Западно-Казахстанский государственный университет имени м.Утемисова

Факультет: Истории, экономики и права

Кафедра: Правовых дисциплин

Шифр, специальность: 5В030100 - Юриспруденция

Дисциплина: Профессионально-ориентированный иностранный язык

Билет № 24

Discuss the following.

National Symbols

Read the following text and answer the following questions:

What is law?

The term “law” is used in many senses: we may speak of the laws of physics, mathematics, science, nature, or the laws of football, logic or health. Some laws are descriptive: they simply describe how people, or even natural phenomena, usually behave. An example of descriptive law is rather consistent law of gravity, another example is the less consistent laws of economics. Other laws are prescriptive – they prescribe how people should or must behave. An example of prescriptive law is traffic regulations. When we speak of the law of a state we use the term “law” in a special and strict sense, and in that sense law may be defined as “a rule of human conduct, imposed upon and enforced among, the members of a given state”. In any society, laws have several characteristics. First, laws symbolize norms, values, traditions. Second, laws must be codified in some way, usually through writing. Third, there must exist a method of enforcement: this can include police, social pressure, “magic”, or some other force that enable society to punish or reward its members.

In what senses can we use the word “law”?What is the difference between descriptive laws and prescriptivelaws? Give some examples.3. How is the law of the state defined? What do laws symbolize?

Complete the text with the words from the box below

Divergence, derives, has inherited, common law.

The spread of … … in the world is due both to the once widespreadinfluence of Britain in the world and the growth of its former colony, theUnited States. Political …has produced legal divergence fromEngland. Unified federal law is only a small part of American law. Most of itis produced by individual states and reflects various traditions. The state ofLouisiana, for example, has a Roman civil form of law which …from itsdays as a French colony. Sri Lanka… … a criminal code from the Russian law introduced by the Dutch,and an uncodified civil law introduced by the British

Составлено и утверждено решением кафедры «Правовых дисциплин». Протокол №___ от «___» _________2015 г.

Зав.кафедрой ________________________ Сериковой Л.С.

Рассмотрено и утверждено Учебно-методическим Советом факультета. Протокол №___ от «___» __________2015 г.

Председатель УМС факультета _______________________Бахтиярова А.Ж.