LEGAL PROFESSIONS IN RUSSIA

In Russia legal professions are divided into two main groups: advocates and lawyers.

Advocates need special qualifications and a license to practice. They deal with criminal and civil law and they take part in court proceedings.

Lawyers are not legally required to have a license to practice. They deal mostly with civil law, commercial law, company law, contract law, copyright law, customs law, land law, labour law, inheritance law, licensing law. Their activity is divided into two kinds of work. First, a lawyer must be able to analyse the client's documents from a legal point of view. Second, before the case is heard in the court the lawyer must discuss with his client what strategy they should adhere to at the court proceedings.

In Moscow there are three institutions of higher education where people can study law: Moscow State University, Moscow State Legal Academy and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). Besides, the workers of Militia get legal education at the Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

 

Упр. 3. Ответьте на следующие вопросы

1. What legal professions are there in Russia?

2. What are the responsibilities of advocates?

3. What types of law do lawyers deal with?

4. Can lawyers take part in court proceedings?

5. In what institutions of higher education can people study law?

УРОК 2

 

ТЕКСТ, ЛЕКСИКО-ГРАММАТИЧЕСКИЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

 

Упр. 1. Прочитайте следующие слова вслух, обращая внимание на чтение окончания «-ed»

a) called, named, governed, judged, crossed, developed;

b) united, situated, consisted, headed, elected, stated.

 

Упр. 2. Подберите русские эквиваленты данных интерна-циональных слов

industrial, constitution, monarchy, prime minister, cabinet, parliament, system, policy, party, conservative, flag, official.

Упр. 3. Перепишите, переведите на русский язык и запомните следующие слова

bicameral, to call, capital, commonwealth, to consist of, cross, election, to fight, general, government, great, head, highly, to hold, island, judicial, kingdom, labour, main, member, name, north, power(s), queen, river, to situate, small, state, to unite.

Упр. 4. Текст 2 дает общие сведения о Великобритании. Прочитайте его без словаря. Перескажите текст по-русски. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Из скольких исторических областей состоит остров Великобритания?

2. На какой реке находится столица Англии?

3. Кто является главой Объединенного Королевства?

4. Какая партия находится у власти в настоящее время?

ТЕКСТ 2