- •Министерство финансов Российской Федерации
- •Утверждено и рекомендовано решением
- •В качестве учебного пособия
- •Введение
- •Chapter I law Unit 1 Introduction to Law
- •Introduction to Law
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •The Aims of Law
- •In trouble with the law law-abiding my word is law
- •Unit 2 What Law Is
- •What Is Law?
- •Social Morality, Rules and Laws
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Chapter II sources of law Unit 3 Sources of English Law
- •Sources of English Law
- •The Principal Sources
- •The Subsidiary Sources
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 4 Sources of Modern Law
- •Text a Historical and Political Background
- •Text b Common Law Systems
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text c Common Law and Equity
- •Historical Development
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text d Sources of American Law
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text e Continental Systems
- •For You to Remember
- •Sources of Civil Law
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Chapter III constitutions Unit 5 The History of Constitution
- •Vocabulary
- •Text b Characteristics of Constitutions
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 6 British Constitution
- •The Nature of the Constitution
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 7 us Constitution
- •Founding of the United States
- •Vocabulary
- •13 States convention written constitution
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 8 The Constitution of the Russian Federation
- •The New Russian Constitution
- •Amendments to the Constitution
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Chapter IV the system of government Unit 9 The British Government of Today
- •Text a The Governmental Model
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •1) Государственная власть
- •2) Управление, руководство
- •3) Форма правления, государственное устройство, политический строй
- •4) Правительство, правительственный аппарат
- •Text b The British Parliament
- •Vocabulary
- •Parliamentary Control
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •The System of Government
- •The House of Commons
- •Parliamentary Debates
- •Text c Law-making Process in the uk
- •Stages of a Government Bill
- •The House of Commons
- •The House of Lords
- •The Royal Assent
- •Bill And Law
- •How Bills Go through Parliament
- •Vocabulary
- •Making New Law
- •Types of Bills
- •Vocabulary task
- •Text d The Prime Minister and the Cabinet
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text e The Role of the Monarch in Britain
- •Vocabulary
- •The Richest Woman in the World
- •Vocabulary task
- •Unit 10 The American Government of Today
- •System of Government in the United States
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 11 The System of Checks and Balances
- •Vocabulary
- •Checks and balances
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Checks and Balances
- •Unit 12 Law-making Process in the usa
- •Text a The Concept of Bicameral Legislature
- •How Congress Makes Laws
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text b The Political System of the usa
- •The Political System
- •The Constitution
- •Federalism
- •State and Local Government
- •Three Branches of Government
- •Two-Party System
- •Unit 13 The State System of Russia. The Parliament of the Russian Federation
- •Text a The State System of Russia
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text b The Parliament of the Russian Federation
- •Vocabulary
- •Article 97
- •Article 98
- •Article 99
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Chapter V law enforcement Unit 14 Law Enforcement Bodies
- •Text a Role of Government
- •Text b Role of Police Force
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 15 Enforcing the Law in Britain
- •Text a The English Legal System
- •Vocabulary
- •Text b The British Police
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Identify showing murder investigation found dead
- •Unit 16 Law Enforcement in the usa
- •Text a Protecting the Rights of the Accused
- •Text b Police Technology in the usa
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Federal Bureau of Investigation
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Unit 17 Law Enforcement in the Russian Federation
- •Text a Law Enforcement of Today
- •Vocabulary
- •Text b Application of Law Enforcement
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •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
- •Restrictions
- •Vocabulary
- •It is useful to know
- •For you to know
- •5) Cause – судебный процесс, судебное дело, тяжба
- •6) Controversy – гражданский судебный процесс, правовой спор,
- •7) Process – судебный процесс, процедура, порядок, производство дел, судопроизводство, процессуальные нормы
- •8) Proceeding(s) – судебный процесс, рассмотрение дела в суде, судебное разбирательство, судебная процедура, производство по делу, судопроизводство
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text d Courts of England and Wales
- •Judicial organization
- •Unit 19 The u.S. Court System
- •Text a Understanding the u.S. Court System
- •State Courts
- •A Typical State Judicial System
- •Federal Courts
- •Text b Jurisdictions of the Federal and State Court Systems
- •The Federal Judicial System
- •9 Justices
- •12 Circuits
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text c The Miranda Warning
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 20 The Court System of the Russian Federation
- •The Court Structure
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text b Jurisdiction of Courts
- •The Constitutional Court
- •Jurisdiction of the Courts of General Jurisdiction
- •The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Text c The Courts of the Subjects of the Russian Federation
- •Text d The Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation.
