INTRODUCTION
Learning Legal English is a big challenge. The reader will learn basically an overview of international law and the legal system, and how to read and understand court cases, how to read and understand important private international law subjects. Having worked through this book, reader should be able to: improve on how to study law subjects in written English. This book consists of both an academic and practical component, and is structured along the following lines:
1. Commonly used words and structures in Law Language
2. Terminology and Reading for law subjects
3. Free Writing Exercises
4. Legal Tips
It should be noted that there are various vocabulary study methods utilized in this book. In order to encourage students to do proper research, answers are not given for vocabulary studies.
LEGAL ENGLISH FOR TURKISH LAW STUDENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LECTURE 1: CONTRACT LAW
A. Commonly Used Words and Structures in Law Language
B. Terminology and Reading for Contract Law
1... Basic Legal Terminology for Contract Law
2... Reading: Contract Law
3... Sample Contract
C. Freewriting Exercises
D. Legal Tips
LECTURE 2: INTERNATIONAL LAW
A. Commonly Used Words and Structures in Law Language
B. Terminology and Reading for International Law
1... Basic Legal Terminology for International Law
2... Reading: The Sources of International Investment Law
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. Legal Tips
LECTURE 3: TURKISH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT LAW
A. Commonly Used Words and Structures in Law Language
B. Terminology and Reading for Turkish Foreign Direct Investment Law
1... Basic Legal Terminology for International Business Transaction and Trade Law
2... Readıng: Developments on Turkish Foreign Direct Investment Law
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. Legal Tips
LECTURE 4: TURKISH COMMERCIAL LAW
A. Commonly Used Words and Structures in Law Language
B. Terminology and Reading for Turkish Commercial Law
1... Basic Legal Terminology for Commercial Law
2... Readıng: Turkish Commercial Law
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. Legal Tips
LECTURE 5: INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
A. Commonly Used Words and Structures in Law Language
B. Terminology and Reading for International Intellectual Property Law
1... Basic Legal Terminology for Negotiable Instruments
2... Reading: International Intellectual Property Law
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. Legal Tips
LECTURE 6: INCOTERMS
A. Vocabulary Study
B. Reading for INCOTERMS
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. Legal Tips
LECTURE 7: SAMPLE CASE STUDY: GENDER DECISION
A. Vocabulary Study
B. Case Briefing and Sample Case Study:Gender Decision
1... How to Brief a Case
2... Sample Case Study: GENDER ASYLUM DECISION
(CASE OF JABARI V. TURKEY)
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. Legal Tips
LECTURE 8: EUROPEAN UNION LAW
A. Commonly Used Words and Structures in Law Language and Basic Legal Terminology for EU Law
B. Reading for European Union Law
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. Legal Tips
LECTURE 9: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURAL LAW
A. Commonly Used Words and Structures in Law Language and Basic Legal Terminology for Civil Procedure Law
B. Reading for International Procedural Law
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. LegalTips
LECTURE 10: HOW TO WRITE A LEGAL MEMORANDUM
A. Vocabulary Study
B. Reading: How to Write a Legal Memorandum
C. Freewriting Exercise
D. Legal Tips
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR LEGAL TERMINOLOGY
APPENDIX
I. CASE STUDY
1... Case Name: Pera Tourism Incorporated v. Savile Row Tours and Travel Limited Case
2... Case Name: Feride Ela AKINCI-UNALv. Gokhan UNAL
3... Case Name: Yeda Tarim ve Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities
II. SAMPLE STATUTES
1... Law of the People's Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens
2... Some Provisions of US Federal Rules of Evidence
3... Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment
4... France International Arbitration Provisions of Code of Civil Procedure
III. SAMPLE INTERNATIONAL TREATY PROVISIONS
1. Agreement between the Lebanese Republic and the Republic of Turkey on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
2. Agreement on Tourism Cooperation Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Republic of Yemen
IV. SOME LATIN TERMS USED IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
