Exercise 1.3 Decide if the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones

1. The Constitution of 1996 changed a little bit the judicial system of the state.

2. A case heard in first instance in the Supreme Court can’t be appealed or reviewed.

3. The Constitution of Ukraine provides that the judiciary is funded on the basis of the Ministry of Justice.

4. In juridical practice there is quite strict separation of juridical and political powers.

5. The Soviet Union’s judicial system had no influence on the Ukrainian one after its independence.

6. The Supreme Council selects judges on recommendation from the Ministry of Justice.

7. From 2005 till 2008 court judges maintained a 99.5 percent conviction rate, equal to the conviction rate of the Soviet Union.

8. Ukrainian judges are never arrested while taking bribes.

9. Ukrainian courts are funded by the Ministry of Justice.

10. Till 2009 Ukrainian politicians have complained about political pressure put on judges and corruption.

Exercise 1.4 Read the text again and fill in the gaps:

1. Ukrainian judges are subjected to pressure by political and _______.

2. Ukraine's court system is widely ______ corrupt.

3. In 2009 Ukraine less than 30 percent of people believed that it’s still possible to get ______.

4. The three levels of courts are rayon (also known as _______), oblast (provincial) courts, and the Supreme Court.

5. The ______ is the final interpreter of legislation and the constitution.

6. The Constitutional Court determines the constitutionality of legislation, _____ edicts, cabinet acts, and acts of the Crimean autonomous republic.

7. The court system, until 2001, remained similar to that which existed under the former _______.

8. Oblast and Supreme Court judges may not be members of ______.

9. Ukrainian politicians and analyst have described the system of justice in Ukraine as _____.

10. The courts have been subject to ______.

Exercise 1.5 Match the term with its definition:

1) judiciary	a) The exemption of a judge or magistrate from personal actions for damages arising from the exercise of his judicial office.
2) bribe	b) to be imprisoned
3)corruption	c) a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court
4) trial	d) dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
5)jurisdiction	e) the judicial authorities of a country
6) judge	f) a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings
7) judicial immunity	g) a sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone
8) to be incarcerated	h) the official power to make legal decisions and judgments

Exercise 1.6 Fill in the gaps with the words and phrases:

court decision jury dispute arbitration trial judge appeal people’s assessor apply

1. The punishment was reduced to three years on _____.

2. She is not happy with the _______ and plans to appeal.

3. The dispute is going to ______.

4. Both sides in the ______ have agreed to binding arbitration.

5. The problem was settled out of _______.

6. The ______ determines the number of years to be spent in prison.

7. The ______ plays an important role in the legal systems of many countries.