高凌云,复旦大学法学院教授,美国纽约州、俄勒冈州律师,美国纽约大学法学院Hauser Global Senior Fellow(海外高级研究员),美国圣约翰大学法学院国际法与比较法研究中心客座高级研究员,曾任美国凯斯西储大学、圣约翰大学和杜兰大学客座教授,为美国JD/LLM学生讲授国际商事交易法、中国商法和比较信托法等三门课程,并先后应邀在比利时根特大学法学院、美国哈佛法学院、加州大学尔湾分校、纽约大学、康奈尔大学、哥伦比亚法学院、福德姆大学以及国际信托协会与美国纽约律师公会等发表公开演讲或做有关信托法和商法的学术报告。出版Chinese Business Law(合著,美国Thomson West法律出版公司)、《被误读的信托——信托法原论》《中华人民共和国民法总则(中英对照)》《金融创新与监管前沿文集》等专著、译著和教材,并在国内外法学期刊发表信托法与比较法内容相关论文。主要研究与授课领域为英美法、信托法、国际金融法、国际商法和法律英语。
章节目录:
PART I INTRODUCTION TO COMMON LAW SYSTEM Chapter 1 COMMON LAW 1.1 Law 1.2 Common Law 1.3 Law versus Equity 1.4 Statutory Law versus Case Law 1.5 Summary Review Questions Chapter 2 COMMON LAW COURT SYSTEM 2.1 The English Court System 2.1.1 Magistrates' Courts——For Both Civil and Criminal Cases 2.1.2 County Courts——For Civil Cases Only 2.1.3 Crown Court——For Criminal Cases Only 2.1.4 High Court——For Both Civil and Criminal Cases 2.1.5 Court of Appeal——For Both Civil and Criminal Cases 2.1.6 Final Court of Appeals 2.1.7 European Court of Justice 2.2 The American Court System 2.2.1 The Federal Courts 2.2.2 State Courts Review Questions Chapter 3 SOURCES OF LAW 3.1 Sources of Law in England 3.1.1 The European Union Law 3.1.2 Statutory law 3.1.3 Case Law 3.2 Sources of Law in the United States 3.2.1 Constitutions 3.2.2 Statutes 3.2.3 Administrative Regulations 3.2.4 Case Law Review Questions Chapter 4 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 4.1 Commencement of the Proceeding——Pretrial 4.1.1 Filing with the Court: Complaint 4.1.2 Service of Process 4.1.3 The Response. Motion, Answer, and Reply 4.1.4 Discovery 4.2 Trial Date and Jury Selection 4.2.1 Trial Date Assignment 4.2.2 Jury Selection 4.2.3 Preliminary Instructions of Law 4.3 Trial 4.3.1 Opening Statements 4.3.2 Plaintiff's Case in Chief 4.3.3 Defendant's Case in Chief 4.3.4 Closing Arguments 4.3.5 Jury Instructions 4.3.6 Verdict 4.3.7 Motions 4.3.8 Judgment 4.4 Appeal 4.5 Summary Review Questions ……
PART II CASE LAW PART III CASE ANALYSIS PART IV LEGAL DOCUMENT DRAFTING