Task 1. Practice to pronounce the words given below.

civil, human, commerce, fundamental, constitutional, provision, ideological, complain, equality, binding

 

Task 2. Match the English words and word-combinations given below with their

Russian equivalents.

1) civil law	a) поведение членов общества
2) European Convention on Human Rights	b) торговля и промышленность
3) specific provisions	c) регулировать чье-либо поведение
4) legally binding	d) гражданское право
5) behavior of members of a society	e) давать право гражданам
6) freedom and equality	f) свобода и равенство
7) to enable citizens	g) особые постановления
8) to regulate one’s dealings	h) Европейская конвенция по правам человека
9) despite	i) юридически обязывающий
10) commerce and industry_	g) несмотря на

Task 3. Math the following words and phrases with their definitions below:

Civil law, criminal law, international law, public law, constitutional law, law, financial law

1) ………. is a system of rules established by the state.

2) ……….. is a leading category of the whole system of law.

3) ………... concerns disputes among citizens within a country.

4) ………... concerns disputes between citizens and the state, or between one state and another.

5) ……….. regulates relations between governments and also between private citizens of one country and those of another.

6) ………... defines the general principles of criminal responsibility.

7) ……….. regulates budget, taxation and other spheres of financial activity.

 

Task 4. Read the text in detail to find the answers to the questions below:

1) What is law?

2) What is the main aim of law?

3) What categories of law does the system of law in Russia consist of?

4) What is the principle source of constitutional law?

5) What category of law is closely connected with constitutional law?

6) What is the central institution of civil (private) law?

7) What does criminal law define?

8) What does international law regulate?

9) What is civil law connected with?

10) What rules does employment law include?

11) When was ECHR adopted?

12) What does ECHR deal with?

Task 5. Fill in the following chart:

Task 6. Define:

1) which category of law deals with:

a) budget, taxation, state credits

b) relations in the economic sphere of life

c) matters arising from employment relations

d) individual types of crimes and punishment

e) legal forms of executive and administrative activity

2) which category of law would deal with the following crimes:

a) robbery

b) smuggling

c) violation of human rights

d) failure to pay customs duties

e) speed limit excess

Ex. 7. Comprehension check.

1. What does "it” in line 10 refer to?

a) Constitution

b) constitutional law

c) principal source

2. What does "its" in line 10 refer to?

a) constitutional law

b) leading category

c) system of law

3. What does "it” in line 14 refer to?

a) law

b) constitutional law

c) administrative law

4. What does "its" in line 23 refer to?

a) relations

b) property

c) sphere of life

 

Vocabulary Exercises

Ex. 1. Fill in either a verb or a noun in the table making an ample use of derivatives.

verb	noun
to adopt	adoption
………	elections
to vote	……….
to propose	………..
………..	appeal
………..	amendment
to codify	………….
…………	government
…………	authority
to observe	…………
to punish	…………