Методические указания по выполнению СРС (стр. 5 )

vetoes it?

a) it becomes a law;

b) it dies.

8. What happens to a treaty with a foreign government signed by the

President, if Congress refuses to ratify it?

a) it dies;

b) it comes into power.

9. What protects specific individual rights and freedom of citizens from

government interference?

a) Constitution;

b) Court;

c) Congress.

10. What is the attitude of the Americans to their system?

a) they are indifferent to it;

b) they are proud of it;

c) they are ashamed of it.

Виды наказаний. (, Кругловой язык/ Сборник текстов и упражнений по юриспруденции и методическое пособие Английский язык: Учебный материал и контрольные задания Екатеринбург, 2005).

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Capital Punishment

Capital punishment was an obligatory element in the life of society throughout humankind's history.

The application of capital punishment started to shrink rapidly only in the last century and, especially, in this century, in the majority of states. Today, capital punishment has been abolished completely or partially. Partial abolishment means that capital punishment has been left for especially dangerous crimes and for wartime. Usually, it is high treason and killing of policemen in performance of their duty. Quite often, these exclusions are not applied in practice: for example, Britain has capital punishment for high treason, but in the last 100 years it hasn't been applied in any time in peacetime.

Capital punishment was completely or partially abolished in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and it is not used in 12 states of the USA, but it is still envisaged by the legislation of 127 countries.

More and more countries renounce capital punishment. They do it gradually, as a rule. First, they restrict the sphere of its application by cutting down the number of persons to whom it can be applied. Then they introduce alternative kinds of punishment and stay of *****ssia seems to follow the same path.

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The Problem of Capital Punishment in the USA

In 1976 the American Supreme Court had to reinstitute capital punishment. The decision on death penalty came into force in 38 states, and in four of them the legislation envisaged the right to choose the way of execution (electric chair, hanging, gas camera, shooting, injection ).

At present, nearly 2,500 convicts are awaiting execution in the USA. One third of them is adjudicated insane or mentally defective. In passing death sentences there are no excuses for mentally diseased as well as for juveniles. The USA is among six countries including Iran and Iraq where executions of juveniles are carried out in recent decades. The Americans worry about the deterioration of the criminogenic situation.

The rate of crimes grows. The extension of crime goes on. Almost 80 per cent of the population want death penalty to remain in law. Reaction of the society to the threat of crime may be: setting up counter-threat of punishment, trying to make offenders harmless through constructive treatment, or through preventive program eliminating the causes of crime, but not making punishment more severe.

Юридические профессии (Англия, США, Россия). (, Кругловой язык/ Сборник текстов и упражнений по юриспруденции и методическое пособие Английский язык: Учебный материал и контрольные задания Екатеринбург, 2005).

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The Legal Profession

The legal profession in all parts of the United Kingdom is traditionally divided into barristers (advocates in Scotland) and solicitors. Barristers or advocates have the right to appear in all the superior courts of law. Solicitors spend most of their time advising clients and preparing legal documents, such as wills, conveyances, leases, and contracts. Barristers, however, prepare documents called 'pleadings'. Normally, a barrister deals with his client through a solicitor. Barristers wear wigs and gowns when they appear in court. Senior barristers with busy practices may be appointed Queen's counsel (QC). A Queen's counsel usually specializes in a certain type of law and normally appears with a junior barrister. The QC is known as the 'leader'. A QC no longer prepares pleadings and so can spend more time on advocacy and specialized advice.

Barristers in England and Wales are all members of one of the Inns of Court. The Inns are situated in a small area of central London near the Law Courts. Each inn has its own hall, library, and other buildings. Many, barristers' chambers are located in the inns. Before graduates from law schools can become barristers they must take examinations. In order to practice at the bar, a barrister must work for one year as a 'pupil'.

Solicitors are all members of the Law Society, and must pass examinations as well as work for about two years for a qualified solicitor.

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Lawyer

Lawyer is a person who is allowed to represent members of the public in a court of law or to advise them on matters of law. A person who seeks a lawyer's services is called a 'client'. Until 1993, a lawyer in the United Kingdom who had the right to argue cases in the higher courts was called a 'barrister'. One who did not was called a 'solicitor'. Since December 1993, tome solicitors have the right to argue cases in the higher courts. In Scotland, a high-court lawyer is called an 'advocate' the system of barristers and solicitors was used in Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and other Commonwealth countries. In recent years, many countries have formally abolished this system. In those countries, most lawyers either specialize in 'advocacy' (appearing in court) or choose more general advisory work.

A lawyer's duties may cover many legal matters, including contracts, wills, conveyances, claims for damages for personal injury, and company work. Lawyers also deal with family matters, such as divorce. A lawyer tries to avoid litigation by giving legal advice that will keep the client out of trouble, and by trying to settle such cases amicably;

Many solicitors have wide-ranging practices which include both civil and criminal law. Others work in large, specialized practices concerned with only one or two aspects of law.

Юридические профессии – предлагается составить самостоятельно кроссворд по профессиям на английском языке;

Everyday English (Зайцева С.Е., Тинигина Л.А. English for Students of law: Учебное пособие. – М.: КНОРУС, 2004, стр. 216).

Curriculum Vitae.

Job advertisements today frequently ask for a curriculum vitae (CV) or resume from applicants. A CV is a brief history of the applicant, for example, school, qualifications, relevant experience, etc. This may be written or typed to accompany the letter of application, thus making it possible to make the letter shorter and more concise.

A Sample of Curriculum Vitae.

