
- •English for law students content:
- •Word Study
- •Verb noun (agent) noun (concept)
- •The Long History of the Solicitor
- •Text Study
- •Судебные Инны
- •Text b Judges
- •Dialogue 1. Lawyers who want to start their own practice
- •Dialogue 2. Legal Education
- •Investigate – investigation – investigator; notary – notarized – notarial.
- •Revision Translation
- •Стирание граней между барристерами и солиситорами
- •Grammar section Grammar to be revised: English Tenses (Active Voice)
- •Word Study
- •Verb noun (agent) noun (concept)
- •The Foundation of British Law: Habeas Corpus Act Let the Body Be Brought...
- •Text Study
- •Драконт
- •Text b Sources of Law
- •Text c Advantages and Disadvantages of Case Law
- •Text d Retrospective of British Legislation
- •Text e Early Systems of Law
- •Dialogue 1. Never Leave till Tomorrow …
- •Dialogue 2. At Oxford Law School
- •Revision Translation
- •Grammar section Grammar to be revised: The Passive Voice
- •Word Study
- •Verb noun(agent) noun(concept)
- •Text Study
- •Introduced by
- •Британская Конституция
- •Text b Monarchy in Britain
- •Text c Political Parties
- •Text d Elections in Great Britain
- •Text e Prime Minister
- •Dialogue 1. At the Exam
- •Dialogue 2. The Significance of the Bill of Rights
- •Revision Translation
- •Grammar section Grammar to be revised: the Sequence of Tenses. Reported Speech.
- •Commands, requests, advice
- •Word Study
- •Checks and Balances
- •Text Study
- •The Presidents of the United States
- •Конституция Соединенных Штатов Америки
- •Раздел 8. Конгресс имеет право:
- •Text b System of Government
- •Text c The Legislature
- •Text d Political Parties
- •Text e American President
- •Dialogue 1. After the Seminar
- •Dialogue 2. Similarities and Differences
- •Revision Translation
- •Grammar section Grammar to be revised: Modal Verbs
- •Word Study
- •Text Study
- •Assault
- •Shop-lifting
- •Rioting in Bracknel Continuous
- •Text b What is Criminology?
- •Преступность: врожденное и приобретенное
- •Text c Partakers in a Crime
- •Text d Juvenile Delinquency
- •Text e Kidnap Suspect for Trial
- •Dialogue 1. Stop Rewarding the Criminal
- •Dialogue 2. Crime Rates in Europe
- •Word Study
- •Text Study
- •Text b Police in the usa
- •Text c Scotland Yard
- •Text d Municipal Police
- •Text e. Private Policing in the usa
- •Dialogue 1. An Interview
- •Dialogue 2. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- •Word Study
- •Coroner’s Courts
- •Text Study
- •Text b The British Judicial System
- •The legal system in England and Wales
- •Text c The Role of the Independent Judiciary
- •Судебная система Шотландии
- •Text d The European Court of Human Rights
- •Text e The International Court of Justice
- •Dialogue 1. Consulting a Lawyer
- •Dialogue 2. In Court
- •Revision Translation
- •Word Study
- •Text Study
- •Text b Criminal Procedure
- •Уголовный процесс
- •Text c Trial by Jury
- •Text d The Plea-bargaining Process
- •Text e Evidence
- •Dialogue 1. In the Courtroom
- •Dialogue 2. Gathering Evidence
- •Revision Translation
- •Word Study
- •Text Study
- •Text b Capital Punishment
- •Text c Penal Institutions
- •Text d Women in Prison
- •Text e Correctional Institutions in the usa
- •Dialogue 1. Possible Punishment
- •Dialogue 2. Prisoner’s Life
- •Revision Translation
Public
Bill the
Government
Introduced by
The System of Government
Ex. 5. Study the list. Choose one of the persons and prepare the report about his (her) activities. Use any information you will be able to find.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain
Anthony Eden (Conservative) |
1955 – 1957 |
Harold Macmillan (Conservative) |
1957 – 1963 |
Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative) |
1963 – 1964 |
Harold Wilson (Labour) |
1964 – 1970 |
Edward Heath (Conservative) |
1970 – 1974 |
Harold Wilson (Labour) |
1974 – 1976 |
James Callaghan (Labour) |
1976 – 1979 |
Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) |
1979 – 1990 |
John Major (Conservative) |
1990 – 1997 |
Anthony Blaire (Labour) |
1997 – 2006 |
Gordon Brown (Labour) |
2006 – 2010 |
David Cameron (Conservative) |
2010 – … |
Ex. 6. Write down 10 questions you could ask about “British Constitutional Law”. Begin each question differently:
Did ...?; Are ...?; Do ...?; Who ...?; When ...?; What kind of ...?; How many ...?; Why ...?
Ex. 7. Speak on the British Constitution.
1. The Constitution itself as the supreme law: the political and ideological structure, to make and enforce laws, to reflect the national soul, to protect the values, to contain, to make up, to alter a convention, to prevent, to vest with powers, to be the supreme authority, to put into effect, to constitute, to interpret laws, to apply laws.
2. Parliament: to require for legislation, to pass laws, to adopt, to sign, to introduce a bill, the first reading, to debate, to give detailed consideration, to amend, to reject.
3. Government: to hold office, to be responsible for, to create, to abolish, to transfer, to be composed of, to have the last word, the Cabinet sanction, the Court of Appeal.
4. Judiciary: to be independent, judgements, control, to recommend, the Lord Chancellor, legal system, administration of courts, judicial appointments, the appointment of magistrates.
Ex. 8. Render the following text into English:
Британская Конституция
В Великобритании не существует единого документа, который был бы официально провозглашен Основным Законом (Fundamental Law). Однако существует неписаная конституция, состоящая их трех категорий: норм статутного права; норм прецедентного права; норм, представляющих собой конституционные обычаи. Статутом в Великобритании принято называть законодательный акт, принятый или одобренный в соответствии с установленной процедурой (procedure) обеими палатами парламента и подписанный главой государства. К статутам, имеющим конституционное значение, британские правоведы относят Великую хартию вольностей (the Magna Carta) 1215 г., Билль о правах 1689 г., Закон о престолонаследии (the Act of Settlement) 1701 г., Закон о парламенте 1911г. и другие.
Билль о правах (the Bill of Rights) закрепил режим конституционной монархии. Этот документ ограничивал (to restrict) исполнительную власть короля.
Хабеас Корпус (the Habeas Corpus Act) – закон о неприкосновенности личности, принятый в 1679 г. и ставший впоследствии важным элементом Британской конституции.
Новой вехой (landmark) в развитии Британской конституции стал принятый парламентом в 1701 г. Акт о престолонаследии. Королевская власть объявлялась ограниченной законами, которые вправе издавать только парламент. Описанные законодательные акты составляют так называемую Библию (the Bible) британской конституции.