- •4 Семестр
- •Утверждено и рекомендовано решением
- •В качестве учебного пособия
- •Введение
- •Chapter VI the courts Unit 18 The Court System of the uk
- •Text a Judicial Institutions
- •Text b Classification of the English Courts
- •Text c The Hierarchy of the Courts
- •Vocabulary
- •It is useful to know
- •For you to know
- •Unit 19 The u.S. Court System
- •Text b Jurisdictions of the Federal and State Court Systems
- •The Federal Judicial System
- •9 Justices
- •12 Circuits
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 20 The Court System of the Russian Federation
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Jurisdiction of Courts
- •The Constitutional Court
- •Jurisdiction of the Courts of General Jurisdiction
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •The Courts of the Subjects of the Russian Federation
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Contents
- •Legal English - 1
Vocabulary tasks
A Match the following English legal expressions with their Russian equivalents.
1 |
judicial system |
a |
исключительно на усмотрение |
2 |
federal district court |
b |
подать в суд |
3 |
district court’s judgement |
c |
пожизненные судьи |
4 |
bring the case before the court |
d |
нарушить договор |
5 |
review by appeal |
e |
судебная система |
6 |
violate a treaty |
f |
федеральный районный суд |
7 |
within the sole discretion |
g |
суд последней инстанции |
8 |
justices for life |
h |
решение районного суда |
9 |
court of last resort |
i |
пересмотр в порядке апелляции |
B Match these terms with their definitions.
1 |
appeal |
a |
a judge in a court; usually an appellate judge
|
2 |
proceeding |
b |
a court procedure by which a will is held to be valid or invalid
|
3 |
court |
c |
the power to hear and decide the issues in a case (subject-matter jurisdiction) and to bind the parties (personal jurisdiction)
|
4 |
holding |
d |
the proceedings before a competent tribunal in which a civil or criminal case is heard and adjudicated
|
5 |
justice |
e |
a government body intended to apply the law to controversies brought before it and to administer justice
|
6 |
litigant |
f |
a request that a higher court review the decision of a lower court
|
7 |
trial |
g |
a party to a lawsuit
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8 |
jurisdiction |
h |
a determination of a matter of law that is pivotal to a judicial decision
|
9 |
probate |
i |
the process of using a court to settle a disagreement or to deal with a complaint |
D Complete the following statements with the appropriate expressions from the Text B.
The Supreme Court of the USA consists of 1) _______. They are appointed by 2) _______, and must be approved by 3) _______. A decision of the Supreme Court 4) _______ to any other court. The Supreme Court has direct jurisdiction in the following kinds of cases: 5) _______. All other cases are 6) _______. Each 7) _______ may include any number of judges, one of whom will hear a 8) _______.
If a party wishes to appeal 9) _______, he/she brings the case before the appeals court, the circuit court, for that district.
Generally, a lawsuit is to be brought 10) _______.
E Complete the following text with the words from the box.
district
(3)
federal appellate state
resort
appeals trial Supreme (2)
The federal courts have three tiers: 1) _______ courts, courts of 2) _______ and the 3) _______ Court. The 4) _______ Court was created by the Constitution; all other 5) _______ courts were created by Congress. Most litigation occurs in 6) _______ courts. The structure of 7) _______ courts varies from state to state; usually there are 8) _______ for less serious cases, 9) _______ for more serious cases, intermediate 10) _______ courts and courts of last 11) _______. State courts were created by state constitutions.