II. DEVELOPMENT. 1. Are the following statements true or false?

1. Are the following statements true or false?

1) The text describes different law fields.

2) According to the text, law is generally enforced through a set of institutions.

3) The text characterizes means by which the state can prosecute the perpetrator.

4) Civil law system doesn’t differ essentially from that of common law.

5) Common law systems usually codify their laws.

6) There are no countries where religion informs the law.

7) Law also raises significant and complicated problems concerning equality, fairness and justice.

8) Basic issues are about the same for each country.

Complete the chart with the information from the text.

SPHERE OF LAW	CHARACTERISTICS
Contract law	regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets.
Property law
	involves anything dealing with real property (land).

3. In the text find the synonyms for the following words:

course of action, put into effect, freedom, duties, to be intended, rulings, law, measures, offender, penalty, principle, concerning, develop, difference.

4. Use the information in the text to explain the meaning of the following legal terms:

- law;

- civil law jurisdiction;

- common law system;

- public law;

- private law;

- trusts law;

- traditional core subjects.

III. PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE