Revision (Part I – from English for Lawyers)
What does it mean that law is a common word? The most common definition of law in English legal theory The social purpose of the law
Rules to which actions conform Rules imposed by a state To avenge violation To establish social order
Translate the following sentence: The law canot be separated from the state and authorised coercion, and thus from power and politics in society.
Which are principal sources of English law? What is meant by common law? Public and private law
Rules of equity Alternative legal remedies Judicial precedents Civil and criminal law
Translate the following sentence: Further differences derive from the fact that English common law is a native product of Britain and has absorbed only a few rules of Roman law.
Parliament (the House of Commons and the House of Lords) Functions of Parliament The procedure of making statutes Public and private acts
Legislature Adjudication Repeal To alter the law
Translate the following: In English the words parliament and legislature are virtually indistinguishable, but it would be wrong to suggest that law- making is Parliament’s essential function.
What is Legal Aid? Who can obtain legal aid free of charge? The Legal Advice and Assistance Act of 1972 Legal Aid Act of 1988 Legal Aid Agency
People of limited means Civil case and criminal charge The Legal Advice and Assistance Act Litigation Supplementary Benefit Legal advice centre
Translate the following: It was not until the Legal Advice and Assistance Act of 1972 that the services of a solicitor were similarly obtainable for work not necessarily involving litigation.
What is civil law? Which are civil courts in Great Britain? Divisions of the High Court of Justice Civil Procedure Rules
Aggrieved party Claimant (plaintiff) Court of first instance Compensation Damages
Translate the following: The County Court hears complex first instance civil cases, such as contract disputes, compensation claims, consumer complaints and bankruptcy cases.
What is criminal law? Which are criminal courts in Great Britain? In which court the jury decides about questions of fact? Lay and stipendiary magistrates The role of the Crown Prosecution Service
Summons Warrant Indictable offence Prosecutor
Translate the following: In a criminal trial, the burden of proof is on the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty
What is a constitution? Unitary state, democratic state, social state What can the Croatian Sabor and people decide on? The highest values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Croatia
Power derives from the people Inalianeable sovereignty Inviolability of ownership Separation of powers Laws conform with the Constitution
Translate Article 1: The Republic of Croatia is a unitary, indivisible, democratic and social state. Power in the Republic of Croatia shall derive from the people and belong to the people as a community of free and equal citizens. The people shall exercise this power through the elections of representatives and through direct decision-making.
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan American Constitution The definition of American federalism National, state and concurrent powers
Framers of the Constitution The Bill of Rights Allocation of powers Concurrent powers To levy taxes
Translate the Preamble to the Constitution: “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”