Legal English for Turkish Students (Hukuk İngilizcesi)

Legal English For Turkish Law Students

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 his or her study skills and will 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, answer 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