- •Введение
- •Contents
- •Introduction to legal english Before you start
- •Concept
- •Part 1.Terminology basics
- •Fundamentals
- •I. Origin of some basic words
- •1. Law and Legal
- •3. The word jury has a different origin
- •2. Impersonal sentences
- •3. Passive constructions
- •Development Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Part 2.The concept of law and areas of law fundamentals
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Areas of law
- •Exercise 5
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7 Business Law
- •Part 3. How to look up words in a dictionary
- •Unit II state structure: legislative branch of power Before you start
- •Part 1. Legislation process in the united kingdom fundamentals The uk Parliament
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 4
- •How laws are made in the uk Parliament
- •Exercise 5
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7
- •Exercise 8
- •Video script
- •Uk Executive Branch of Power
- •How Bill Becomes Law in the usa
- •Exercise 10
- •Exercise 14
- •Internet Search. Visiting the site of the Congress.
- •The Executive Branch of Power in the usa
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How to make presentations
- •Presentation
- •Introduction
- •Unit III state structure: judicial branch of power Before you start
- •Part 1. The uk justice system
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 4
- •Exercise 5
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7
- •Development Exercise 8
- •Part 2. The us justice system
- •Fundamentals
- •Exercise 9
- •Exercise 10
- •Development State court system
- •Exercise 11
- •Exercise 12
- •Exercise 13
- •Internet research
- •Exercise 14
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How to conduct discussions and hold meetings
- •1. Chairperson conducts a meeting or discussion
- •2. Audience’s interaction with the speaker
- •3. The speaker’s reaction to the questions and comments.
- •Sequencing and connecting ideas
- •Unit IV legal systems Before you start
- •Exercise 2
- •Henry II of England
- •The third criterion
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7
- •Exercise 8
- •Exercise 9
- •Sources of Civil Law Exercise 10
- •Part 2. Precedent
- •Fundamentals
- •Exercise 11
- •Development Exercise 12
- •Exercise 13
- •Exercise 14
- •Miranda V. Arizona (1966)
- •Gideon V Wainwright (1963)
- •Brown V. Board of Education, 347 u.S. 483 (1954)
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Information that law students search in Internet
- •Unit V. Wrongs and offences. Before you start
- •Part 1. Torts as civil wrongs fundamentals Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Intentional torts
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Exercise 7
- •Exercise 8
- •Exercise 9
- •Internet research
- •Exercise 12
- •Exercise 13
- •Exercise 14
- •Exercise 15
- •Development Exercise 16
- •Exercise 17
- •4. Note hate crime – преступление на почве ненависти; преступление на почве этнической ненависти
- •Exercise 18
- •Internet research
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How to provide arguments in a dispute
- •Unit VI legal education Before you start
- •Part 1. Becoming an attorney (us) fundamentals
- •How to become a lawyer in the usa
- •Interview with an American attorney
- •Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Development Exercise 5
- •Internet Research
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7.
- •Part 2. Becoming a solicitor or barrister (uk) fundamentals
- •Exercise 8
- •Exercise 9
- •Exercise 10
- •Internet research.
- •Exercise 11
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How law students keep up legal correspondence
- •Internship advertisement
- •Unit VII legal professionals Before you start
- •Concept
- •Part 1. Law and law-related professions
- •Exercise 1
- •Fundamentals
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Development Exercise 4
- •Exercise 5
- •Exercise 6
- •Exercise 7
- •Interview with a Finance Lawyer
- •Exercise 8
- •Part 2. Law firms and legal departments Exercise 9
- •Exercise 10
- •Exercise 11
- •Exercise 12
- •Exercise 13
- •Exercise 14
- •1. Providing legal advice and guidance
- •2. Prosecution of cases in courts and litigation management
- •3. Documentation preparation and drafting
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Part 3. How law professionals keep up legal correspondence
- •Correspondence phrase bank basics
- •The russian federation chapter
- •Bibliography
- •Заключение
Exercise 9
(A) After reading the text answer the following questions
1. What is the major function of the judicial power?
2. What are the three tiers of any court system?
3. Why is the US judicial system considered to be unique?
4. What courts represent the federal system?
5. How many district courts are there?
6. What cases do they hear in federal district courts?
7. Where do appeals from federal district courts go?
8. Why are there 12 appellate courts?
9. What court is the highest federal court?
10. What are the three special federal courts?
11. All federal courts are courts of special or limited jurisdiction, aren’t they?
12. How are the state courts similar and how are they different?
(B) Speak about the US court system.
Exercise 10
(A) Stylistic analysis
Complete the chart below with the functional phrases from the text. Some phrases have been already filled in, so do the rest of the tasks.
Running a meeting |
Attracting attention to presentation / report |
Interrupting the presenter |
Response to interrupting questions |
Let me open our today’s meeting The agenda of the meeting is….. First ……
According to the procedure….. We proceed The floor is given to ….
The meeting is adjourned. |
As you may know ….
Textual Links However Actually In fact As a matter of fact By the way Additionally
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Excuse my interrupting you ….
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You are right Quite so
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(B) In your group role-play the topic of US Courts using the functional phrases. (Extended information on the communication topic “How to conduct a meeting and take part in it” is PART III of this UNIT.
Development State court system
Read the following text to find out information about the state court system in the state Nebraska. (It is advisable to find the state Nebraska on the US map if it is available at the moment).
Exercise 11
While reading find out what the following numbers refer to:
1 - |
12 - |
1 – year term as chief judge |
17 - |
3 - |
18 - |
6 - |
55 - |
6 - |
59 - |
6 - |
93 - |
7 - |
45,000 |
NEBRASKA THE COURT SYSTEM The Nebraska court system is made up of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, district courts, and county courts. There are also special courts for children, and for workers who get hurt at their job.
THE SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court has a Chief Justice and six associate justices. The Six associate justices each come from a different area of the state called a district, and the Chief can come from anywhere in the state. The Governor appoints the justices from a list given to him by a special committee whose job is to recommend people be judges. The Supreme Court's main jobs are to look at cases from other courts to be sure that they didn't make any mistakes, and to see that the state's court system runs smoothly. It also looks at all cases involving the death penalty or life in prison, or when the case has a question about the Constitution of the State of Nebraska.
The Supreme Court is also in charge of all the lawyers in the State of Nebraska.
THE COURT OF APPEALS The court of appeals has six judges, one from each of the same six districts as the Supreme Court. One of these six judges is appointed by the Supreme Court for a one year term as chief judge.
The court of appeals' job is to hear all appeals not involving penalties of death, or life in prison. So, whenever someone is unhappy with the decision given by a lower court (usually a county or district court), they can have the court of appeals hear the case again, to see if anyone made any mistakes that could make them change the decision.
DISTRICT COURTS There are twelve judicial districts and 55 district court judges to serve all 93 of Nebraska's counties. District courts hear all serious criminal cases, civil cases involving more than $45,000, and divorce cases.
COUNTY COURTS Within those same 12 judicial districts (some of which have only one county, and some have up to 17) there are 59 county court judges. County Courts handle all minor criminal cases, traffic violations, civil cases involving less that $45,000, guardianship, adoption, and juvenile cases.
JUVENILE COURTS Nebraska has juvenile courts in Lancaster, Douglas, and Sarpy counties. These courts only deal with crimes committed by children under 18, and with children who've been abused by their parents.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT It considers claims and appeals from workers who require compensation for some injury. The court has seven judges.
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