ныйѝ Судѝ являетсяѝ непосредственноѝ вышестоящейѝ судебнойѝ инстанциейѝпоѝотношениюѝкѝверховнымѝсудамѝреспублик,ѝкраевымѝ (областным)ѝсудам,ѝсудамѝгородовѝфедеральногоѝзначения,ѝсудамѝ автономнойѝобластиѝиѝавтономныхѝокругов,ѝвоеннымѝсудам.ѝ

3)ѝВысшийѝАрбитражныйѝСудѝРФѝявляетсяѝвысшимѝсудебнымѝорганомѝ поѝ разрешениюѝ экономическихѝ споров,ѝ рассматриваемыхѝ арбитражнымиѝсудами,ѝосуществляетѝсудебныйѝнадзорѝзаѝихѝдеятельностьюѝиѝдаетѝразъясненияѝпоѝвопросамѝсудебнойѝпрактики.ѝ

Exercise 9 Complete the text below with the words.

Administrativeѝlawѝѝ	Constitutionalѝlawѝ	propertyѝ	statusѝ
Criminalѝlawѝ	Labourѝlawѝ	Civilѝlawѝ	establishedѝ
CriminalѝCodeѝ	stateѝsystemѝ	safeguardѝ	crimesѝ
administrativeѝactivityѝ	Financialѝlawѝ	branchesѝ	ѝ

ѝ

Branches of law of the Russian Federation

Lawѝisѝaѝsystemѝofѝrulesѝ__________ѝbyѝtheѝstate.ѝTheѝmainѝaimѝofѝ lawѝisѝtoѝconsolidateѝandѝ__________ѝtheѝsocialѝandѝstateѝsystem.ѝTheѝ systemѝofѝlawѝinѝourѝcountryѝconsistsѝofѝdifferentѝ____________ѝofѝ law.ѝ___________ѝ__________ѝisѝaѝleadingѝbranchѝofѝtheѝwholeѝsystemѝofѝlaw.ѝItsѝprincipalѝsourceѝisѝtheѝcountry'sѝConstitution.ѝItѝdealsѝ withѝsocialѝstructure,ѝtheѝ____________,ѝorganizationѝofѝstateѝpowerѝ andѝ theѝ legalѝ _____________ѝ ofѝ citizens.ѝ ____________ѝ

__________ѝisѝcloselyѝconnectedѝwithѝconstitutionalѝlawѝbutѝitѝdealsѝ withѝlegalѝformsѝofѝconcreteѝexecutiveѝandѝ__________ѝ___________ѝ ofѝtheѝgovernmentѝandѝministries.ѝ___________ѝ___________ѝregulatesѝtheѝbudget,ѝtaxation,ѝstateѝcreditsѝandѝotherѝspheresѝofѝfinancialѝ activity.ѝ__________ѝ___________ѝisѝconnectedѝwithѝrelationsѝinѝtheѝ economicѝsphereѝofѝsocialѝlife,ѝwithѝrelationsѝinvolving,ѝitsѝdistributionѝ andѝexchange.ѝTheѝrightѝofѝpropertyѝisѝtheѝcentralѝinstitutionѝofѝcivilѝ law.ѝTheѝrulesѝof___________ѝ___________ѝincludeѝtheѝlegislationѝ onѝtheѝworkѝofѝindustrialѝandѝofficeѝemployeesѝandѝregulateѝmattersѝ arisingѝfromѝlabourѝrelations.ѝ_________ѝ____________ѝdefinesѝtheѝ generalѝ principlesѝ ofѝ criminalѝ responsibility,ѝ individualѝ typesѝ ofѝ

_________ѝandѝpunishmentѝappliedѝtoѝcriminals.ѝCriminalѝlawѝtakesѝ theѝformѝofѝaѝ__________ѝ___________ѝconsistingѝofѝaѝgeneralѝandѝ specialѝpart.ѝ

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Exercise 10 Answer the questions.

1.ѝWhatѝisѝlaw?ѝ 2.ѝWhatѝisѝtheѝmainѝaimѝofѝlaw?ѝ

3.ѝWhichѝbranchesѝofѝlawѝdoesѝtheѝsystemѝofѝlawѝinѝourѝcountryѝconsistsѝof?ѝ 4.ѝWhatѝmattersѝdoesѝtheѝConstitutionalѝlawѝdealѝwith?ѝ 5.ѝWhatѝdoesѝtheѝAdministrativeѝlawѝhandle?ѝ 6.ѝWhatѝbranchѝofѝlawѝregulatesѝdifferentѝspheresѝofѝfinancialѝactivity?ѝ 7.ѝWhatѝisѝtheѝcentralѝinstitutionѝofѝcivilѝlaw?ѝ 8.ѝWhichѝlegislationѝdoesѝtheѝLabourѝlawѝinclude?ѝ

