1. English for Lawyers 1 Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević
G10, room 6/I, Tue 11:30-12:30
Session 3, 20 Oct 2017

2. Language and Law
Revision

3. Language and Law What is Language for Specific Purposes?
What makes legal language special in comparison to other LSPs?
What are some of the features of legal English that make it particularly demanding?

4. Translate the following terms
rights and obligations
regulation
prohibition
requirement
binding
procedural and substantive provisions
legislation
treaty
permission

5. Translate the following terms
rights and obligations –prava i obveze
regulation – propis; uređenje
prohibition – zabrana
requirement – zahtjev
binding – obvezujući
procedural and substantive provisions – procesne i materijalne odredbe
legislation – zakonodavstvo, zakon(i) neke države
treaty – međunarodni ugovor
permission – dopuštenje

6. Translate the text into Croatian
A legal text, such as a contract or a regulation, imposes obligations and provides rights. It contains a number of provisions which have a binding force. In English, modal verbs are used to express rights and obligations. ‘Shall’ is used for obligations, ‘shall not’ for prohibitions, ‘may’ for permissions and rights. ‘Should’ expresses a recommendation so it is not suitable for legislative texts.

7. Translate the text into Croatian
Pravni tekst, kao što je ugovor ili propis, propisuje obveze i prava. On sadrži niz odredbi koje imaju obvezujuću snagu. U engleskom jeziku, prava i obveze izražavaju se modalnim glagolima. ‘Shall’ se koristi za obveze, ‘shall not’ za zabrane, ‘may’ za dopuštenja i prava. Glagolom ‘should’ izražavaju se preporuke te stoga nije pogodan za zakonodavne tekstove.

8. About Law
Unit 2

9. About law Think of words with similar meaning to the word ‘law’
Try to think of a definition of law. Consider the following:
the form it takes
its purpose
its role in the society and the state
Think of the consequences of the absence of law in a society?

10. Introduction Read the paragraph entitled ‘Introduction’
What three views of law are represented in the text?
Explain their fundamental features in your own words to a partner.
What is the main difference between the theory of natural law and legal positivism?

11. Definitions of law Read the paragraph entitled ‘Definitions of law’
What are the two underlying ideas present in the mentioned definitions?
What do you think about the ideas of compulsion, law being a mechanism of social control?
What is your opinion of John Austin’s definition of law? Is it outdated?

12. Functions of law
Read about the five functions of law and translate the following terms into Croatian:
legal regulation
parties to a contract
parties to a dispute
resolution of conflict
purchase and sale
protection of property
violation of fundamental rights

13. Functions of law
Read about the five functions of law and translate the following terms into Croatian:
legal regulation – pravno, zakonsko uređenje
parties to a contract – ugovorne strane
parties to a dispute – stranke u sporu
resolution of conflict – rješavanje sukoba
purchase and sale - kupoprodaja
protection of property – zaštita imovine, prava na imovinu
violation of fundamental rights – kršenje temeljnih prava

14. Law, morality and justice
Discuss in groups the relationship between:
law and justice
Read the corresponding paragraph and compare your conclusions

15. Thank you for your attention!