| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Rationale of the research | 第10-12页 |
| ·Aim of the research | 第12页 |
| ·Arrangement of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Indeterminacy of Law | 第14-37页 |
| ·Indeterminacy of law | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition of word “indeterminacy” | 第14-15页 |
| ·Definition of indeterminacy of law | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theories related to indeterminacy of law | 第16-25页 |
| ·Studies of indeterminacy of law abroad | 第16-24页 |
| ·Philosophical approach to indeterminacy of law | 第17-18页 |
| ·Semantic approach to indeterminacy of law | 第18-21页 |
| ·Epistemic approach to indeterminacy of law | 第21-24页 |
| ·Studies of indeterminacy of law at home | 第24-25页 |
| ·Categories of indeterminacy of law | 第25-33页 |
| ·Indeterminacy in legislation | 第26-31页 |
| ·Indeterminacy of legal sources | 第26-28页 |
| ·Indeterminacy of legal concepts | 第28-30页 |
| ·Indeterminacy of legal rules | 第30-31页 |
| ·Indeterminacy in judicial process | 第31-33页 |
| ·Indeterminacy of legal interpretation | 第32页 |
| ·Indeterminacy of legal reasoning | 第32-33页 |
| ·Causes for indeterminacy in legislation | 第33-37页 |
| ·Philosophical factor | 第33-35页 |
| ·Linguistic factor | 第35页 |
| ·Cognitive factor | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Three Vagueness | 第37-46页 |
| ·Relationship between law and language | 第37-38页 |
| ·Definition of vagueness | 第38-40页 |
| ·Vagueness as one source of linguistic indeterminacy | 第40-41页 |
| ·Linguistic indeterminacy | 第40-41页 |
| ·Sources of linguistic indeterminacy | 第41页 |
| ·Vagueness and other related concepts | 第41-43页 |
| ·Vagueness vs. inaccuracy | 第41-42页 |
| ·Vagueness vs. imprecision | 第42页 |
| ·Vagueness vs. ambiguity | 第42-43页 |
| ·Classification of vagueness | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Four Vagueness in Legislative Language | 第46-58页 |
| ·How vagueness is reflected in legislative language | 第46-55页 |
| ·Vagueness caused by the use of general words | 第46-49页 |
| ·Vagueness caused by approximators | 第49-53页 |
| ·Adaptors | 第49-51页 |
| ·Rounders | 第51-53页 |
| ·Vagueness caused by the use of emotive words | 第53-55页 |
| ·Vagueness and its effect on indeterminacy of law | 第55-56页 |
| ·Determinacy and indeterminacy | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| ·Summary of the present study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第59-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-64页 |
