QUIZ 1

1. Criminal law.

2. Public law.

3. Procedural law.

4. Civil law

true/false

1. F

2. T

3. F

4. F

5. T

6. T

EXERCISE

a) legislation, legislative

b) procedure, procedural

c) convention, conventional

d) regulate, regular

e) accession, accessed

f) election, elective

g) authorisation, authorised

1. The legislation is the body which has the function of making law. Normally it is the

Parliament.

2. It is quite a lengthy process to accede to the European Community.

3. Sometimes a court case can be delayed while counsel argues over procedural

problems.
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Follow-up questions:

1. Laws protects our right from abuses from other people/companies/government.

2. Four types of legislation

3. delegated legislation are: statutory instruments, bye-laws, and professional regulations.

4. The public scrutiny is important to ensure transparency in decision making.

5. acts must be submitted in the draft form of a Bill; after the three readings a standing committee will
scrutinise the provisions in the Bill and may amend it. The actual drafting of the legislation is undertaken
by Parliamentary Counsel. Finally, a Bill must receive Royal Assent from the monarch before it becomes
law on a specified date.

6. If the bill passes one body of Congress, it is then presented to the other body to go through a similar
process of research, discussion, changes, and voting. Then both chambers vote on the same exact bill
and, if it passes, they present it to the president.The president then considers the bill. The president can
approve the bill and sign it into law or not approve (veto) a bill.

Exercise 5 A

1. Enact

2. legislate

3. update

4. repeal

5. codify

6. consolidate

1. delegated legislation

2. bye-law

3.

4. MPs

Exercise 6

1. The Bill was passed by law in the chamber of Congress.

2. The case law has developed based on the body of jurisprudence of the courts.

3. The senators has brought few amendments to the provisions of the bill.
4. Because of these laws are obsolete laws, the Parliament should remove them.

5. The president has no veto right to name the ministers.

COURSE 3

Exercise 4

a) application, applicable

b) procedures, procedural

c) persuasive

d) binded

1. cited

2. binded

3. procedures

4. application

Exercise 5

A. Common law has not been set down in written codes, is developed through interactions of the judges
and attorneys.

B. In practice, this means that the decision of a higher court is binding on a lower court, that is, the
decision must be followed, and in the course of a trial the judges must refer to the existing precedents.

C. Case law is common law.

D. Persuasive authorities include decisions of courts of equal or lesser standing, decisions of courts
outside the English legal system. In Romania is not applicable.

E. In the UK the case are recorded in some free electronic sources like BAILII.

Exercise 6

1. The common law is applicable in the former UK colonies.

2. The binding precedent is the base of the common law.

3. The lawyer quoted the case to demonstrate that is different from the previous one.

4. Jurisdiction has a persuasive authority in our legal system.

5. The first courts must respect the supreme court decisions in UK.
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Exercise 4

a) appealing

b) hearing

c) trial

d) claiming

1. c. Appeal

2. e. appeal

3. d. trial

4. a. hear

5. b. claimed

Exercise 5

A. The UK criminal cases are tried in Magistrate Courts, dealing with less serious crimes. The Crown
Court deals with more severe punishment.

B. NO

C. The names of the parties in a civil case are Trial Court, Appellate and Court of Last Resort.

D. In the Supreme Court of UK president, deputy president and 10 judges.

E. offences: theft, assault, drug dealing, murder.

Exercise 6

1. The judge is about to hear the prosecution witnesses.

2. The complaint has received compensation claims from the defendant.

3. If we will not receive a reverse decision, we will appeal against the decision.

4. It is alleged that he committed a crime.

5. She has been found guilty for committing that crime and she is going to be convicted.
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Exercise 4

1. plea

2. defence

3. offences

4. guilt

5. penalties

Exercise 5

A. each side collects and present their own evidence.

B. no

C. The names of the parties in criminal law are: defendant, prosecutor,attorney.

D. The classification of offences are misdemeanours, petty offences and felonies.

E. in order to reduce his sentence.

F. The witnesses are very important in a case, they can either help or jeopardise the case, depending on
what they declare.

Exercise 6

1. He was served with a summons to appear for the hearing.

2. If you commit another crime, you will be charged and get a higher sentence.

3. If you plead guilty, you will receive a reduced sentence.

4. The criminal law provides sentences for all categories of criminal offences.

5. The defendant’s witness’s statement helped him be aquitted.

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Exercise 4

1. The claim proceeding is initiated by the use of a claim form.

2. A defendant must contact the plaintiff immediately . The plaintiff's

name and address appear on the plaintiff's claim form that was served on you.

3. To ask the court for a stay of proceedings.

4. This may mean that a trial is ultimately not necessary.

5. A new trial.

Exercise 5

A. In a civil case the judge has the role to perform the role of a case manager. The judge can give detail
instructions wich supports the rules, also known as practice directions.

B. Most claims initiates with a claim form. Once a claim has been issued, a copy is served on, that is,
delivered to, the defendant with a response pack inviting them to either admit the claim, using a form of
admission, or to defend it, by using a form of defence. Yes, it is the same like in the romanian system.

C. A defendant can file a counterclaim against the plaintiff if another cause of action is involved. The
counterclaim must be other than simply an answer or a response to the claim of the plaintiff.

Exercise 6

1. The court decided that the defendant has to pay penalties to the plaintiff.

2. If you have the required documents you can formulate a counterclaim to the plaintiff.

3. In civil disputes the parties are encouraged to solve in a amicable way.

4. If the defendant does not answer to the claim’s claimant, the court can give a decision

in the claimant’s favor.

5. If the defendant does not pay the compensation, the claimant the claimant can enforce the
judgement in the Magistrates’ Court.