WELCOME TO THE COURSE LEGAL ENGLISH I (Units 1 – 10) The course book Dunja M. Vićan, Zlata Pavić, Branko Smerdel: ENGLESKI ZA PRAVNIKE, Narodne novine (can be bought in NN, Jurišićeva / “Skriptarnica”, our building, TMT 3)

Students’ obligations  Attendance (3 unexcused missed classes)  EXAMS: written + oral part  PRESENTATIONS in the summer term optional for the students, who show special interest optional for the students, who show special interest  TUTORIALS – on Fridays, – , Gundulićeva 10, room 2A

 What is recommendable: - contact your teacher per mail or in tutorials - contact your teacher per mail or in tutorials whenever you have a question whenever you have a question - connect the content of other lectures with - connect the content of other lectures with the units in the English course the units in the English course - read newspapers and listen to news - read newspapers and listen to news reports reports - don’t learn by heart, think and speak - don’t learn by heart, think and speak - start working on your general language weaknesses - start working on your general language weaknesses today today  What not recommendable: - don’t ask your teacher to solve a problem you - don’t ask your teacher to solve a problem you should have taken care of should have taken care of - don’t think that you can prepare for your English - don’t think that you can prepare for your English exams over a cup of coffee or a day before the exams over a cup of coffee or a day before the exam term exam term

Your personal understanding of law? LAW Why is it needed? Who is involved? Where? In which context?

Unit 1 What Is Meant by Law?

The word and its meaning: a)LAW in the general sense (science, nature, art...) (science, nature, art...) b)LAW in the strict legal sense DEFINITION (from legal textbooks): “Rules of conduct imposed by a state upon its members and enforced by the courts.” Different sciences can have different views: anthroplogy, sociology, history...

What does LAW mean? LAW (a/the/Ø) What does LAW mean? LAW (a/the/Ø) LAWS OF A COUNTRY (RULES) BRANCH OF KNOWLEDGE SUBJECT PROFESSION LEGAL SYSTEM THE POLICE THE COURTS JUDGES

Definitions of LAW From Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: 1. SYSTEM OF RULES (U) (also the law) the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey (U) (also the law) the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey 2. ONE RULE (C)a rule that deals with a particular crime, agreement etc. (C)a rule that deals with a particular crime, agreement etc. 3. SUBJECT/PROFESSION (U) the study of law as a subject at university; the profession of being a (U) the study of law as a subject at university; the profession of being a lawyer lawyer 4. POLICE (U) (the law) used to refer to the police and the legal system (U) (the law) used to refer to the police and the legal system 5. OF ORGANIZATION/ACTIVITY (c) one of the rules which controls an organization or activity (c) one of the rules which controls an organization or activity

Word formation LAW, n. -law-making (legislation) -to pass law -to abide by the law -to break law -law- breaking / lawbreaker -law enforcement -lawful (acting within the law) / lawfully -lawless (behaviour) -lawlessness (to fight lawlessness in large cities) -lawyer -lawsuit

Expressions from the Unit 1 -social scientists and jurists -rules of conduct / behaviour -to impose rules / norms / laws -neglect or infraction of a norm / law -application of physical force -to apply coercion -in conformity with (laws / regulations, etc.) -to avenge violation -a system of norms -a legal system -ethical / ideological / political points of view -authorized coercion -to regulate human behaviour -to establish social order

Put the following words in the right order to get a definition of law: Law is a by which a written or unwritten country is and the activities of governed people and rule organisations are controlled. are controlled.

The KEY: definition Law is a written or unwritten rule by which a country is governed and the activities of people and organisations are controlled.

Explaining what a law says… Sentence examples: 1.The patent law specifies that the subject matter must be “useful”. 2.The law provides that a witness must be present. These verbs can also be used to express what a law says: The law states / sets forth / determines / lays down / prescribes that…

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences. 1.The government has ____________ a new _______ to regulate the sale of goods on Sundays. 2.The magistrates criticised the ___________ behaviour of the football crowd. 3.The government is trying to _______ ____________ in large cities. 4.Coercion will be _________ to bring about ___________ with the law. lawproposedlawless fightlawlessness conformity applied

The KEY: Fill in the gaps in the following sentences. 1.The government has proposed a new law to regulate the sale of goods on Sundays. 2.The magistrates criticised the lawless behaviour of the football crowd. 3.The government is trying to fight lawlessness in large cities. 4.Coercion will be applied to bring about conformity with the law. lawproposedlawless fightlawlessness conformity applied

Answer the following questions 1.In which sense is the word LAW used in different sciences such as economics or psychology? 2.How can LAW be defined in the sense of the legal system? 3.What would anthropologists say about the law? 4.What does Max Weber say about the law? 5.Which different points of view can be considered when defining the law? 6.Who is involved when speaking about the law in the legal sense? 7.What is the main purpose of law?