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COURT HEARING. 1. Работа в парах. Посмотрите на схему зала судебных заседаний. Определите, где располагаются участники судебного разбирательства.
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Unit 12
COURT HEARING
1. Работа в парах. Посмотрите на схему зала судебных заседаний. Определите, где располагаются участники судебного разбирательства.
a) a place for a bailiff – место для судебного пристава
b) a table of defense (an advocate) – стол защиты (адвоката)
c) a jury box – место для присяжных заседателей
d) places for public – места для публики
e) special place for a defendant and guard – специальное место для подсудимого и конвоя
f) a witness box – кафедра свидетелей
g) places for questioned witnesses – места для допрошенных свидетелей
h) a room for jury deliberation – совещательная комната для присяжных заседателей
i) a room for a presiding judge – комната для председательствующего судьи
j) an area of a presiding judge and a clerk – зона для председательствующего судьи и секретаря судебного заседания
k) a table of prosecution (a prosecutor) – стол обвинения (прокурора)
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Прочитайте определения и догадайтесь, о каких словах из упражнения 1 идет речь.
- A lawyer empowered to prosecute cases on behalf of a government and its people.
- A public officer chosen or elected to preside over and to administer the law in a court of justice; one who controls the proceedings in a courtroom and decides questions of law or discretion.
- Officer of some courts whose duties include keeping order in the courtroom and guarding prisoners or jurors in deliberation.
- Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact.
- An officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to swear in witnesses, jurors, and grand jurors.
- One who gives evidence in a cause before a court and who attests or swears to facts or gives or bears testimony under oath.
- The party against which an action is brought.
- A lawyer that pleads in another's behalf.
3. Расскажите об участниках судебного заседания, их расположении в зале суда, используя упражнения 1 и 2. Используйте предлоги из рамки.
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| at in at the front/back in a scheme (layout) on the right/left in front of behind beside/next to/near to/by/close by under/underneath/below over/above between across along | около (вблизи) чего-либо внутри чего-либо впереди/позади на схеме справа/слева перед/впереди за/позади около/возле/рядом с/у под/ниже/внизу над/выше между (двумя предметами) через/поперек вдоль |
4. Прочитайте статью репортера газеты Daily Mail и ответьте на вопросы.
confidence – доверие, уверенность
Master of the Rolls – глава государственного архива, член Высокого суда правосудия, председатель Апелляционного суда
transparency – прозрачность
engagement – включение, соприкосновение
judgment - ( судебное) решение, приговор
perspective – перспектива
equivalent – эквивалент
undermine – подрывать, расшатывать
firm – непреклонный, решительный
tentative – предварительный
broadcast – передавать по телевидению
back – поддерживать, подкреплять
advent – наступление (эпохи, события)
to rush out – спешить
unobtrusively – малозаметный
Showing court cases on TV could increase confidence in legal system, claims top judge
By Daily Mail Reporter
" Showing key court cases on television could help to increase confidence in the legal system" the top civil judge in England and Wales has claimed.
Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger said the move would need to be looked at " very carefully" but could increase confidence in the system, transparency and engagement.
The Supreme Court already televises its judgments, he said, 'but from a public interest perspective might there not be an argument now for its hearings, and some hearings of the Court of Appeal, being televised on some equivalent of the Parliament Channel, or via the BBC iPlayer'.
'If we wish to increase public confidence in the justice system, transparency and engagement, there is undoubtedly something to be said for televising some hearings, provided that there were proper safeguards to ensure that this increased access did not undermine the proper administration of justice'.
'Such an idea would have to be looked at very carefully, and it would not be sensible for me to try and make any firm suggestions'.
'But, if broadcasting of court proceedings does go ahead, I think it would be right to make two points, even at this tentative stage.
'First, the judge or judges hearing the case concerned would have to have full rights of veto over what could be broadcast; secondly, I would be very chary indeed about the notion of witness actions or criminal trials being broadcast - in each case for obvious reasons. '
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Lord Neuberger also backed the Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge's provisional decision to allow the use of Twitter in courts.
'It seems to me that, subject again to proper safeguard, the advent of court tweeting should be accepted, provided of course that the tweeting does not interfere with the hearing, ' he said.
'Why force a journalist or a member of the public to rush out of court in order to telephone or text the contents of his notes written in court, when he can tweet as unobtrusively as he can write?
'It seems to me, in principle, that tweeting is an excellent way to inform and engage interested members of the public, as well as the legal profession. '
But he joked: 'Whatever the outcome of the consultation, I doubt however that we will see the development of tweeting from the bench. '
1. What is the essential idea of the article?
2. What suggestions are made by Lord Neuberger about televising trials?
3. Is he for or against broadcasting trials?
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