2. Translate the following microtext in written form.

The British constitution is the product of more than a thousand years of evolution. The constitution is unwritten in that its major rules cannot be found within a single document, but are derived instead from such things as statutes, judicial decisions, parliamentary law, and customs. The key doctrine of the constitution is the sovereignty of the conjoint body of the Crown, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons, which together constitute Parliament. Parliament possesses unlimited legal authority over all matters, persons, and territories within its jurisdiction.

There are forty-three police authority in England, which correspond to forty-three police forces. Each police authority serves as an advisory body to the respective police force and, subject to the approval of the home secretary, appoints a chief constable for the force. Police authorities serve to maintain a degree of local autonomy for the police. The police force for London has a separate police authority; the Metropolitan Police of London, founded in 1829, has served as a model for many police departments around the world.

Discussion Points

1. The doctrine of precedent will improve law system in this country.

2. Where do people usually appeal in seeking for equity?

3. "One law for rich and another for the poor". Give points for and against this statement.

Extra Activity

1. Look through the newspaper extract and think of a reason for the young man's arrest. Give your own verdict whether the man is guilty or innocent. Fag End of the Evening. From upi in Dallas

A 35-year-old woman who was awakened by an unknown man crawling into her bed marched him out at gunpoint, only to have him knock on her door a few moments later and ask for a light for his cigarette.

The woman told police she awoke to find a partially clad man crawling into her bed whispering: "I want you, I love you". She responded by grabbing a small pistol from her nightstand and telling him: "I’ll kill you. I want you out of my house".

The woman said she forced the man out of her apartment at gunpoint, locked the door and called the police. But within seconds, there was a knock on the door. She opened it, its chain still in place, to find her assailant calmly asking her for a light for his cigarette. The astounded woman said she got her lighter, complied with his request, and re-locked the door.

Police arrived to see the man running from the woman's porch carrying a lighted cigarette, and arrested a 20-year-old suspect a short time later.

2. Read the next article and make comments on it. Who is to blame in the case? Entitle the text

A boy of 15 died in hospital after allegedly being attacked while trying to steal a car.

Detectives launched a murder inquiry following the death of Steven Doherty, who was dumped outside the hospital with severe head injuries three days ago.

Relatives were at his bedside when he lost his fight for life. He had been on a life-support machine since the attack.

Police were last night questioning thee men over the incident. A further three people, including a woman, were released from custody without charge.

Officers were called to University Hospital in Lewisham, South-East London, at around 4am on Bank Holiday Monday.

Steven is believed to have been left there by the occupants of a car, which then drove off.

Detectives are linking his injuries to an attempted theft of a car in New Cross, South-East London, about 35 minutes earlier. They are investigating claims that the teenager, who lived in the area, was punched, kicked and hit over the head with a crowbar (лом) after he was caught trying to steal the vehicle.

In the evening, groups of youths around Steven's age hang around outside a pub on the corner, cycling and walking in the middle of the road.

Speaking before Steven's death, a friend claimed the 15-year-old was hit on the head with a crowbar. The friend, who was in his late teens but refused to give his name, said Steven was one of five or six friends who had gone out to steal a car.

“He was trying to steal a car. He got caught. They chased him and hit him around the head with a crowbar,” he said.

“I don’t know bow many people were chasing them or that they were but when they realized what they'd done they dumped him at a hospital”.