1. Выпишите из текста все словосочетания со следующими словами и переведите их на русский язык:

• responsible, responsibility

• secretary

• judiciary

• administrative, administration

• appoint, appointment

• staff

• exercise

• advice, advise

• penal, penalty

• General

2. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты к следующим русским фразам:

- высшие судебные назначения;

- глава судейской корпорации;

- отвечать за проведение реформы гражданского права;

- условное освобождение на поруки подсудимого;

- центры по содержанию под стражей;

- Сове опекунов, представляющих местное общество;

- советы обладают дисциплинарными полномочиями;

- специальный совет по условно-досрочному освобождению заключённых;

- заниматься установлением и ведением конкретных типов уголовных процедур;

- осуществлять независимые полномочия (свобода действий);

- назначать состав Высшего суда и Сессионного суда;

- окружные суды (районные) комплектуются и управляются…;

- ответственный за юридическую помощь в Шотландии;

- главные юридические советники правительства;

- цели (результаты) судейских процессов в Шотландии;

- консультативная программа в Северной Ирландии.

3. Объясните значение следующих слов и словосочетаний:

• administration of justice;

• the Lord Chancellor;

• legal aid;

• the Home Secretary;

• probation;

• a Board of Visitors;

• the Parole Board;

• the royal prerogative of mercy;

• the Attorney-General;

• the Solicitor-General.

4. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

1. What can you say about the judiciary in the United Kingdom?

2. Who recommends the highest judicial appointments to the Crown?

3. What are the Lord Chancellor`s functions? May the Lord Chancellor sit as a judge in the House of Lords?

4. What is the Home Secretary concerned with?

5. What is known to you about the functions of the Home Office Prison Department?

6. What do you know about a Board of Visitors? Do they have any disciplinary powers in relation to serious breaches of discipline?

7. What does a special Parole Board on the release of prisoners deal with?

8. What are the way of exercising mercy in England and Wales?

9. What are the main functions of the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General?

10. What kind of discretion must the Attorney-General exercise while instituting and prosecuting certain types of criminal proceedings?

11. Is the Solicitor-General the deputy of the Attorney-General?

12. What can you say about the powers of the Secretary of State for Scotland?

13. Who is responsible for the composition, staffing and administering of district courts?

14. Who is responsible for legal aid in Scotland?

15. What is known to you about the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor-General for Scotland?

16. Whose responsibility is the administration of all courts in Northern Ireland?

17. What questions does the Secretary of State deal with in Northern Ireland?

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Azeri Death Sentence

BAKU, Azerbaijan (Reuters) – The Supreme Court in Azerbaijan sentenced former agriculture minister Muzamil Abdullayev to death after finding him guilty of treason over his role in an attempt coup in October 1994.

Abdullayev, who was arrested last year, was found guilty Sunday after a two-month trial to which access was limited to reporters working for state-controlled media. He had tried to commit suicide earlier this month by cutting his veins.

The former minister has the right of appeal, but only President Heidar Aliyev, against whom Abdullaev is accused of plotting, can revoke the sentence. Death sentence in Azerbaijan must be carried out within one month.