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英美法系是世界上最重要的兩大法系之一，要更好地了解外國法律制度，就必須學習英美法。本書與作者另著的《英美法審判程序與司法推理》和《英美法判例讀寫教程》系列教材正是為學習英美法律制度編纂而成。本書主要介紹英美合同法和侵權法的實體法內容，針對每一部門法的特點，分別討論合同的成立、履行與抗辯，以及故意侵權、過失侵權與嚴格責任侵權等內容。本書具有以下特點：（1）英文語言準確，並輔以適當的中文解釋和介紹；（2）資料來源豐富，且包含30個未經刪減的原版判例；（3）各章節之間邏輯性強，兩大部分自成體系，既可單獨使用，也可綜合使用；（4）適應的讀者群廣泛，除可用在合同法、侵權法、比較法等雙語或全英文教學中，還可作為法律英語課的教材。除此之外，還可以為其他對英美法感興趣的讀者提供全面的英美合同法與侵權法的知識。
作者介紹
編者:高凌雲|責編:張煉
高凌雲，復旦大學法學院教授，博士生導師，全國人民代表大會常務委員會法制工作委員會法律英文譯審專家委員會委員，中國商業法研究會常務理事，上海國際商務法律研究會副會長，上海市「涉外法律人才」，美國紐約州、俄勒岡州律師。曾任美國凱斯西儲大學、聖約翰大學和杜蘭大學客座教授，美國紐約大學法學院Hauser Global Senior Fellow，先後應邀在美國哈佛大學、康奈爾大學等著名學府的法學院以及國際信托從業者協會（STEP）與美國紐約州律師公會等進行有關信托法和商法的公開演講或學術報告。在國內外出版、發表Chinese Business Law（合著，美國Thomson West出版公司）、《英美合同侵權法》《英美判例法讀寫教程》及其他信托法與比較法著作、教材或論文，主持翻譯並出版《金融創新與監管前沿文集》及《美國聯邦最高法院判例譯述》系列。主要研究領域為英美法、信托法、國際商法、法律英語等。
目錄
PART I COMMON LAW OF CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.Contracts and Contract Law
1.1 Definition of 「Contract」
1.2 Sources of the Law of Contract
2.Classifications of Contracts
Case 1: Hawkins v. McGee
Review Questions
CHAPTER 2 FORMATION OF CONTRACT
1.Offer
1.1 Elements of Offer
Case 2: Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.
1.2 Invitation to Make an Offer
Case 3: Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store
1.3 Termination of Offer
Case 4: Ardente v. Horan
2.Acceptance
2.1 Elements of Acceptance
2.2 Effectiveness of Acceptance
3.Consideration
3.1 Elements of Consideration
Case 5: Hamer v. Sidway
Case 6: Harris v. Time, Inc.
3.2 Invalid Consideration
Case 7: Slattery v. Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp.
3.3 Promissory Estoppel
Case 8: Ricketts v. Scothorn
Review Questions
CHAPTER 3 DEFENSES
1.Misrepresentation
2.Mistake
3.Duress
4.Undue Influence
5.Capacity of Parties
Case 9: Bobby Floars Toyota, Inc.v. Smith, Jr.
6.Illegality
Case 10: Strictland v. Gulf Life Ins.Co.
7.Statute of Frauds
Case 11: Colorado Carpet Installation, Inc.v. Palermo
8.The Parol Evidence Rule
Review Questions
CHAPTER 4 SELECTED TOPICS ON COMMON LAW OF CONTRACT
1.Performance
Case 12: Beckman v. Vassall?Dillworth Lincoln?Mercury, Inc.
2.Remedies
3.Assignmentof Contract Rights and Delegation of Duties
4.Third Party Beneficiaries
Review Questions
PART II COMMON LAW OF TORTS
CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION TO TORT LAW
1.Torts vs.Crimes
2.Torts vs.Breach of Contracts
3.Classifications of Torts
4.Remedies
Review Questions
CHAPTER 6 INTENTIONAL TORTS
1.The General Elements of Intentional Torts
2.Intentional Torts to the Person
2.1 Battery and Assault
Case 13：Vosburg v. Putney
Case 14：Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals, Inc.
Case 15：Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc.
2.2 False Imprisonment
Case 16：Marius S.Coblyn v. Kennedy?s Inc.et al.
2.3Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Case 17：Robert Logan v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
3.Intentional Torts to Property
3.1 Trespass and Nuisance
3.2 Conversion
Case 18：Russell?Vaughn Ford, Inc.v. E.W.Rouse
4.Defenses to Intentional Torts
Case 19：Katko v. Briney
Case 20：Courvoisier v. Raymond
5.Intentional Torts to Economic and Dignitary Interests
5.1 Defamation
Case 21：Hedgpeth v. Coleman
Case 22：Fisher v. Detroit Free Press, Inc.
5.2 Invasion of Privacy
Case 23：Carl H.Hamberger v. Clifford C.Eastman
Case 24：Toniann Diaz v. Oakland Tribune, Inc.
Case 25：Godbehere v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
Review Questions
CHAPTER 7 TORTS OF NEGLIGENCE
1.Duty
1.1The General Duty
1.2 To Whom the Duty of Care Owed
1.3 Standard of Care
1.4 Duty Owed by Owners and Occupiers of Land
1.5Affirmative Duty to Act
Case 26：Tubbs v. Argus
2.Breach
Case 27：Boyer v. Iowa High School Athletic Association
3.Damage
4.Causation
Case 28：Lyons v. Midnight Sun Transportation Services, Inc.
Case 29：Palsgraf v. The Long Island Railroad Co.
5.Defenses to Negligence
Case 30：Knight v. Jewett
Review Questions
CHAPTER 8 STRICT LIABILITY
1.A Prima Facie Case
2.Products Liability
3.Defenses to Strict Liability
Review Questions
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