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2. The new challenge which faced the international community as it approached the beginning of the second millennium was the implementation of human rights.

3. As legal systems evolved, different rules tended to fall into two main categories: criminal law and civil law.

4. Since the US $ is the world’s most important trading currency there is a market of many billions of Eurodollars (including the oil-exporting countries’ “petrodollars”).

5. As the society develops and becomes more complex, rules of a more definite nature emerge and a body of laws comes into existence.

6. Parliament has great powers, for it is our chief law-maker.

7. As our notions of privacy have changed the courts have emerged as the arena where debate is most often conducted concerning personal matters.

8. Early years at the B ar may be insecure since solicitors are reluctant to entrust their work to an untrained barrister and without work he is likely to remain untried.

9. There isn’t any great gap between the work of experienced modern barristers and solicitors, for there are many barristers who do little advocacy and there are solicitors who have made considerable reputations for themselves in the courts.

10. The inferior courts in the US federal system have less political importance, since their principal duty is to settle routine cases where no constitutional question is at stake.

11. A defamatory letter which is mailed directly to the plaintiff, who opens and reads it, is not a publication, since there is no communication to a third person.

12. Since the U.S. district courts are federal courts, they are allowed to hear cases only where federal jurisdiction exists.

13. As litigation expenses have climbed, plaintiffs and defendants have sought ways to curtail cost.

14. Procedure in the County Courts in England tends to be quicker and less formal than in the High Court and, since the cases are heard locally, less costly.

15. Since the object of arbitration is to avoid the formalities, delay and expenses of litigation in court, judicial review of an arbitrator’s award is more limited than appellate review of a trial’s court decision.

16. There have been proposals to stop using juries in long complicated fraud trials, since this type of trial is particularly difficult for an ordinary person to understand.

People tell me there are a lot of guys like me,

which doesn’t explain why I’m lonely.

Mort Sahl

8. Обобщающее Which

MODEL

Even today ordinary courts often take account of business practice in reaching a decision, which plays a certain role in the evolution of English law.

Даже сейчас суды общей юрисдикции при выработке решения часто принимают во внимание деловую практику, что (и это) играет определенную роль в эволюции английского права.

In the present treatise the term ‘air law’ has been adopted, which is current practice.

В данной работе используется термин «воздушное право», что является общепринятой практикой.

1. Sometimes a company chooses to issue new shares to its shareholders instead of paying dividends, which is called a bonus issue.

2. If we had a world currency we’d have no exchange rates, which presumably would be good for trade.

3. Before a company makes something and tries to sell it, it wants to find out whether people would like to buy the thing, which is called a market research.

4. A cartel is a group of producers or sellers who fix prices and quantities in order to avoid competition and increase profits, which is illegal in many countries.

5. Most insurance companies and pension funds which own the majority of shares in major companies insist on extremely high dividends, which forces businesses to think about nothing but short-term profitability.

6. In many countries, professional people such as lawyers, doctors and architects are not allowed to form limited companies, which makes them serve their clients better because they have unlimited liability.

7. The world is changing and new legal rules have to be created quickly, which is done through Parliament.

8. In nations with democratic systems of government, most court cases are open to public, which means that any member of the public may witness a court case.

9. The plaintiff might have to wait several years for his remedy, which often makes it hardly worth the effort involved.

10. Instead of damages, a plaintiff sometimes asks the court to force the other contractor to carry out the contract, which in English law is called specific performance.

11. When parties are joined in an action, they are called either coplaintiffs or co-defendants, which simply means that more than one party is involved on either side of an action.

12. Both arbitration proceedings and decisions are kept confidential, which is a great advantage in disputes which relate to sensitive matters.

13. The Department of Trade and Industry tries to ensure that British markets are open and competitive, which includes ensuring that mergers and takeovers do not prevent competition among firms.

14. According to the WTO agreement a country can change its binding only after negotiating with its trading partners, which could mean compensating them for loss of trade.

15. Every state has the right to equality in law with every other state, which means that sates have equal rights in court if they become parties to a dispute and receive equal treatment in international organizations.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen

to decide who has the better lawyer.

Robert Frost

9. Причастия I, II и инфинитив в функции определения

MODELS

Participle I

a) In employment law there are laws forbidding discrimination against people on the basis of their gender, race, religion or age.

Трудовое право включает нормативные правовые акты, запрещающие (= которые запрещают) дискриминацию по признаку пола, расовой принадлежности, религии или возраста.

b) He called for urgent legislation that would allow banks to close down accounts being used for dubious purposes.

Он выступил за скорейшее принятие законов, которые позволят банкам закрывать счета, используемые в сомнительных целях.

Participle II

Any decision reached by the arbitrator is binding on both parties.

Любое решение, вынесенное арбитром, является обязательным для обеих сторон.

Infinitive

1. The Bills to be adopted during the parliament’s three-day session, involve amendments to certain articles of the country’s constitution.

Вынесенные на рассмотрение трехдневной сессии парламента законопроекты содержат поправки к некоторым статьям конституции страны.