Name:

Martha Holdsworth

Date of birth:

30 January, 1974

Nationality:

British

Address:

21 Courtfield Road

Nottingham

Tel: 612

Place of birth:

Nottingham

Education:

SI. Martin's School

10 West Street

Nottingham

Bedford College, London University

England

Bergen University, Bergen,

Norway

Work experience:

1994 to present solicitor with a lot of expierence at the Citizens' Advice Bureau

199clerk for a local court

Interests and skills:

Windows and Excel user

Fluent French and German, fair Italian

Driver's Licence

music

Personal details:

married, with one child

Exercise 1. Your friend is searching for a job. Give him recommendations as to how CV should be organized.

Use: a summary of one's personal history and professional qualifications; emphasize the kind of work you can do; it is important to present oneself well on paper; personal data; date and place of birth; list previous jobs, hold positions; organize the information in the reverse chronological order; mention interests and skills; command of foreign languages.

Model: You are going to write CV. It should not be a detailed personal history. Under "Personal" write the date and place of birth, then...

Exercise 2. You want to work as:

1) judge; 2) secretary; 3) sales manager; 4) accountant; 5) purchasing manager. Write CV to apply for one (or two) of these jobs.

Everyday English (Зайцева С.Е., Тинигина Л.А. English for Students of law: Учебное пособие. – М.: КНОРУС, 2004, стр. 228-229).

Business Meeting.

Meetings are an important means of communication within organisations. They give the opportunity for exchange of ideas and collective efforts to solve problems and formulate policies. They also provide a convenient means of issuing instructions or information to many people at one time.

The principal officers of a meeting are the chairman, secretary and treasurer:

- The chairman is responsible for the correct conduct of the meeting

- The secretary sends out notices of the meeting and a copy of the agenda. ensures meeting decisions are carried out. - The treasurer is responsible for finance matters. Sometimes the job of secretary and treasurer are combined.

Agenda.

The agenda is a summary of the items of business to be discussed at a meeting. The agenda follows an accepted form of order in presentation as follows:

1. Correspondence - discussion of important letters received since the last meeting.

2. Reports - may be made by people who have special information to give to the meeting. for example, reporting back from the work of a committee.

3. Special matters - here will be discussed the purpose of the present meeting; decisions which have to be made; proposals to be discussed and voted on; action to be followed before the next meeting.

4. Next meeting - date, time and place of next meeting.

5. Any other 5usiness (AOB) - at this point members bring up matters or questions not included in the agenda.

Voting.

There are four basic ways of recording votes at a meeting:

1. Secret ballot - votes are marked on a slip of paper by the voters and then put into a ballot box for later counting.

2. Show of hands - hands are raised and counted for or against a motion.

3. Standing - at large meetings voters may be asked to "stand and be counted.

4. Proxy - members unable to attend meeting may vote by post or give permission for someone else to vote on their behalf.

Exercise 1. Study the following situation at the business meeting. Try to learn it.

Chairman: Good morning, everybody. We have two points on the agenda today. Point I is our visit to Moscow to get acquainted with the work of a local court. We have been offered a quite interesting programme. You all have it. Do you want to put forward any proposals or amendments? Well, who'd like to start the ball rolling?

Personnel Manager: May I begin? First of all I am strongly for the cooperation which seems to be mutually beneficial. Being Personnel Manager I would like to know more about their labor regulations.

Chairman: All right, John. We'll notify our Russian colleagues about that.

Who's next? Company Secretary: As far as I am Company Secretary and deal with most legal matters, I'm interested in structure of their legal department and its activities such as contracts, insurance, compensation, guarantees, and so on.

Chairman: I think it is all on the programme.

Company Secretary: Yes, but I'd like to discuss it in detail.

Chairman: All right. And now let us discuss Point 2: coordinating the activities of the various departments of the company. Personnel Manager: I have a suggestion. Let us vote on this issue. I think we are all in favour.

Exercise 2.

While you were speaking at the meeting your colleague may interrupt to make a point. You will have to deal with it! Look at the interruptions listed below and some possible replies. Match the reply to the interruption.

Interruptions. Replies.

1) You haven't mentioned the price yet! a) I take your point... but have you taken into account the improved durability?

b) I'll be coming to that in a moment.

2) Your product is more expensive than your competitor's!

3) I'd like the exact specifications, please!

4) Your new model seems heavier than the old one!

c) You're quite right, but on the other hand our product has a number much of unique design features.

d) Our technical department will be able to give you an answer on that.

2. Fill in the chat

crime	definition	criminal	verb
1.murder
2. shoplifting
3. burglary
4. smuggling
5. arson
6. kidnapping
7. terrorism
8. blackmail
9. drug-
trafficking
10. forgery
11. assault
12.pickpocketing
13. mugging
14. theft
15. swindling

Сложное подлежащее. (, English for Students of law: Учебное пособие. – М.: КНОРУС, 2004, стр. 191-192).

Complex Subject/Complex Object

Exercise 1. Translate the sentences into Russian.

I. To learn two foreign languages simultaneously is difficult. 2. How to solve this problem is not clear.

3. My friend is likely to come today.

4. The article is easy to understand.

5. I want them to come here in time.

6. He turned out to be a specialist in such matters.

7. This is the only thing for you to do.

8. He is said to be writing his course paper.

9. I was happy to have been offered this job.

Exercise 2. Write various forms of the infinitive.

a) Indefinite Passive (to translate - to be translated).

to receive, to defend, to defeat, to tell, to write, to read, to do.