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and hear Family law cases including care cases and they have the power to make adoption orders. Family Proceedings Courts are not open to the public. County Courts are statutory courts with a purely civil jurisdiction. They are presided over by either a District or Circuit Judge and, except in a small minority of cases such as civil actions against the Police, the judge sits alone as trier of fact and law without assistance from a jury. County courts have divorce jurisdiction and undertake private family cases, care proceedings and adoptions. However, in general any county court in England and Wales may hear any action and claims are frequently transferred from court to court.

1.2.2 Переведите следующие слова и выражения на русский язык:



1.2.3 Прочитайте следующие утверждения и укажите, являются ли они верными:

1) Her Majesty's Courts of Justice of England and Wales is the highest appeal court in almost all cases in England and Wales.

2) Her Majesty's Courts of Justice of England and Wales are established under Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

3) The United Kingdom has a single unified judicial system.

4) The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal's jurisdiction covers the whole of the United Kingdom.

5) The House of Lords is the highest appeal court in almost all cases in England and Wales.

6) The Privy Council is the highest court of appeal for a small number of Commonwealth countries.

7) The Court of Appeal deals only with appeals from other countries.

8) The Crown Court is a criminal court of both original and appellate jurisdiction.

9) The Crown Court was replaced by the Assizes whereby High Court judges would periodically travel around the country hearing cases.

10) Magistrates' Courts deal with offenders aged between the ages of 10 and 17 inclusive.

1.2.4 Переведите текст со словарем.

1.2.5 Составьте 10 вопросов к тексту.

1.2.6 Выберите ключевые предложения, перескажите текст, используя выражения: «The subject of the text is…», «The text deals…», «The main idea of the text is…», «The author comments on …».

1.3 Модуль 3. Текст Law

1.3.1 Прочитайте и переведите текст. Запомните следующие выражения латинского происхождения:

1) actus reus − противоправное действие, правонарушение (физическая, объективная сторона преступления);

2) mens rea – виновная воля;

3) dolus directus – прямой умысел;

4) dolus directus – случайный умысел;

5) pacta sunt servanda – договоры следует соблюдать.

1.3.2 Прочитайте текст и найдите ответы на вопросы:

1) What is law?

2) Can you say anything about the history of law?

Law is a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a primary social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets. Property law defines rights and obligations related to the transfer and title of personal and real property. Trust law applies to assets held for investment and financial security, while tort law allows claims for compensation if a person's rights or property are harmed. If the harm is criminalized in a statute, criminal law offers means by which the state can prosecute the perpetrator. Constitutional law provides a framework for the creation of law, the protection of human rights and the election of political representatives. Administrative law is used to review the decisions of government agencies, while international law governs affairs between sovereign nation states in activities ranging from trade to environmental regulation or military action.