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重点的课文:(1AB 2A 3B 4A 5B 6B)
Unit1A
1. How was common law established?
Answer: the common law tradition originated in England. a new legal order was established as early as 1066 by the Norman conquest, but the common law did not exist in 1066.William the conqueror did not abolish the local customs and the local courts. Local courts continued to apply local customs. There was no law common to the whole kingdom. The king did however establish some royal courts at Westminster. Their jurisdiction was at first very limited but eventually expanded to the point where the local courts fell into disuse. The decisions of the royal courts became the law common to the whole kingdom, the common law. 1.What does the common law tradition include according to the text? Answer: according to the text, the common law tradition includes law and equity.
2.How different is the legal system of Louisiana from the rest of the United States?
Answer: the common law was "received" in many countries such as United States, but the Louisiana excepted, because where the civil law was in place before the United States gained jurisdiction. 4.What does “civil law ”mean?
Answer: The expression “civil law ”,in Latin jus civilis, literally means
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