9.ѝWhichѝbranchѝofѝlawѝdefinesѝtheѝprinciplesѝofѝcriminalѝresponsibility,ѝ typesѝofѝcrimesѝandѝpunishment?ѝ

Exercise 11 Which branch of law do you think these issues and offences belong to?

offenceѝ	branchѝofѝlawѝ
1.ѝterminationѝofѝpoliticalѝpartiesѝ	ѝ
2.ѝpropertyѝdisputeѝbetweenѝtheѝsharehold-	ѝ
ersѝofѝtheѝcompanyѝ
3.ѝcrossingѝaѝstreetѝinѝaѝwrongѝplaceѝ	ѝ
4.ѝsellingѝdrugsѝ	ѝ
5.ѝfiringѝanѝemployeeѝwithoutѝcompensa-	ѝ
tionѝ
6.ѝdivorceѝdisputesѝѝ	ѝ
7.ѝtaxationѝ	ѝ
8.ѝbreachѝofѝaѝcontractѝ	ѝ
9.ѝchallengingѝofѝindividualѝactsѝofѝtheѝ	ѝ
FederalѝAssemblyѝ
10.ѝviolationѝofѝIndustrialѝSafetyѝRegula-ѝ	ѝ
ѝѝѝѝѝѝtionsѝ

Exercise 12 Read the text.

The Procurator's Office

TheѝProcurator'sѝOfficeѝisѝaѝstateѝorganѝthatѝensuresѝtheѝcorrectѝapplicationѝandѝobservanceѝofѝtheѝstate'sѝlawsѝbyѝallѝministries,ѝorganizations,ѝ personsѝinѝofficeѝandѝallѝtheѝcitizens.ѝItѝalsoѝprotectsѝtheѝpersonalѝrightsѝ

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ofѝ citizens.ѝ Itѝ investigatesѝ criminalѝ cases,ѝ collectsѝ evidenceѝ againstѝ criminalsѝandѝseesѝtoѝitѝthatѝotherѝinvestigatingѝorgansѝactѝaccordingѝtoѝ theѝlaw.ѝ

Theѝprocuratorѝhasѝtheѝrightѝtoѝappealѝagainstѝanyѝunlawfulѝdecisionsѝ andѝactionsѝofѝstateѝorgansѝandѝpersonsѝinѝoffice.ѝTheѝprocuratorѝmaintainsѝprosecutionѝbeforeѝtheѝcourtѝinѝtheѝnameѝofѝtheѝstate.ѝ

Exercise 13 Find in the text the English equivalents for these words and word combinations.

обеспечиватьѝприменениеѝиѝсоблюдениеѝзаконов;ѝзащищатьѝправаѝграждан;ѝрасследоватьѝуголовныеѝдела;ѝсобиратьѝдоказательства;ѝдействоватьѝвѝсоответствииѝсѝзаконом;ѝобжаловатьѝнеправомерныеѝрешения;ѝ должностноеѝлицо;ѝпредставлятьѝобвинение;ѝотѝимениѝгосударстваѝ

Exercise 14 Complete these sentences.

1.ѝTheѝProcurator'sѝOfficeѝensures……ѝ 2.ѝTheѝProcurator'sѝOfficeѝprotects…..ѝ 3.ѝTheѝProcurator'sѝOfficeѝinvestigates…..ѝ 4.ѝTheѝProcurator»ѝhasѝtheѝrightѝtoѝ…..ѝ 5.ѝTheѝProcuratorѝmaintainsѝ…..ѝ

Exercise 15 Answer and debate the questions.

1.ѝWhatѝdoѝyouѝthinkѝofѝtheѝroleѝofѝtheѝProcurator'sѝOfficeѝinѝtheѝjudicialѝ systemѝofѝtheѝRussianѝFederation?ѝ

2.ѝWhichѝqualitiesѝshouldѝanѝidealѝprosecutorѝpossess?ѝ 3.ѝWouldѝyouѝlikeѝtoѝworkѝatѝtheѝProcurator'sѝOffice?ѝWhyѝorѝwhyѝnot?ѝ

Over to you

1.Use the information below to make a presentation about the Court system of Russia. Draw a chart «State system of Russia»

2.Write a paragraph containing 2 arguments for and 2 arguments against this statement, «It is not constitutions, but politics, that determine citizen's rights». Discuss your answer with the groupmates.

Supplementary reading

Read and render the text «Branches of law».

