1. English for social workers I session 4, 26 oct 2017
Miljen Matijašević
Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor)
Tue, 11:30-12:30

2. Today’s session Branches of Law - revision
State Governance and Administration of Justice

3. Branches of Law
Revision

4. Branches of Law Explain the differences between:
international, national and supranational law
substantive and procedural law
private and public law
civil and criminal law
Translate them into Croatian.

5. Branches of Law What do the following branches of law concern:
constitutional law
administrative law
public international law
private international law
family law
employment law?
Translate them into Croatian.

6. Civil (CV) or criminal (CR) law?
accused
acquit
plead guilty
claim
prosecute
convict
punish
damages
sentence
defendant
sue
judgment
take (legal) action
offence
trial
offender
verdict

7. Civil (CV) or criminal (CR) law?
accused CR
acquit CR
plead guilty CR
claim CV
prosecute CR
convict CR
punish CR
damages CV
sentence CR
defendant CR/CV
sue CV
judgment CR/CV
take (legal) action CV
offence CR
trial CR/CV
offender CR
verdict CR

8. State Governance and Administration of Justice
Unit 6

9. State Governance Discuss the meanings of the following terms:
government
Government
authorities
democracy
the people
president
Who runs our country? Who has the most power? Is it one person or a body of persons?

10. Separation of Powers
What do you know about the concept of ‘separation of powers’?
Read the introductory paragraph on p. 40 and find out
What are the three powers?
Why is there a separation of persons?
What are checks and balances?

11. The Legislative Branch
Read the section on the legislative branch and discuss with a partner what the following activities involve:
ratifying international treaties
enacting law
approving the state budget
controlling the work of the executive

12. The Legislative Branch
Discuss the meaning of the following terms and try to translate them into Croatian:
legislature
parliament
legislative chamber
unicameral/bicameral
elected
state budget
draw up
proposal
enact law

13. The Legislative Branch
Discuss the meaning of the following terms and try to translate them into Croatian:
legislature – zakonodavno tijelo
parliament – parlament (npr. u Hr: Sabor)
legislative chamber – dom zakonodavnog tijela
unicameral/bicameral – jednodomni/dvodomni
elected – izabran (od glasača)
state budget – državni proračun
draw up - sastaviti
legislative proposal – prijedlog zakona
enact law – usvojiti, donijeti zakon

14. The Executive Branch
Read the section on the executive branch and answer the questions:
What are policies? Provide an example.
How is a government formed?
What is a prime minister?
What are ministers? Who chooses them?
What is the role of a president of a country?

15. The Executive Branch
Discuss the meaning of the following terms and try to translate them into Croatian:
design a policy
implement a development strategy
allocate state budget funds
government (in the narrow sense)
government department

16. The Executive Branch
Discuss the meaning of the following terms and try to translate them into Croatian:
design policies – kreirati politike
implement a development strategy – provoditi strategiju razvoja
allocate state budget funds – dodijeliti proračunska sredstva
government (in the narrow sense) – vlada
government department – ministarstvo

17. The Judicial Branch
Read the section on the judicial branch and answer the questions:
How do the courts enforce the law?
Why is judicial independence important?
Are political bodies involved in the judiciary?
What is the task of the Supreme Court?

18. The Judicial Branch
Discuss the meaning of the following terms and try to translate them into Croatian:
enforce the law
adjudication
consistent application of the law
subject to approval by the legislature
last instance for appeals

19. The Judicial Branch
Discuss the meaning of the following terms and try to translate them into Croatian:
enforce the law – provoditi zakone
adjudication – sudsko odlučivanje
consistent application of the law – dosljedna primjena prava (zakona)
subject to approval by the legislature – podložno potvrdi zakonodavnog tijela
last instance for appeals – posljednja instancija za žalbe

20. Checks and Balances
Read the section on checks and balances and answer the questions:
How do executive and legislative powers overlap?
How does the legislative branch control the executive?
Can courts affect legislation?

21. Checks and Balances
Discuss the meaning of the following terms and try to translate them into Croatian:
to expedite a procedure
lay down an emergency law
take effect
cast a vote of no confidence
abrogate a provision of law
invalidate a decision

22. Checks and Balances
Discuss the meaning of the following terms and try to translate them into Croatian:
to expedite a procedure – ubrzati postupak
lay down an emergency law – donijeti hitan propis
take effect – stupiti na snagu
cast a vote of no confidence – izglasati nepovjerenje
abrogate a provision of law – ukinuti odredbu zakona
invalidate a decision – poništiti odluku

23. Separation of Powers
Do exercises III-VII

24. Thank you for your attention!