Este ppt está diseñado para repasar la última unidad del libro INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL ENGLISH. en Inglés Jurídico

1. Comparative lawComparative law
ETIJ – 2015
LIC. MAURICIO MUÑOZ LUNA
COLEGIO DE ABOGADOS DE SAN LUIS
DICIEMBRE 2015

2. Some commonly distinguished systems are
civil law and common law often grouped
as; ………………………………)
Hindu law, Islamic law and Jewish law
often cited as;……………………………………..
Chinese law as …………………………………….
Remember: some legal systems can be
described as mixed or pluralistic such as the
case of countries
like…………………………………………………

3. Comparative law has become incredible
practical due to the globalization of trade
means and because of the harmonisation
of jurisdictions. Some organizations
fostering this tendency are
…………...............................
………………………………………………………………..
The idea of uniform law is mainly
promoted by two international
institutions:……………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………..
.

5. In your own words try to explain the
following expressions:
Applicability of laws
International civil procedure
Enforcement of judgements
Progressive unification of law

6. Common law Civil law
Origin
Countries found in
Importance of case
law
Importance of
enacted law

7. Language functions: comparingLanguage functions: comparing
Contrasting ideas: is much more detailed
than,
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………….....
Expressing similarity:
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………..

8. Formal and informal expressionsFormal and informal expressions
FORMAL INFORMAL
Later
Forces
Made
Of greatest importance

9. Legal translationLegal translation
In the process of translating legal texts
the translator may face three levels of
words
1.exact equivalent/ transparent …..e.g:
…………….
2.……………
3.…………….

10. Some acronyms to reviseSome acronyms to revise
HCC
EU
UNIDROIT
US UCC

11. FUENTE: Introduction to LegalFUENTE: Introduction to Legal
English. CAMBRIDGE U.P.English. CAMBRIDGE U.P.
Dircourse markers for text cohesion
Language focus