2. The quality of cigarettes to be shipped shall correspond to that of the samples approved and confirmed by the parties.

Качество подлежащих отгрузке сигарет должно соответствовать качеству образцов, утвержденных и подтвержденных обеими сторонами.

3. Authority of law enforcement officers to use deadly force is an awesome responsibility.

Право применять оружие летального действия накладывает на сотрудников правоохранительных органов огромную ответственность.

1. They were fully aware of the obstacles to be faced and the changes to be made.

2. Against the background of the falling living standards, the profits earned by the monopolists seemed particularly great.

3. A person being interviewed by the police can, of course, stay silent; they [citizens] do not have to answer any questions.

4. Laws to establish fair wages, limit the number of hours worked in a week, and prevent children from being exploited are some of the areas covered by employment law.

5. If you want to set up business under English law, the first question to consider is to form a limited company or not.

6. The quality of goods received must correspond to the specifications stipulated in a contract signed by companies.

7. The Chinese government has responded to a growing demand for better quality goods and set up special courts to deal with customers’ complaints.

8. The contract contains a clause providing that all disputes raised by the customers should be referred to arbitration.

9. The weight of goods to be shipped stated in the bill-of-lading is to be considered final and binding upon both Parties.

10. Many investigators carry a card that contains the Miranda warning2 to be read before interrogating a suspect.

11. Any products failing to meet the agreed specifications will be returned to the supplier at the supplier’s expense.

12. In France, the judges sit together with the jury who are also involved in determining the sentence to be imposed.

13. The Vienna Convention on the Law of the Treaties 1969 provides that every state has capacity to conclude treaties.

14. A defamatory statement heard only by a person who does not understand the language in which it is spoken is not actionable.

15. The Lords can reject a bill to allow the Commons to extend a Parliament beyond 5 years.

16. The payments to be made are attached as Appendix 1A.

17. The basic aim of law is the attainment of justice in society. However, in some situations the degree of justice hoped for is not achieved.

It’s easy to be liberal when spending another’s money.

10. Причастия I и II в функции обстоятельства

MODELS

Participle I

1. (While / When) Commenting on the resolution, he informed the deputies of the country’s critical situation. Комментируя резолюцию, он сообщил депутатам о критической ситуации в стране.

2. When drafting leases, attention to detail is of paramount importance.

При составлении договоров аренды крайне важно быть внимательным ко всем деталям.

3. Having looked at the nature of the adversary system and the key players, now consider the critical steps normally involved in the criminal justice process.

Проанализировав суть концепции и изучив характер участников состязательной системы правосудия, перейдем к рассмотрению основных этапов уголовного процесса.

4. Having passed the House of Lords the Bill is ready for the Royal Assent.

После того как законопроект был принят палатой лордов, он должен получить королевскую санкцию.

Participle II

Asked about the claim, he said the dispute would be settled out of the court.

Когда его спросили об иске, он ответил, что спор будет урегулирован во внесудебном порядке.

1. Because the American legal system consists of both federal courts and state courts, a plaintiff must make a choice of court systems when filing a suit.

2. Informed that it was impossible to sack such a number of employees the executive director suggested reducing the company’s running costs by some other means.

3. Asked to justify his decision to cut the R and D budget, the head of the company failed to sound convincing.

4. Working as a block, the opposition parties have been able to formulate demands for reforming the economic situation.

5. Asked how he got to be so good in the pre-election campaign the candidate answered “I lost the previous election”.

6. Faced with the necessity to comment on the event, the Prime Minister refused to express his opinion.

7. Alleging human rights violations, some countries have imposed economic sanctions against others.

8. Initially used only by financial markets and businesses, the euro was introduced for use by general public on January 1, 2002.

9. Discussing contract law we often think of contracts as elements of the business world, forgetting that they are also an essential part of our daily life.

10. The role of the jury is to agree a verdict, having heard and considered the facts according to the evidence led.

11. Two youths were fined 25 dollars being found guilty of causing a breach of peace.

12. Having arrested someone suspected of committing a crime, the police must decide if they have enough evidence to make a formal accusation.

13. When establishing or interpreting norms of international law, States are referring increasingly often to resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and sometimes to resolutions of international organizations as well.

14. According to the traditional approach of recognition of a government, a revolutionary government is not recognized until it has clearly established control over most of the state, having reduced the prior government to control of only negligible areas.

15. Negotiated in preparation for the admission to the EU of new members from Eastern Europe, the Treaty of Nice (2001) contained major reforms.

16. When making an arrest, if there is no resistance, no force should be used.

17. Having successfully completed the Legal Practice Course the would-be solicitor has to enter a two-year training contract with a firm of solicitors or other approved organizations, gaining practical experience in a variety of areas of law.

All things being equal, people will do business with a friend;

all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.

Mark McCormack

11. Независимый причастный оборот

MODELS

1. The agreement is drawn up in English and in Russian; both texts being equally valid.

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