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Lesson one 1、a cause of action案由 2、social norms 社会标准 3、substantive law实体法 4、procedural law程序法 5、resolve disputes解决纠纷 6、provide for规定 7、be entitled to 有权······ 8、law of contracts合同法 9、private law私法 10、public law公法 11、constitution law宪法 12、administration law行政法 13、criminal law刑法 14、the law of torts 侵权法 15、the civil law system大陆法体系 16、the common law普通法 17、the operation of the judicial processes司法程序的运作 18、the United States Congress美国国会 19、judge-made law判例法 20、judicial decision 司法决定 Lesson two multi-state transactions 多重性 choice of law 法律的选择 substantive rights实体权利 conflicts of law 法律冲突 choice of forum 法院的选择 courts of limited jurisdiction 有限管辖权法院 courts of general jurisdiction 一般管辖权法院 trial courts初审法院 inferior court低级法院 superior court 高级法院 supreme court最高法院 circuit court 巡回法院 district court区法院 appellate court上诉法院 intermediate appellate court中级宪法 at the discretion of 由······自由裁量 court of limited subject matter jurisdiction 有限对事管辖权法院 the amount in controversy争议数额 diversity jurisdiction多元管辖 federal question联邦问题 the United States Courts of Appeals美国上诉法院 the Court of Appeals for the district of ······特区上诉法院 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit联邦巡回法院 the Supreme Court of the United States联邦最高法院 original jurisdiction初审管辖权 Lesson three judicial process司法程序 serve our purpose达到我们的目的 regulatory and enabling legislation 规范性和授权性法规 the adversary system抗辩制 trial procedure 审判程序 the inquisitorial system纠问制 regulatory legislation规范性法规 direct and cross examination直接质证、间接质证 procedural safeguards程序保障 due process正当程序 on his own case 证明自己的立场 impartial investigation 不偏不倚的调查 resort to law诉诸法律 resort to force诉诸武力 turn on 取决于，依赖 Lesson four legal relief 法律救济 arbitration仲裁 jurisdiction over the person of the defendant对被告的人身管辖权 courts of original jurisdiction初审管辖权法院 minimum contacts最低限度的联系 be filed with 把······登记备案 service of process送达 give notice to通知 service by publication公告送达 a motion to dismiss驳回动议 pleading-in-answer 答辩状 sue对······提起诉讼 redress纠正，补救 summons传票 affirmative defense积极抗辩 count