- •Jurisdiction of the Federal Arbitrazh Circuit Court as the Court of the First Instance
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary tasks
- •Opening remarks at Meeting with the Judges of the Russian Court
- •Contents
- •Legal English - 1
The Court Structure
The Superior Courts
There are three Superior Courts in the Russian Federation:
1 The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
2 The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
3 The High Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation.
The System of the Courts of General Jurisdiction
Other Courts of a limited and local nature are known as inferior courts. Other Federal Courts, which constitute the system of the courts of general jurisdiction, are:
• Courts of general jurisdiction of the subjects of the Russian Federation (the Supreme Courts of the Republics of the Russian Federation the Area, Oblasts, Cities of federal importance (Moscow and St. Petersburg), Autonomy Oblast and Autonomies Circuits Courts)
• The Municipal Courts
• The Specialized Military Courts.
The System of the Arbitrazh Courts
Other Federal Courts, besides the High Arbitrazh Court, which constitute the system of the Arbitrazh courts, are:
• The Federal Arbitrazh Circuit Courts
• The Arbitrazh courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation.
The Court System of the Subjects of the Russian Federation
The court system of the subjects of the Russian Federation like the federal court system consists of:
• Constitutional courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation
• Courts of general jurisdiction of the subjects of the Russian Federation
• Arbitrazh courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation.
Vocabulary
administer v 1 управлять; 2 применять (нормы права); отправлять (правосудие);
administer justice syn to administer law отправлять правосудие
arbitration n русск. аrbitrazh арбитраж; третейский суд; арбитражное
разбирательство
authority n 1 власть; полномочие; 2 орган власти; judicial authority судебная
власть
capacity n 1 правоспосoбность; 2 компетенция
consent v давать согласие; соглашаться
consistent adj согласованный; is consistent with не противоречит
contractually adv основанный на договоре
court proceeding(s) n судопроизводство; судебное разбирательство
entity n субъект права; самостоятельное образование; legal entity 1 субъект
права; 2 юридическое лицо; syn juridical entity
establishment of courts n создание/учреждение судов
hierarchy of courts n иерархия судов
implement v выполнять, осуществлять
inferior court n нижестоящий суд
law n 1 закон; 2 право
abolish the law отменить закон
apply the law применить закон
contract law договорное право
family law семейное право
property law право собственности; вещное право
tort law деликтное право
legal action n судебный иск
legal relations n правоотношения
on behalf of от имени (кого-либо)
original jurisdiction n юрисдикция суда первой инстанции
reassessment n пересмотр
sentence n приговор
substance n суть; существо; to examine a case in substance рассматривать дело по существу
Reading tasks
Answer these questions.
1 What is the court?
2 What are two main reasons for variety of courts?
3 How do you understand the statement “the decisions of a higher court are binding upon lower courts”?
4 How is judicial authority implemented in Russia?
5 Which judicial branch deals with economic proceedings?
6 What cases do civil courts of general jurisdiction deal with?
7 What is the status of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Judicial System of the RF?
8 What elements does the court system of the Russian Federation consist of?
9 What is the function of a court of first instance?
10 What is the function of a court of second instance?
11 Where may parties to international agreements resolve their disputes?
12 What elements do the Superior Courts consist of?
13 What is the structure of the courts of general jurisdiction?
14 What are the elements of the system of the Arbitrazh courts?
15 What elements does the court system of the subjects of the RF consists of?
Comprehension check.
A Skim the text. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?
1 There are courts of first instance and second instance.
2 A court of first instance examines appeals and protests against sentences and decisions of other courts.
3 Any court may sit as a court of first instance.
4 Higher courts hear and determine cases of major importance.
5 The decisions of a higher court are not binding upon lower courts.
6 The arbitration courts don’t consider economic disputes with foreign parties participation.
B Finish the following sentences using the facts from the text.
1 The court is a state body that…
2 The decisions of a higher court are…
3 Judicial authority in Russia is implemented through…
4 The civil courts of general jurisdiction deal with…
5 A court of original jurisdiction is one which…
6 Any court may sit as a …
7 Economic disputes between legal entities are resolved in…