Text 4 the Constitutional court in Ukraine

Exercise 4.1 Study the vocabulary:

1) priority	1) пріоритет
2) entire	2) увесь
3) equality	3) якість
4) transparency	4) прозорість
5) comprehensive	5) обов’язковий
6) the assembly of judges	6) з’їзд суддів
7) reappointment	7) повторне призначення
8) possess	8) володіти
9) except for scholarly, instructional, and creative work	9) крім наукової, викладацької та творчої роботи
10) validity	10) юридична чинність

Exercise 4.2 Read and translate the text:

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine is the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in Ukraine; it guarantees the priority of the Constitution of Ukraine as the Main Law of the state on its entire territory.

The activity of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine is based on the principles of legality, independence, collegiality, the equality of the judges, transparency and a full, comprehensive study of every case and validity of its decisions.

The jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine includes:

1) the resolution of laws and other legal acts of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; acts of the President of Ukraine; acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; legal acts of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

2) the official interpretation of the Constitution of Ukraine and laws of Ukraine.

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine consists of eighteen justices, six of them being appointed by The President of Ukraine (after consultations with the Prime-Minister and Minister of Justice of Ukraine), six – by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and six – by the assembly of judges of Ukraine. The justices are appointed for nine years with no right to reappointment.

A justice of the Constitutional Court must be a citizen of Ukraine who upon the date of appointment is at least forty years old, possesses a higher legal education and at least ten years professional (practical, scientific or teaching) experience, has resided in Ukraine for the last twenty years, and is fluent in the state language. The justices of the Constitutional Court, like the judges of the courts of general jurisdiction, may not belong to political parties and trade unions, shall not participate in any political activity, shall not have a representative mandate, may not hold any other paid position, or perform other paid work except for scholarly, instructional, and creative.

Exercise 4.3 Complete the sentences choosing one of the options:

1. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine consists of _____ justices

a) eighteen b) fourteen c) sixteen

2. The justices are appointed for _____ years with no right to reappointment.

a) five b) nine c) ten

3. A justice of the Constitutional Court must be a citizen of Ukraine who upon the date of appointment is at least _____ years old.

a) fifty b) thirty c) forty

4. The justices of the Constitutional Court, like the judges of the courts of general jurisdiction, _____ belong to political parties

a) may not b) may c) must

5. A justice of the Constitutional Court must be a citizen of Ukraine who upon the date of appointment is fluent in ______.

a) Russian b) Ukrainian c) English

6. The Constitutional Court decides on issues of conformity of laws and other legal acts with the ______.

a) public morality b) Bible c) Constitution

Exercise 4.4 Match the term with its definition:

1) interpretation	a) the administration of law
2) justice	b) the act or the result of interpreting
3) assembly	c) an act of appointing
4) appointment	d) a company of persons gathered for deliberation and legislation
5) priority	e) attachment to or observance of law
6) legality	f) something given or meriting attention before competing alternatives
7) collegiality	g) characterized by visibility or accessibility of information
8) transparent	h) the cooperative relationship of colleagues
9) valid	i) a statutory plan passed by legislature which is a "bill" until enacted and becomes law
10) legal act	j) having legal force; effective or binding

Exercise 4.5 Give English equivalents from the text for the following word combinations:

1. Верховенство права –

2. Суддя –

3. Правосуддя –

4. Суди загальної юрисдикції –

5. Посада –

6. Викладацька діяльність –

7. Політична діяльність –

8. Профспілка –

9. Професійний досвід –

10. Єдиний орган конституційної юрисдикції –

11. Право на повторне призначення –

12. Офіційне тлумачення –

13. Принцип законності –

14. Юридична чинність рішень –

15. Прозорість справи –