Ways of memorizing

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Court (trial, lawsuit, case)

Legal advice bureau (office)

1. Заполните диаграмму

Types of

legal professions

2. Образуйте словосочетания:

1 to present a order

2 to resolve b law

3 to practise c a crime

4 to advise d a record

5 to maintain e a case

6 to conduct f clients

7 to investigate g a dispute

8 to serve h a verdict

9 to keep i a process

10 to give j an inquiry

3. Дайте название профессии по ее определению:

1. an elected officer responsible for keeping order in a country.

2. a public officer who certifies documents to make them authentic.

3. a lawyer qualified to act for clients in a lawcourt (esp. US).

4. a lawyer hired by the government to conduct criminal proceedings.

5. a lower court lawyer who prepares legal document, advises clients.

6. a neutral person chosen to resolve disputes between parties.

7. a presiding court officer with authority to decide cases in a lawcourt, elected or appointed.

8. a public official whose dute is to investigate the cases of violent death.

4. Сравните следующие профессии и дайте их общие и отличительные характеристики :

barrister solicitor

investigator lawyer

UNIT 2

Branches of law Text a

Law is a system of rules established by the state.

The main aim of law is to consolidate and safeguard the social and state system and its economic foundation.

One important distinction made in all countries is between private-or civil - law and public law. Civil law concerns disputes among citizens within a country, and public law concerns disputes between citizens and the state, or between one state and another.

The system of law in our country consists of different categories of law.

1. Constitutional law is a leading category of the whole system of law. Its principal source is the country's Constitution. It deals with social structure, the state system, organization of state power and the legal status of citizens.

2. Administrative law is closely connected with constitutional law but it deals with the legal forms of concrete executive and administrative activity of a government and ministries.

3. Criminal law defines the general principles of criminal responsibility, individual types of crimes and punishment applied to criminals. Crimes are wrongs, which, even committed against an individual are considered to harm the well-being of society in general. Criminal law takes the form of a criminal code.

4. International law regulates relations between governments and also between private citizens of one country and those of another.

5. Financial law regulates the budget, taxation, state credit and other spheres of financial activity.

Задания по теме:

1. Подберите определяемые слова к данным определениям:

a) . . . is a system of rules established by the state.

b) . . . is a leading category of the whole system of law.

c) . . . deals with the legal forms of concrete executive and administrative activity of government and ministries.

d) . . . regulates the budget, taxation, state credit, . . .

e) . . . is connected with relations involving property. . .

f) . . . include the legislation on the labour of industrial and office

workers. . .

g) . . . defines the general principles of criminal responsibility. . .

Civil law, criminal law, administrative law, law, financial law, the rules of employment law, constitutional law.

2. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What is law?

2. What is the main aim of law?

3. What categories of law does the system of law in Russia consist of?

4. What is the principle source of constitutional law?

5. What category of law is closely connected with constitutional law?

6. What is the central institution of civil law?

7. What does criminal law define?

8. What form does criminal law take?

9. What is civil law connected with?

10.What rules does employment law include?

3. Подберите русские эквиваленты перевода к данным словосочетаниям:

a) to establish a system 1 рабочие (служащие)

b) a category ( of law) 2 принимать вид кодекса

c) the principle source of law 3 применять наказание

d) to deal with 4 основной источник права

e) the right in property 5 отрасль (права)

f) rule of law 6 право на имущество

g) industrial (office) workers 7 иметь дело с, заниматься

h) to arise from 8 основная (специальная)

часть

i) individual types of crimes 9 устанавливать систему

j) to apply punishment 10 возникать из

k) to take the form of a code 11 индивидуальные виды

преступлений

l) a general (special) part 12 норма права

4. Замените русские слова в тексте на их английские эквиваленты из таблицы:

regulates, rules, dutiable, collect, to issue, forbidden, restricted, terms, good and vehicles, levying, law