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points of law. The highest court of appeal in England and Wales is the
House of Lords. Certain cases may be referred to the European Court of
Justice in Luxembourg or to the European Court of Human Rights set up
in Strasbourg.
The legal system also includes juvenile courts (which deal with
offenders under seventeen) and coroners' courts (which investigate violent,
sudden or unnatural deaths).

Task 3. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the highest tribunal in the USA?
2. What is the courts’ function?
3. What are various other Federal courts?
4. What were the Courts of Appeal organized for?
5. The District Courts have original jurisdiction in nearly all cases,
haven’t they?
6. How are judges appointed in the USA?
7. Do you know any special courts in the USA?
8. What are the lowest courts in most of states?
9. What cases do magistrates or police courts try?
10. Has the magistrate the authority to receive a man accused of murder?
11. What are two main reasons for having a variety of courts?
12. What is the division between civil and criminal law?
13. Where does a criminal case usually begin?
14. Where do serious crimes begin?
15. What is the job of the jury?
16. How many jurors are there in a Crown Court?
17. How are jurors elected?
18. Is it necessary for a juror to know anything about the law?
19. What is the judges’ responsibility?
20. Why is the contrast between law and fact very important?

Task 4. Pick out from the text all the word combinations with the
following words and give their Ukrainian equivalent.
To suspect, a suspect, criminal case, to accuse of, the accused, petty
crime, witnesses, a coroner.

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