Speaking legal English. Борисова Л.А. - 5 стр.

      14. While Jews are commanded to _____ hundreds of laws, non-Jews are
         expected to follow seven that are presumed to date from the time of
         Noah.
      Exercise 3. What is a law? Give your own definition. What is the purpose
of laws?

      Exercise 4. Make a list of as many areas of law as you can. Translate them
into Russian. In pairs or groups choose a couple of areas and describe what they
are connected with without naming them. Let the other students guess what area
of law you mean.

      Exercise 5. Answer the following questions.

      1. Why do different countries have different legal systems?
      2. What are the two main traditions of law in the world? In what
         countries do they exist?
      3. What is the main difference between common law and continental
         law?
      4. What are the main features of common law?
      5. What do you know about the law of equity?
      6. What is the role of legislation in Britain today?
      7. Is common law one and the same in all countries?
      8. Give a brief characteristic of the continental system.
      9. Can you say that a country has either a pure system of common law or
         of continental law?
      10. Which system is better? Give pros and cons.
      11. What system of law exists in Russia? The UK? The USA?

      Listening and Speaking
      Exercise 6. What do you know about the doctrine of precedent? Do you
know the difference between declaratory and original precedent/between
binding and persuasive one?

      Exercise 7. Translate the following word combinations into Russian.

      Serve as a precedent                 Base something on a precedent
      Set a precedent                      Follow the precedent
      Cite a precedent                     Precedent for the decision
      Find a precedent

     Exercise 8. Listen to the text «The doctrine of judicial precedent» and
answer the following questions.

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