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UNIT 1
LEGAL PROFESSION …………………………………………………………. 5
UNIT 2
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM………………………………………………………. 16
UNIT 3
CRIMES………………………………………………………………………….. 26
UNIT 4
POLICE POWERS IN THE WORLD OF CRIME……………………………. 39
UNIT 5
PENAL SYSTEM……………………………………………………………….. 52
GLOSSARY……………………………………………………………………... 62
KEYS…………………………………………………………………………….. 74
UNIT 1
LEGAL PROFESSION
LEAD – IN
20 words and expressions in the list below are related to the topic “Legal Profession”. You have two minutes to tick them all.
advising; Master’s degree; accomplice; advocacy; application; barrister; theft; conveyancing; victim; defence; cell; drafting; guilty; drafting of pleadings; Constitution; indictable; articled clerk; full-time job; dictatorship; graduate; void; have full rights of audience; electoral; High Court; Magistrates’ Court; Lord Chancellor; notary; Queen’s Counsel; adoption; solicitor; scare; Law course; Bill of Rights; Privy Council; will; lawyer; clue; Law Society examination; hereditary peer; negotiating; interviewing.
TASK 1
Match the key terms of Unit 1 in ‘Legal English’ to their Russian equivalents.
1. Conflict of Laws | a. улики, свидетельские показания, доказательство |
2. Constitutional Law | b. предъявлять иск, выступать в качестве истца |
3. Evidence | c. коллизионное право, коллизия правовых норм |
4. incumbent | d. судебное разбирательство, судебный процесс |
5. The Executive | e. рассматривать, изучать правовые вопросы |
6. Law of Tort | f. исполнительная власть |
7. Liable | g. подлежащий рассмотрению в суде |
8. Sue | h. конституционное право, конституционный закон |
9. Trial | I. налагающий обязательства |
10. Look up the law | j. арбитражное право, деликтное право |
TASK 2
Guess the word from the definition. Pick one of the variants: a) or b). Consult the Glossary if necessary. Give yourself one point for each correct answer.
1. A person called to the bar and entitled to practice as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts – a)barrister; b) judge
2. The legal process of moving the legal ownership of property or land from one person to another – a) conveyancing; b) winding - up
3. In the UK, a lawyer, who gives legal advice, writes legal contracts and represents people in the lower courts of law – a) Recorder; b) solicitor
4. To try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way,
especially in a business or political situation - a) negotiating; b) interviewing
5. A judge in a court for minor crimes – a) Law Lord; b) Magistrate
6. An official statement of what a person has decided should be done with their money and property after their death - a) writ; b) will
7. A work taking a long time to do – a) time – consuming; b) tiresome
8. A person authorized to perform certain legal formalities, especially to draw up or certify contracts, deeds, and other documents for use in other jurisdictions – a) coroner; b) notary
9. Writing something such as a legal document, speech or letter that may have changes made to it before it is finished - a) drafting; b) filing
10. Showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial – a) unbiased; b) incorruptible
TASK 3
Insert the words in boxes into the text extracts devoted to lawyers’ competencies and translate them into Russian.
advise on; advises; advising on; draft; drafting; joined; litigate; negotiate; representing; resolving; undertaking |
1. Kenneth ___________ the firm four years ago and now _________ a wide range of clients on information technology, communications, privacy, spam and intellectual property law, ________ them in contentious matters in court.
2. He’s currently ________ a Master’s degree of e-Law at Wolverhampton University.
3. I __________ legal issues relating to information technology, _________ and __________ agreements, and I ________ cases in court.
4. It’s an extremely wide range of work, from ___________ software licence agreements to ________ privacy and spam law to ______ disputes about copyright ownership.
answering; determine; drafted; drafting; meeting with; reading and analyzing; reviewing; secure; submitted; supervising |
5. But I usually spend most of the day ________ documents, ________ agreements, ________ clients and, of course, _______ emails.
6. _________ junior lawyers is also an important part of most days.
7. I spend much of my time ________ scientific and technical documents to __________ in what ways an invention was new and innovative.
8. I _________ and __________ patent applications to _________ patents for the inventor.
advising; bringing; defending; doing; enforcing; form; granted; litigating; working with; write |
9. I also had to _______ patent drafts, which ________ the basis for the patents that are ______ by the patent office.
10. What I liked best was _______ or _________ patents.
11. I also particularly liked _______ clients.
12. _________ people was more exciting than _________ all that research alone.
13. I enjoy being in the courtroom, _________ a case and __________ it to a satisfactory conclusion.
apply to; completed; concerning; drafting; had; handling; meet; navigating; require; resolving; specializes |
14. And strangely enough, I also enjoy ______ contracts.
15. Clients often ________ us to __________ tight deadlines.
16. I ______ an affinity for commercial law.
17. I ________ an internship during the summer at a big commercial law firm which _________ in maritime law and carriage of goods by sea.
18. Things like ________ charter party disputes, _______ cargo claims and disputes ________ bills of lading and contractual claims.
19. The challenge of shipping work is ________ through a maze of different conventions, laws and regulations which _______ the different areas.
TASK 4
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