本教材是一本法律英语入门教材，供普通本科院校和水平较高的高职高专院校的法律、英语、国贸等专业师生及其他法律英语爱好者学习使用。

全书共由10个单元组成，内容涉及法学概论、法律体系、程序法、国际法、合同法、公司法、侵权法、知识产权法、环境保护法、刑法等。

每单元包含三篇课文，Text A是主课文，用于精读，课文后附有丰富多样的练习；Text B是副课文，用于泛读；Text C是实用性法律英语阅读材料，如案例、法律、法规等。

每单元主课文之前是Warming-up，包括Listen&Do，Surf＆Learn，Look up&Write down三项任务。Listen&Do根据听说优先原则，要求学习者听完一段情景对话，完成相应的热身练习；Surf＆Learn简要介绍单元主题，引导学习者开展基于网络的学习活动；Look up&Write down要求学生查阅本单元Text A、Text B中出现的重点法律词语。

《法律英语基础教程》是复旦大学出版社“21世纪大学实用行业英语系列”中的一本，该套教材于2009年荣获“华东地区大学出版社第八届优秀教材学术专著二等奖”。本教材由广东外语外贸大学法律语言学博士生导师杜金榜教授审定，编写由法律英语方面的专家和经验丰富的一线高校教师合力完成，是法律英语入门教材，供普通本科院校和水平较高的高职高专院校的法律、英语、国贸等专业师生及其他法律英语爱好者学习使用。全书共10个单元。每单元包括Warming—up，TextA，Text B，Text C和Suggested Readings＆Activities五部分内容。在编写原则上，从ESP教学实际出发，立足中国法律语境，以学生为中心，突出情境化学习和任务型教学。在教学理念上，坚持“听说领先”的教学原则，以“阅读教学”为突破口，“听说读写译”多能并重，练习和活动任务丰富多样。在材料的选编上，力求选材多样新颖、内容实用、难易适当。在教材体系上，努力打造立体化、数字化、网络化教材体系，包括纸质出版物、CD—ROM光盘和网络化教学服务平台。

Unit 1 Introduction to Law

Warming-up

Text A What Is Law？

Text B Sources of Law

Text C Legal English （I）： Its Development

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 2 Legal Systems

Warming-up

Text A World Legal Systems

Text B China's Legal System in Transition

Text C Legal English （II）： Its Features

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 3 Procedural Law

Warming-up

Text A Introduction to Procedural Law

Text B Criminal Procedure

Text C Case Study: Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 4 International Law

Warming-up

Text A An Overview of International Law

Text B Historical Review of China's Accession to the WTO

Text C Agencies

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 5 Contract Law

Warming-up

Text A Introduction to Contract Law

TeXt B Remedies for Breach of Contract

Text C Sales Agency Agreement

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 6 Corporate Law

Warming-up

Text A Corporate Law

Text B New Labor Contract Law Changes China's Employment Landscape

Text C Guangdong Province Employment Labor Contract（Excerpts）

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 7 Tort Law and Intellectual Property

Warming-up

Text A Introduction to Tort Law

Text B Introduction to Intellectual Property

Text C Case Reading: Dazhong Accuses Baidu of TM Infringement

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 8 Environmental Protection Law

Warming-up

Text A International Environmental Law

Text B Developing Nations Have Slowed Greenhouse Gas Rise

Text C Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution and Other Public Hazards

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 5 Contract Law

Warming-up

Text A Introduction to Contract Law

Text B Remedies for Breach of Contract

Text C Sales Agency Agreement

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 6 Corporate Law

Warming-up

Text A Corporate Law

Text B New Labor Contract Law Changes China's Employment Landscape

Text C Guangdong Province Employment Labor Contract（Excerpts）

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 7 Tort Law and Intellectual Property

Warming-up

Text A Introduction to Tort Law

Text B Introduction to Intellectual Property

Text C Case Reading: Dazhong Accuses Baidu of TM Infringement

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 8 Environmental Protection Law

Warming-up

Text A International Environmental Law

Text B Developing Nations Have Slowed Greenhouse Gas Rise

Text C Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution and Other Public Hazards

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 9 Legal Profession

Warming-up

Text A How to Become a Lawyer in the United States

Text B Barristers in England and Wales

Text C Lawyers' Practice Licensing in China

Suggested Readings & Activities

Unit 10 Criminal Law

Warming-up

Text A Criminal Law

Text B Changes in American Death Penalty

Text C Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China（Excerpts）

Suggested Readings & Activities

References