III. Discussion.

Share your view with your group mates..

1. Would you make a written contract with a close friend of yours?

2. “My word is my bond”. Does it still work?

3.Family Law.

I.Vocabulary notes

development	- обстоятельство, развитие
seizure	- захват, похищение
payment	- оплата, зд. выкуп
parental arrangement	- договоренность между родителями
to be regarded as	- считаться, рассматриваться
voluntarily	- добровольно
duress	- принуждение
invalidate	- делать недействительным
to affect	- влиять
awareness	- осведомленность
to be widowed	- овдоветь
parental consent	- родительское согласие
contractual	- договорный
obligations	- обязательства
to enforce	- проводить в жизнь, оказывать давление
working	- действующий
to arrange	- договориться
appointment	- встреча, свидание
to hold smb liable	- считать ответственным кого- либо
expenses	- затраты
to suffer	- зд. понести потери
considerations	- соображения
to break down	- развалиться
separation agreement	- раздельное проживание супругов
carry out	- выполнять
bargain	- сделка
to override the terms	- не принимать во внимание, отвергать условия
unfair	- несправедливый

II.Reading

Text 1.

Law and Family

The law sees the family a special institution. The process of divorce; custody and responsibility for children; and protection from violence in the home are matters Family Law deals with.

Beyond the function of providing a new generation of children, the family is often promoted for its moral contribution to society. In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, men and women enjoy equal rights.

Weddings are performed in the Civil Status Records Bureau. Legislation is based on the principle of monogamy. Generally, romantic love is the bases of marriage. To be legally valid, a marriage must be:

Voluntary

Between two single people

Who are over eighteen

Both man and woman must be acting voluntarily. Neither party can be already married. So they must both be single, widowed or divorced. In the most European countries the minimum age for marriage is 18. A person under the age of eighteen needs to obtain parental, or other consent to the marriage. The marriage will be invalid if the child is under sixteen. Getting married leads to the creation of new rights and new obligations between the couple.

Marriage is a contract. What can marriage contracts cover?

• Ownership of income or assets acquired before the marriage.

• Treatments of gifted items or inheritances.

• Ownership of items of personal use.

So, if the couple decided to separate and drew up a separation agreement, the courts would enforce it if one of the parties did not carry out his or her part of the bargain.

Task 1. Answer the questions:

1. What aspects of family life does legal system treat?

2. What is the main function of the family?

3. The family is promoted for its moral contribution to the society. How do you understand this contribution?

4. What can you say about the rights of individuals within the family unit?

5. What can parents be prosecuted for?

6. What is generally the basis of marriage?

7. What kind of marriage can be considered legally valid?

8. What does a person under 18 need to obtain to get married?

Task 2. Form the nouns, translate them into Russian:

to institute	to violate	to govern
to treat	to die	to contribute
to marry	to provide	to regulate
to divorce	to generate	to prosecute
to protect	to promote	to punish

Task 3. Mach the definitions with the terms:

1. the power you have because of your official position or because people respect your knowledge and experience	a. generation
2. the rights to take care of a child, especially when the child’s parents are legally separating from each other.	b. property
3. all people of about the same age	c. to punish
4. a woman or girl	d. authority
5. to make smb. Suffer because they have done smth. wrong or broken the law	e. custody
6. the thing or things that smb. owns	f. female

Task 4. Complete the sentences with appropriate words from the box.

romantic love, party, signed, eighteen, consent, voluntary

1. A person under the age of … needs to obtain parental, or other … to the marriage.

2. Generally, … is the basis of marriage.

3. Both man and woman must be acting … .

4. Neither … can be already married.

5. A 16 – or – 17 year old person will need the … consent of parents.

Text 2.