Vocabulary:

brunch of power	ветвь власти	bill	законопроект
legislative	законодательная	introduce	представлять
executive	исполнительная	amend	вносить поправку
judicial	судебная	sign	подписывать
head	глава	put into effect	приводить в действие

2. Выпишите все глаголы, связанные с существительным «a bill» и переведите эти сочетания на русский язык.

3. Заполните пропуски словами и выражениями из текста.

a) The UK is a ______ monarchy.

b) There are ______ of power.

c) Parliament consists of ______ and ______.

d) A bill must ______ in several stages.

e) It is discussed ______ and ______.

Unit 3. The court system of England and Wales

Text C .Прочитайте текст С и переведите его на русский язык.

The court system of England and Wales.

The court is a state body that administers justice on behalf of the state. There is a variety of courts in England and Wales (the system in Scotland is different). The decisions of a higher court are binding upon lower courts. The most common type of law court in England and Wales is the magistrates’ court. More serious criminal cases then go to the Crown Court, civil cases (for example, divorce or bankruptcy cases) are dealt with in County courts. Appeals are heard by higher courts. The highest court of appeal in England and Wales is the House of Lords. Certain cases may be referred to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

Vocabulary:

to administer justice	отправлять правосудие	lower court	суд низшей инстанции
on behalf of the state	от имени государства	to be binding upon	быть обязательным для
higher court	суд высшие инстанции

The legal system in England and Wales

(The system in Northern Ireland is similar, but the system in Scotland

is quite different and separate)

House of Lords

Civil Criminal

Court of Appeal

(Civil Division)

Court of Appeal

(Criminal Division)

Jurisdiction Jurisdiction

High Court (Family, Chancery and Queen’s Bench Division)

High Court

(Queen’s Bench Division)

County Courts

Crown Court

Magistrates’ Courts

2. Ответьте на вопросы, используя текст и схему.

a) Are criminal and civil cases heard in the same courts?

b) What are the courts of civil jurisdiction?

c) What are the courts of criminal jurisdiction?

d) What is the highest court of appeal?

e) What are the lower courts?

3. Подберите русские эквиваленты к английским выражениям.

1. решение суда a. decision of a court

2. мировой суд b. Crown Court

3. суд короны c. magistrate's court

4. суды графств d. civil case

5. гражданское дело e. country courts

Unit 4. Legal Professions

Изучите таблицу D и выполните следующие задания.

Table D

Advocate
a lawyer who presents a client’s case in a lawcourt	1. (defender) защитник; 2. (lawyer) адвокат; 3. поверенный
Investigator
a person who conducts an official inquiry	Следователь (англ)
a private investigator =	сыщик,
=detective - a police officer whose job is to investigate and solve crimes	Детектив
Judge
a presiding court officer with authority to decide cases in a lawcourt, elected or appointed	Судья
Lawyer
a person trained and qualified in the law who does legal work for other people: a solicitor, barrister, advocate, attorney	юрист; адвокат
Legal adviser (-or)
a person who is an expert in the law and gives legal advice	юрисконсульт, советник по правовым вопросам
Notary
(also notary public) a public officer who attests or certifies documents to make them authentic, and performs official acts in commercial matters, such as protesting negotiable instruments	нотариус
Prosecutor
a lawyer hired by government to conduct criminal proceedings	обвинитель - лицо, возбуждающее и осуществляющее уголовное преследование
Chief prosecutor	главный обвинитель
Public Prosecutor	прокурор

Подберите определения из списка B к словам из списка А и переведите их на русский язык.

A	B
Investigator	a) a presiding court officer, who decides cases in a law court
Advocate	b) a public officer, who certifies documents
Prosecutor	c) a lawyer, who presents a client’s case in a law court
Notary	d) a police officer, whose job is to investigate and solve crimes
Judge	e) a lawyer hired by a government to conduct criminal proceedings