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- •Contents
- •Предисловие
- •The Birth of Law
- •1) Юридический
- •2) Правовой
- •B eainstorm
- •Laws of Babylon
- •Unit 3. The first laws: ancient greece and rome
- •Драконт
- •С нелт1уе whiting
- •The magna cabta b rainstorm
- •1) Государственная власть
- •3) Форма правления, государственное устройство, поли тический строй
- •4) Правительство, правительственный аппарат
- •"Let the Body Be Brought..."
- •Of rights
- •The Petition of Right
- •Napoleon's Law
- •I t's Interesting to Know Napoleon's Words of Wisdom
- •U nit l the study of crime b uainstorm
- •Criminology
- •B rainstobm
- •Just for Fun
- •D ebate
- •U nit 4. Punishment b hainstokm
- •From the History of Punishment
- •I t's Interesting to Know Joseph Ignace Guillotin
- •M anslaughter
- •Assault
- •Shop-lifting
- •D iscussion
- •U nit 8. Capital punishment: for and against
- •B rainstorm
- •From the History of Police Forces
- •The British Police
- •Пх разыскивает мплгшпя
- •Identify the Suspect!
- •The Miranda Warning
- •Let Off with a Caution
- •I t's Interesting to Know!
- •C reative writing
- •Good or Evil?
- •U nit 5, scotland yard The History o£ Scotland Yard
- •U nit 6. Police techniques The uk Forensic Science Service
- •I t's Interesting to Know Alphonse Bertillion
- •D ebate
- •B rainstorm
- •Jury Service — an Important Job and a Rewarding Experience
- •How You Were Chosen
- •A View From Behind Bars
- •U nit 5. Kinds of cases
- •1) Ответчик
- •2) Обвиняемый
- •3) Подсудимый
- •It's Interesting to Know
- •Verdict
- •Unit 7. The value of juries Falling Bastion?
- •Words of Wisdom About Jury Service
- •I t's Interesting to Know Cyber Justice
- •Chapter V
- •Imprisonment: retribution or rehabilitation?
- •It's Interesting to Know
- •E lizabeth Fry, 1780—1845
- •U nit 2. Prison population
- •Prison Inmates
- •U nit 3. Prison life
- •Creative writing
- •U nit 4, alternatives to prison
- •Unit 5. Rehabilitation
- •European Prison Rules (1990s)
- •John Locke, 1632—1704
- •Voltaire, 1694—1778
- •Captain William Kidd, 1645—1701
- •Lizzie Borden, 1860—1927
- •Hans Van Meegeren, 1889—1947
- •Alphonse Capone, 1899—1947
- •'Lucky Luciano*, 1897—1962
- •Lee Harvey Oswald, 1940—1963
- •Inspector Jules Maigret
- •Р аит V, the stupidest criminals
- •1. Bank Robbers
- •2. Muggers
- •3. Thieves
- •4. Escape Artists
- •5. Shop-Lifters
- •6. Robbers
- •7, Burglars
- •8. 'Miscellaneous* Crooks
- •9 , Outrageous Lawsuits
- •List of reference books
- •Isbn 5-94373-029-х
1) Ответчик
civil defendant — ответчик
2) Обвиняемый
bailed defendant — обвиняемый яли подсудимый, освобождённый (из-под стражи) под залог
3) Подсудимый
judgement for the defendant — судебное решение в пользу ответчика, или подсудимого
4) подзащитный
representation of defendant — представительство интересов подзащитного или подсудимого
Match the following English expressions with their Russian equivalents:
1) |
convicted |
defendant |
а) подсудимый, содержащийся |
2) |
defendant |
in custody |
под стражей |
3) |
defendant |
hs record |
Ъ) осуждённый |
4) |
defendant1 |
s story |
с) досье подсудимого |
5) |
defendant* |
e witness |
d) свидетель, выставленный |
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ответчиком / подсудимым |
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е) версия, выдвинутая |
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обвиняемым |
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T ASK 6. Answer the following questions:
What is a civil case?
Who is a plaintiff 1
Who is a defendant^'
What is a complaint?
What is an answer1?
What is a counterclaim1}
What is a burden o/ proof 1
What is a criminal case?
What is preponderance of evidence!
10. How many jurors are necessary to agree upon the verdict in a criminal case?
1L Who is the plaintiff in a criminal case?
12. What is meant by the presumption of innocence!
TASK 7. Study the article below and decide the following:
What are the names of the plaintiff and the defendant in the lawsuit?
What was the issue at the heart of the dispute?
What were the claims of both parties?
4 How did the Random House editor describe the manuscript?
How did Joan Collins' attorney build up the defence?
What was the jury's verdict?
Joan Collins Has Starring Role in Lawsuit
Reuter and Associated Press NEW YORK
British actress Joan Collins made her debut Tuesday in a New York courtroom, battling publishing giant Random House over a multimillion-dollar book contract, Random House is suing CoUins, demanding the return o£ a $1,2 million advance paid to her for manuscripts it claims were unfinished and unpublishable, Collins, best known for playing the scheming Alexis Carrington in the television series Dynasty, has
eountersued for $3.6 million she claims the publishing house still owes her.
Collins said she "felt completely shattered and let down" by the. lawsuit, "It has seriously upset my writing career and my reputation,4 she said.
The dispute centered on a simple question: what is a completed manuscript?
Delivering the opening argument for Random House, attorney Robert Callagy said Collins had
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n ot met the terms of her contract and had to return the advance money. "Miss Collins should be treated like any other person," Callagy said. "If you sign the contract, you must perform."
Former Random Ноше editor Joni Evans testified that in 1991, when she first read Collins1 manuscript, she felt 'alarmed'. "It just wasn't working in any shape or form," said Evans, now a literary agent. "It was no good. It wasn't grounded in reality. It was duJL, primitive and rough. It was diched in plot,"
Collins1 attorney, Kenneth David Burrows, argued that the actress had submitted two complete manuscripts, A Ruling Passion, written in 1991 at her home in France, and a second manuscript with the working title Hell Hath No Fury- Thus she had turned in
the required number of words and therefore had complied with the contract. He also said Random House should have provided her with editing and advice but instead it was trying to avoid meeting its obligations. He argued earlier that under the 1990 book deal she was guaranteed the money even if the publisher rejected the book.
Verdict. The jury decided that Collins had completed one manuscript in compliance with her contract But Random House did not have to pay her tor the second manuscript because it was merely a rehashing of the first one and not a separate piece of work. The verdict meant Collins could keep the advance and collect more from Random House, though how much more remained in dispute.
R OLE-PLA V Is Justice Done?
Role play the Joan Collins trial
STEP 1, Write down the speeches for the opening and closing
arguments of the parties' attorneys. STEP 2, Role play the trial: 'the lawyers' deliver their speeches;
'the defendant' testifies in court. STEP 3. The rest of the group — the jurors — deliberate the
evidence and bring in a verdict of their own.
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