圖書內容簡介

面對經濟全球化，我國亟需一大批熟悉法律且精通外語的專業人才。教育部
2001年的《關于加強高等學校本科教學工作提高教學質量的若干意見》(2001年4
號文件)，明文要求法學專業開設雙語課程需達到所開課程的5％一10％。隨后，
教育部在對全國普通高校教學工作水平評估的指標體系也貫徹了該要求，雙語教
學情況已單獨成為44個觀測點之一，法學專業的雙語課程需達到10％以上方可
獲得“優秀”評價。2007年教育部第1號和第2號文件與此一脈相承，均將推動雙
語教學的課程建設，作為高等教育“質量工程”的重要內容。
法學有其獨特的概念體系，其中不乏艱深晦澀的專業術語，閱讀中文往往令人
生畏，要在英文背景下講授和學習，學生輕易就墜人云山霧海。自2002年起，我就
著手編寫適合全英教學和雙語教學的法學教材，在法律出版社丁小宣先生的大力
支持下，《簡明中國法》(英文版)于2003年與讀者見面了，并受到廣泛歡迎。2006
年該教材獲司法部全國教材與科研成果優秀作品獎，并人選教育部“十一五”國家
級規劃教材。為更好地適應教學的需要，結合讀者的反饋情況以及立法的最新發
展，我決心重編該教材，并得到法律出版社的高度認同。修訂后，中文更名為《中
國法概論》(英文版)，英文仍沿用“Concise Chinese Law”，更為貼近國內高校的人
才培養計劃。
本書圍繞部門法的邏輯體系展開，涵蓋憲法、民法、商法、刑法、程序法和國際
法，共分16章，講述了最基本的中國法律制度和法學原理，反映了我國立法的最新
發展。本次編寫仍維持了簡約風格，尤其是精心設計了162個圖表(116個表和46
個圖)，化繁為簡，繪聲繪色，簡明直觀，可極大地提高閱讀效率。囿于篇幅，大多
數案例只能忍痛割愛了。為了更好地滿足教學之需，這次還專門為每課配有法律
術語的中文注釋和練習題，并在書后附參考答案。
最后，我謹向多年來關心本書的專家學者和讀者，以及法律出版社對我國法學
全英和雙語教學事業的鼎力支持表示誠摯的感謝。

圖書目錄

List of Tables ( 1 )
List of Figures ( 1 )
Abbreviations ( 1 )
1 Definition of law ( 1)
2 Classification of law ( 3)
3 Sources and validity of law (5)
4 Legislative authorities (6)
5 Legislative procedures (9)
6 Interpretation of the law (13)
Legal terms (14)
Exercises (16)
1 Overview (18)
2 Nature of the State (18)
3 Citizen's basic rights (20)
4 Form of government (26)
5 The State organs (28)
Legal terms (35)
Exercises (37 )
1 Administrative subject ( 38 )
2 Administrative disposition ( 42 )
3 Administrative license ( 44 )
4 Administrative punishment ( 47 )
5 Administrative compensation ( 51 )
Legal terms ( 55 )
Exercises ( 57 )
1 Civil subject 58 )
2 Civil legal acts and agency 66 )
3 Civil rights 71 )
4 Civil liability 75 )
5 Limitation of action 77 )
Legal terms ( 78 )
Exercises (79 )
1 Overview (81 )
2 Copyright 82 )
3 Patent 89 )
4 Trademark (95 )
Legal terms (99 )
Exercises (100)
1 Overview 103 )
2 Contract formation (106)
3 Contract validity (109)
4 Contract terms (110)
5 Secured contract (111 )
6 Contract modification and assignment (112)
7 Contract performance 113)
8 Contract discharge 116)
9 Breach and remedies for breach of contract (117)
Legal terms (120)
Exercises (121 )
1 Marriage (123)
2 Divorce (126)
3 Family relations (129)
4 Adoption (130)
5 Inheritance (133)
Legal terms (137)
__Exer_ises (138)
1 Corporate personality ( 140)
2 Types of company ( 142)
3 Incorporation ( 144)
4 Corporate shareholders (148)
5 Corporate governance ( 151 )
6 Corporate dissolution and liquidation (159)
Legal terms 法律術語 ( 161 )
Exercises 練習 ( 163 )
1 Types of securities 165)
2 Securities issuance 166)
3 Securities listing 171 )
4 Securities trading 173)
5 Acquisition of listed companies 180)
Legal terms 法律術語 (182)
Exercises 練習 (184)
1 Market entrance for FIEs (186)
2 Foreign investment vehicles (188)
3 Formation of FIEs ( 191 )
4 FIEs' financing (199)
5 FIEs' organizational structure (200)
6 FIEs' liquidation (202)
Legal terms 法律術語 (204)
Exercises 練習 ( 205)
1 Foreign trade operator 207)
2 Import and export of goods and technology 209)
3 International services trade 213)
4 Remedies for foreign trade 215)
Legal terms 法律術語 ( 222)
Exercises 練習 (223 )
1 Scope of validity (225)
2 Types of crime and punishment (227)
3 Elements of crime (233)
4 Acts excluding criminality (237)
5 Forms in the process of crime (238)
6 Measuring punishment (240)
7 Punishment execution (245)
Legal terms (247)
Exercises (249)
1 Basic systems (252)
2 Court competence and jurisdiction (254)
3 Litigation participants (259)
4 Evidence (262)
5 Limitation period and service (263)
6 Preservation of property and advance execution (264)
7 Compulsory measures against obstruction of civil proceedings (265)
8 Ordinary trial procedures of the first instance (266)
9 Procedures of the second instance (269)
10 Trial supervision procedures (271)
Legal terms (272)
Exercises (272)
1 Scope of application (276)
2 Jurisdiction (278)
3 Litigation participants (280)
4 Evidence (283)
5 Trial procedures (285)
6 Application of law (290)
7 Judgment, ruling & decision (291)
Legal terms法律術語 (293)
Exercises 練習 (293)
1 Special organs and litigation participants (296)
2 Jurisdiction (298)
3 Withdrawal (300)
4 Defense and agent ad litem (301)
5 Evidences (302)
6 Compulsory measures (303)
7 Limitation period and service (306)
8 Suspension, postponement and termination (307)
9 Filing the case, investigation and initiating public prosecution (308)
10 First instance procedures (310)
11 Second instance procedures (313 )
12 Trial supervision procedures ( 315 )
Legal terms (315)
Exercises 練習 ( 316 )
1 Public international law (318)
2 Private international law (328)
Legal terms法律術語 (335)
Exercises練習 (336)
本書共有336頁