条放火、决水、爆炸、投毒或者以其他危险方法破坏工厂、矿场、油田、港口、河流、水源、仓库、住宅、森林、农场、谷场、牧场、重要管道、公共建筑物或者其他公私财产，危害公共安全，尚未造成严重后果的，处三年以上十年以下有期徒刑。Language&Law:第一百一十五条放火、决水、爆炸、投毒或者以其他危险方法致人重伤、死亡或者使公私财产遭受重大损失的，处十年以上有期徒刑、无期徒刑或者死刑。过失犯前款罪的，处三年以上七年以下有期徒刑；情节较轻的，处三年以下有期徒刑或者拘役。Language&Law:第一百三十三条违反交通运输管理法规，因而发生重大事故，致人重伤、死亡或者使公私财产遭受重大损失的，处三年以下有期徒刑或者拘役；交通运输肇事后逃逸或者有其他特别恶劣情节的，处三年以上七年以下有期徒刑；因逃逸致人死亡的，处七年以上有期徒刑。Language&Law:第十四条明知自己的行为会发生危害社会的结果，并且希望或者放任这种结果发生，因而构成犯罪的，是故意犯罪。Section14Aconductisanintentionalcrimeifitiscommittedbyapersonwhoknowsthathisconducttoconstituteacrimewillcauseharmfulconsequencestosocietyandwishesorallowssuchconsequencestooccur.Language&Law:mensreaIntentionKnowledgeNegligenceRecklessnessLanguage&Law:OffencesofdangerousdrivingCausingdeathbydangerousdrivingDangerousdrivingCareless,andinconsiderate,drivingCausingdeathbycarelessdrivingwhenunderinfluenceofdrinkordrugsDrivingwhileintoxicated/undertheinfluence(Drunk-drivinginformal)AlcoholconcentrationLicensesuspensionRoadTrafficCrime/OffenseMeaningofdangerousdriving(1)Forthepurposesofsections1and2aboveapersonistoberegardedasdrivingdangerouslyif(and,subjecttosubsection(2)below,onlyif)—(a)thewayhedrivesfallsfarbelowwhatwouldbeexpectedofacompetentandcarefuldriver,and(b)itwouldbeobvioustoacompetentandcarefuldriverthatdrivinginthatwaywouldbedangerous.(2)Apersonisalsotoberegardedasdrivingdangerouslyforthepurposesofsections1and2aboveifitwouldbeobvioustoacompetentandcarefuldriverthatdrivingthevehicleinitscurrentstatewouldbedangerous.(3)Insubsections(1)and(2)above“dangerous”referstodangereitherofinjurytoanypersonorofseriousdamagetoproperty;…