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Dive into advanced legal English with a focus on vocabulary, grammar, and concepts in the Anglo-American legal systems. Develop skills for written and oral exams, presentations, and practical legal scenarios. Attend lectures, participate, and enhance your legal English proficiency.
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ENGLISH FOR LAWYERS II INTRODUCTION Snježana Husinec, PhD shusinec@pravo.hr
LECTURER Snježana Husinec, PhD Office hours: Monday, 14.00-15.00., Gundulićeva 10, Office 2A Contact: shusinec@pravo.hr
English for Lawyers II Obligatory literature 1. Coursebook Sočanac, Matijašević, Javornik Čubrić, Husinec, Horvatić Bilić: English for the Legal Profession. Zagreb: Narodne novine, 2017. 2. Teacher’s presentations (www.pravo.hr – Katedra za strane jezike, predmeti, Engleski jezik pravne struke I, Nastavni materijali, Snježana Husinec
Additionalreading RECOMMENDED GRAMMAR BOOK M. Hewings, Advanced grammar in Use, 12th printing, Cambridge University Press, 2004
Recommendeddictionaries GENERAL ENGLISH Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary LEGAL ENGLISH A) Monolingual Black’s Law Dictionary P. H. Collin, Dictionary of Law, 03rd edition, Peter Collin Publishing, London, 2002 Online dictionaries: www.legal-dictionary.org legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com B) Bilingual M. Gačić, English-Croatian Dictionary of Law, NakladaLjevak, Zagreb, 2004 V. Ivir, Croatian-English Dictionary of Business and Government, Školskaknjiga, Zagreb, 1998
Coursesyllabus MODULE II: Anglo-American Legal Systems Unit 7: The Sourcesof English Law Unit 8: The Hierarchyof English Courtsand the DoctrineofPrecedent Unit 9: ParliamentandLegislation Unit 10: The Legal Profession Unit 11: American Federalism Unit 12: The ExecutiveBranchin the USA Unit 13: The Supreme Court of the USA
Participation and Attendance PARTICIPATION inthelecture – OBLIGATORY ! REGULAR ATTENDANCE – no more than3absences REGULAR ATTENDANCE REWARDED by: A) thepossibility to take themid-termandend-term test B) bonus taskandbonus pointsinthemid-termandend-term test
Requirements for the examination Testedknowledge: A) vocabulary B) content (presentedinthecoursebookandduringthelecture) 1. Writtenqualifyingexam (focus on terminologyandrelevantgrammar) OR MID-TERM TEST – April 24 (Gr. B1), April 25 (Gr. C2) + END-TERM TEST – June 12 (Gr. B1), June 13 (Gr. C2) (for thosewithregularattendance) 2. Oralexam (speakingaboutthetopicscoveredbythecurriculum – usingrelevantlegalterms)
Additional information STUDENT MENTORS - students with excellent command of English assisting their weaker colleagues TEMPUS STUDY ROOM Trg Republike Hrvatske (in the basement) Monday – Friday = 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. - a variety of useful resources (dictionaries, legal books on different topics) - free Internet access
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT - recommended - 15 minute presentations on topics related to the curriculum • 1 or 2 students prepare an oral report and present it in the class Before giving the presentation students must: • discuss the chosen topic with the lecturer, who then (if acceptable) approves it • consult at least 3 RELIABLE sources and prepare a draft of their presentation c) prepare a handout (to be distributed to colleagues before the presentation) • show the PP presentation, the notes and the handout to the lecturer REWARD for successful presentation – exemption from taking the oral exam
What makes a good presentation? • good preparation – be “an expert” in the area that you present • usage of reliable sources – don’t copy the whole paragraphs of text from your sources – retell them in your own words • relevant information – separate the important facts from less relevant ones • clear structure – introduction, body, conclusion • speaking freely to the audience – practice the whole presentation aloud a few times
How to become a good presenter? 3 basic rules: KISS – “keep it short and simple” principle TTT – introduction- Tell them what you are going to tell them - body – Tell them what you want to tell them. - conclusion – Tell them what you have just told them. audience oriented – eye-contact !!! - voice - speak up, use pauses, - face - enthusiasm
Presentations - Exampletopics The Supreme Court of the UK The Legal Profession in the USA The US Constitution and the Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights – a Case Analysis The English Bill of Rights (1689) The Declaration of Independence The Watergate Scandal The Clinton Impeachment Impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase The Australian/Canadian Legal System …
REVISION Of KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
BRANCHES OF LAWCIVIL LAW vs.CRIMINAL LAW CIVIL LAW CRIMINAL LAW = regulates ____________________________________________ The _____________ sues (bringsanaction) against the _______ . The judgepasses ____________ LIABLE or ___________ Remedy: ___________________ = isconcernedwith _________ _________________________ The ____________ prosecutes (brings a caseagainst) the ___________ . The jurypasses a __________. The judgepasses a ________ . GUILTY or _________ Punishment: ______________
BRANCHES OF LAW - keyCIVIL LAW vs.CRIMINAL LAW CIVIL LAW CRIMINAL LAW = regulatesrelationsbetweenprivatepersonsofbodies. The CLAIMANT (PLAINTIFF) sues (bringsanaction) against the DEFENDANT . The judgepasses JUDGEMENT LIABLE or NOT LIABLE Remedy: DAMAGES, … = isconcernedwithwrongscommittedagainstindividualswhich are regarded as harmful for the wholesociety. The PROSECUTOR prosecutes (brings a caseagainst) the DEFENDANT . The jurypasses a VERDICT. The judgepasses a SENTENCE . GUILTY orNOT GUILTY Punishment: IMPRISONMENT,FINE..
The mainsourcesoflaw Sourcesoflaw = the origin oflawor the methods for develompentoflaw. CUSTOMS ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ Etc.
The mainsourcesoflaw Sourcesoflaw = the origin oflawor the methods for develompentoflaw. CUSTOMS JUDICIAL DECISIONS (PRECEDENTS) LEGAL PRINCIPLES OPINIONS OF JURISTS STATUTORY LAW / LEGISLATION Etc.
Define the followingterms: STATUTE = CODE = JUDICIAL PRECEDENT = CASE LAW =
Define the followingterms: STATUTE law= lawpassedbyparliament. CODE = a systematicandcomprehensive set oflaws, rules, orregulationsthat are broughttogetherandclassifiedaccording to subjectmatter (Criminalcode; Commercialcodeetc.) JUDICIAL PRECEDENT = a judgmentordecisionof a courtused as anauthority for reaching the same decisionin future similarcases. CASE LAW = lawcreatedbycourtsandestablishedbyprecedents.