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Lesson 8

GOVERNMENT SYSTEM

OF GREAT BRITAIN

		«As long as I have any choice, I will
		stay only in a country where political
		liberty, toleration, and equality of all
	ѝ	citizens before the law are the rule»
		Albert Einstein (1879—1955),
		a theoretical physicistѝ

Starting up

Study the following.

	legislativeѝѝ	legislatureѝ	legislateѝ	legislationѝзако-
	1.законодательный;ѝ	законодательнаяѝ	издаватьѝ	нодательство,ѝ
				законодательнаяѝ
	назначенныйѝзако-	властьѝ	законыѝ
				деятельность;ѝ
	номѝ	bicameralѝlegisla-	legislatorѝ
				законопроект.ѝ
	2.ѝзаконодательныеѝ	tureѝ—ѝдвухпа-	1)ѝзаконо-
	органы;ѝвластьѝ	латнаяѝзаконо-
			дательѝ
		дательнаяѝ
			2)ѝправовед,ѝ
		властьѝ
			юристѝ

Exercise 1 Translate these examples into Russian.

1.ѝTheѝSenateѝhasѝlegislatedѝagainstѝtheѝimportationѝofѝdangerousѝdrugs.ѝ 2.ѝTheѝgovernmentѝwillѝintroduceѝlegislationѝtoѝrestrictѝtheѝsaleѝofѝfirearms.ѝ 3.ѝPolicyѝandѝlegislativeѝchangeѝcanѝhaveѝrapid,ѝpowerfulѝandѝpositiveѝresults.ѝ 4.ѝAѝlegislatureѝisѝaѝgovernmentalѝbodyѝwithѝtheѝpowerѝtoѝadoptѝlaws.ѝ

5.ѝInѝallѝformsѝofѝgovernmentѝtheѝpeopleѝisѝtheѝtrueѝlegislator.ѝ(E.ѝBurke,ѝ Irishѝphilosopher)ѝ

Exercise 2 Say what branch of power these institutions belong to.

TheѝHouseѝofѝLordsѝ	TheѝHouseѝofѝCommonsѝ
TheѝCrownѝCourtѝ	TheѝBritishѝQueenѝ
LordѝChancellorѝ	TheѝCourtѝofѝAppealѝ
PrimeѝMinisterѝ	theѝSpeakerѝ

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Exercise 3 Complete the sentences with appropriate passive voice form of the verb in brackets.

1.ѝTheѝlegislatureѝ_______ѝ(toѝcompose)ѝofѝtheѝParliament,ѝQueenѝinѝ Parliament.ѝ

2.ѝSt.ѝPaul'sѝCathedralѝ_________ѝ(toѝbuild)ѝduringѝNormanѝtimes.ѝ

3.ѝManyѝforeignѝguestsѝ__________ѝ(toѝinvite)ѝtoѝtheѝinternationalѝconference.ѝ

4.ѝTheѝwitnessesѝ_________ѝ(toѝquestion)ѝonlyѝtomorrow.ѝ 5.ѝGreatѝBritainѝ_________ѝ(toѝcompose)ѝofѝEngland,ѝScotlandѝandѝWales.ѝ 6.ѝTheѝUKѝ__________ѝ(toѝdivideѝinto)ѝcounties.ѝ 7.ѝBritishѝgovernmentѝ_________ѝ(toѝform)ѝofѝthreeѝbranchesѝofѝpower.ѝ 8.ѝAѝnewѝlawѝ____________ѝ(toѝpass)ѝinѝParliamentѝyesterday.ѝ

Word formation: The suffixes of adjectives

(суффиксы прилагательных)

Многиеѝприлагательныеѝобразуютсяѝотѝсуществительныхѝсѝпомо- щьюѝсуффиксаѝ-alѝиѝотѝглаголовѝ—ѝсѝпомощьюѝсуффиксовѝ-ive,ѝ-ful,ѝ -able.ѝ Прилагательные,ѝ образуемыеѝ отѝ глаголовѝ сѝ помощьюѝ суф- фиксовѝ-ed,ѝ-ing,ѝсовпадаютѝпоѝформеѝсѝпричастиямиѝпрошедшегоѝ иѝнастоящегоѝвремени.ѝВѝпредложенииѝприлагательные,ѝвѝотличиеѝ отѝпричастныхѝоборотов,ѝстоятѝпередѝсуществительными.ѝ

-alѝѝ	personѝ+ѝalѝ=ѝpersonalѝ
-iveѝѝ	toѝimpressѝ+ѝiveѝ=ѝimpressiveѝ
-fulѝѝ	toѝhelpѝ+ѝfulѝ=ѝhelpfulѝ
-lessѝ	fruitѝ+ѝlessѝ=ѝfruitlessѝ
-ableѝѝ	toѝcomfortѝ+ѝableѝ=ѝcomfortableѝ
-edѝѝ	toѝadvanceѝ+ѝedѝ=ѝadvancedѝ
-ingѝѝ	toѝfollowѝ+ѝingѝ=ѝfollowingѝ

Exercise 1 Say what words these adjectives are made from.

divisionalѝ	exceptionalѝ	practicalѝ	accidentalѝ
commercialѝ	theoreticalѝ	constitutionalѝ	meaninglessѝ
responsibleѝ	lawfulѝ	administrativeѝ	illegalѝ
legislativeѝ	executiveѝ	judicialѝ	criminalѝ

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