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I. Прочитайте и переведите текст. При необходимости пользуйтесь словарём. Тне court system of england and wales

The most typical kind of law court in England and Wales is the magistrates' court. There are 700 magistrates' courts and about 30000 magistrates.

More serious criminal cases then go to the Crown Court, which has 90 branches in different towns and cities. Civil cases (for example, divorce or bankruptcy cases) go to the County courts.

Appeals are heard by higher courts. For example, appeals from magistrates' courts are heard in the Crown Court. The highest court of appeal in England and Wales is the Нouse of Lords. Scotland has its own High Court in Edinburgh, which hears all appeals from Scottish courts. Certain cases mау be heard by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

There are administrative tribunals which make quick, cheap and fair decisions with much less formality. Tribunals deal with professional standards, disputes between individuals, and disputes between individuals and government departments (for example, over taxation).

Words and expressions:

the magistrate (n, C) - магистрат

the Crown Court – Королевский суд

branches (n, C) - ветви

divorce (n, C/U) - развод

bankruptcy (n, C/U) – банкротство

appeal (n, C/U) - апелляция

certain (a) – определенный

the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg –

Европейский суд по правам человека в Люксимбурге

administrative tribunals – административные трибуналы

cheap (a) -дешевый

fair (a) – честный

taxation (n, U) - налогообложение

II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. What kind of law court is the most typical in England and Wales?

2. How many magistrates’ are there in England?

3. Where do serious criminal cases go?

4. How many branches does the Crown Court have?

5. Which cases go to the Country Courts?

6. What is heard by the Crown Court?

7. What is the name of the highest court in England and Wales?

III. Выполните следующие упражнения.

1. Вставьте слова по смыслу.

There are three branches … … in Great Britain: the legislative, the executive and the judicial ones.

By passing the Parliament Act, 1911, the life of a United Kingdom Parliament … … at five years term. The average … … a session is about 160 days.

The Parliament of Great Britain … … two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Each session … usually … in the house of Lords by the Queen (King) who reads … … speech outlining the Government’s program of legislation for … … session.

Prompts: consists of, the throne, the coming, was fixed, is opened, length of, of power

2. Приведите однокоренные слова на русском языке.

typical, the magistrate, to canonize, serious, criminal, civil, a bankruptcy, an appeal, a crown, a lord, administrative, a tribunal, a formality, professional standards, a dispute, an individual, a department, a tax, a session, a program, a speech, a canon, academic, Bachelor, Doctor, student, course

3. a) Вставьте пропущенные предлоги.

b)Переведите текст. При необходимости пользуйтесь словарём.

Regius – лат. королевский

Canon law – церковное, каноническое право