- Criminal law is concerned with the relationships between individuals and bodies.
- In criminal law a private party files the lawsuit and becomes the plaintiff.
- The term “civil law” describes the rules of private law.
- Civil law deals with actions that are harmful to society.
Task 3. Complete the sentences:
- Criminal law is known to people as….
- In criminal law the litigation is always filed by ….
- A guilty defendant in criminal law is punished by ….
- A guilty defendant in civil litigation is never ….
- Civil law covers such matters as ….
- Criminal law deals with such crimes as ….
Task 4. Form the nouns:
to discuss - | to lose - | to direct - |
to differ - | to litigate - | to dismiss - |
to regulate - to relate - to file - to execute - to defend - to divide - to incarcerate - | to cause - to behave - to organize - to issue - to state - to injure - to believe - | to plead – to settle – to precede – to introduce – to own – to pay – to complain - |
III. DISCUSSION.
Share your view with your group mates..
1. Is there a clear distinction between civil and criminal procedures in your country?
2. There are civil offences for which punishment is very severe. Why?
Contract Law.
I. VOCABULARY NOTES.
contract law | - договорное право |
legally binding agreement | - юридически обязывающее обязательное соглашение |
to generate rights and obligations | - формировать права и обязательства |
to enforce | -принудительно осуществлять; взыскивать в судебном порядке |
action for damages | - иск о взыскании убытков |
breach of contract | - нарушение договора |
contract by deed / contract under seal / specialty contract | - договор за печатью / нотариально заверенный договор |
simple contract | - простой контракт |
bilateral contract | - двусторонний договор |
unilateral contract | - односторонний договор |
to form a contract / to make a contract / to to enter into a contract | - заключать договор |
valid contract | - договор, имеющий силу |
ant. invalid | |
to reach an agreement | - достичь соглашения |
offer and acceptance | - оферта и акцептирование оферты |
bound | - обязанный, связанный обязательствами |
valuable consideration | - надлежащее встречное удовлетворение |
transaction | - сделка, ведение деловых операций |
offer | - оферта, предложение |
intention | - намерение |
accept or reject the offer | - принимать или отклонять оферту (предложение) |
to revoke / withdrawn an offer | - отозвать оферту |
acceptance | - акцепт, принятие |
unconditional assent | - безоговорочный / безусловный / неограниченный условием акцепт |
consideration | - встречное удовлетворение |
II.READING
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