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English for Lawyers 3

English for Lawyers 3. Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 10:30-11:30 e-mail: miljen.matijasevic @ gmail.com Session 10, 8 Jan 2013. Today’s session. Revision of the last session Final revision. Revision of the last session. Charter of the United Nations.

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English for Lawyers 3

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  1. English for Lawyers 3 Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 10:30-11:30 e-mail: miljen.matijasevic@gmail.com Session 10, 8 Jan 2013

  2. Today’s session • Revision of the last session • Final revision

  3. Revision of the last session Charter of the United Nations

  4. Answer the questions • What was the UN founded and which international organisation did it succeed? • Where are its headquarters and how many member states does it have? • What are the principles of the UN? • What are its official languages? • What are the principal organs of the UN? • What do you know about the General Assembly? • What about the UN Security Council? • What are some of the tasks of the Secretariat?

  5. Final Revision

  6. Complete the sentences with appropriate words. The first letters are provided. • If a person dies i__________, the estate is distributed according to special rules, laid down by the law. • Theexpressionofdefiniteconsent of a state to be bound by a treaty is referred to as r__________. • A person can be exempted from criminal liability on the grounds of i__________, coercion, n__________, and a__________. • A p__________ b__________ is an amount of money left in a will to a b__________ by the testator. • A divorce where the parties agree on all terms, including the distribution of property, c__________ of children, is referred to as u__________ divorce.

  7. Complete the sentences with appropriate words. The first letters are provided. • If a person dies INTESTATE, the estate is distributed according to special rules, laid down by the law. • Theexpressionofdefiniteconsent of a state to be bound by a treaty is referred to as RATIFICATION. • A person can be exempted from criminal liability on the grounds of INSANITY, coercion, NECESSITY, and AUTOMATISM. • A PECUNIARY BEQUEST is an amount of money left in a will to a BENEFICIARY by the testator. • A divorce where the parties agree on all terms, including the distribution of property, CUSTODY of children, is referred to as UNCONTESTED divorce.

  8. revoke – petition – consent – deter - accessoryomission – fraud – felony – evasion – signatory • The parties in a divorce proceeding are referred to as the _______ and the respondent. • Crimes used to be classified into _______ and misdemeanours. • Tax _______ is a crime also known as tax avoidance. • One of the purposes of punishment is to _______ from crime. • If you help someone commit a crime, you may be charged as a(n) _______. • An actus reus does not have to consist in an actual act, it can consist in _______ or simply words. • Our country is not a _______ to that convention. • A marriage is voidable without a valid _______. • A will can be _______ by a codicil or a new will.

  9. revoke – petition – consent – deter - accessoryomission – fraud – felony – evasion – signatory • The parties in a divorce proceeding are referred to as the PETITIONER and the respondent. • Crimes used to be classified into FELONIES and misdemeanours. • Tax EVASION is a crime also known as tax avoidance. • One of the purposes of punishment is to DETER from crime. • If you help someone commit a crime, you may be charged as a(n) ACCESSORY. • An actus reus does not have to consist in an actual act, it can consist in OMISSION or simply words. • Our country is not a SIGNATORY to that convention. • A marriage is voidable without a valid CONSENT. • A will can be REVOKED by a codicil or a new will.

  10. Translate the following paragraph There are few regulations about starting a marriage, while the law relating to the duties of the parties in marrage, and the dissolution ofmarriageis strict and complex. Marriage is one of the easiest contracts to enter into, yet it has very far-reaching consequences, not only for the parties themselves, but for their children and for the whole of society. In spite of the extension of the law of divorce, the contract of marriage is still regarded by the law as binding for life.

  11. Explain the following terms in English manslaughter passive euthanasia residue accession (to a treaty) void marriage

  12. Thank you for your attention!

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