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1. Суспільство і закон. Необхідність законотворення. Law and Society

Why do we need laws? We all depend on other people. Those of us who live as part of a group, perhaps a family, find that we have to follow unwritten rules. At the college your timetable provides one set of rules. The fire regulations are a different set of rules which could save your life. Some kind of law is necessary to try to prevent people from committing a crime. Members of every community make laws for themselves in self-protection. Otherwise the stronger man could do what he liked with the weaker, and bad men could join together and terrorize the whole neighborhoods. It is just as important to understand that law is not necessary just because there are bad people in the world.

2. Основні закони (Велика Хартія Вольностей, Закони Вавилону, Стародавньої Греції та Риму, Біль про права 1689 року, Кодекс Наполеона)

Laws of Babylon

One of the most detailed ancient legal codes was drawn up in about 1758 B.C. by Hammurabi, a king of Babylonia. The entire code, consisting of 282 paragraphs, was carved into a great stone pillar, which was set up in a temple to the Babylonian god Marduk so that it could be read by every citizen. The pillar, lost for centuries after the fall of Babylon in the 16 century B.C., was rediscovered by a French archaeologist in 1901 amid the ruins of the Persian city of Susa. Hammurabi's words were still legible. The pillar is now in the Louvre museum in Paris. Punishments under the code were often harsh. The cruel principle of revenge was observed: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, which meant that criminals had to receive as punishment precisely those injuries and damages they had inflicted upon their victims. Not only murderers but also thieves and false accusers faced the death penalty.

The Magna Carta

At the heart of the English system are two principles of government -- limited government and representative government. The idea that government was not all-powerful first appeared in the Magna Carta, or Great Charter, that King John signed in 1215 under the threat of civil war. Later the tension between the Kings and the nobility increased. Since 1199 John's barons had to be promised their rights. It is, therefore, not surprising that Stephen Langton, archbishop of Canterbury, directed baronial unrest into a demand for a solemn grant of liberties by the king. The document known as the Articles of the Barons was at last agreed upon and became the text from which the final version of the charter was drafted and sealed by John on June 15, 1215. The power of the monarch, or government, was limited, not absolute. This document provided for protection against unjust punishment and the loss of life, liberty, and property except according to law. It stipulated that no citizen could be punished or kept in prison without a fair trial.

3. Державні символи України: прапор, герб та гімн

Its state symbols are the State Flag, the State Emblem and the State Anthem. The State Flag is a blue and yellow banner made from two horizontal stripes. The blue color symbolizes the peaceful blue sky while the yellow one symbolizes the field of ripe wheat -- the source of life.

The contemporary national coat of arms of Ukraine, a trident is very ancient. The classic form of the Ukrainian trident is found on the gold and silver coins of Volodymyr the Great. The archaeological finds of trident in Ukraine go back to the first century A.D. Undoubtedly this emblem was a symbol of authority and a symbol of the ethnic groups which inhabited ancient Ukraine.

The Ukrainian anthem, Shche ne umerla Ukraina (Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished), is of quite recent origin. In 1863 the Lviv magazine Meta (The Goal) published the poem "Shche ne umerla Ukraina" by Paul Chubynsky. It was mistakenly considered to be written by T.Shevchenko. The same year it was set to music by M. Verbytsky. This song, as a result of its catchy melody and patriotic text, became very popular. In 1917 it was officially adopted as the anthem of the Ukrainian State. The Constitution of Ukraine (1996) defines the State symbols of Ukraine in Article 20.

4. Конституційні права та обов'язки громадян України

Rights and obligations of Ukrainian people

Chapter II (розділ 2) assures human and civil rights, freedoms and duties. It states that every person has the right to the free development of the personality on the one hand and has obligations before society on the other hand. Citizens of Ukraine have equal Constitutional rights and freedoms and are equal before law irrespective of race, color of skin, political and other beliefs, gender, position, place of residence, language, religion or other circumstances. The articles of this chapter guarantee the rights to life, personal inviolability and the inviolability of dwelling, noninterference in private and family life, free choice of residence, work, rest, education, social security, housing, health protection, medical care and medical insurance, legal assistance, a safe and healthy environment. But there are no rights without duties. They are to observe the laws, to respect state symbols, to defend our Motherland, its independence and territorial integrity, to pay taxes and so on. No person may damage the environment, cultural heritage.

5. Верховна Рада - вищий законодавчий орган України. Основні функції

The legislative power

The parliament - the Verkhovna Rada is the only body of the legislative power in Ukraine. There are 450 people's deputies who are elected for a term of 4 years on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. In order to be elected as a deputy, a person must by a citizen of Ukraine, must be at least 21 years of the age and have the right to vote, and must by resided in the territory of Ukraine for no less than the previous 5 years. Successive elections of the V.R. take place on the last Sunday of March of the 4 year of the term of the parliament. The V.R. works on a session basis. The Verkhovna Rada's main function is making laws. Among the other functions of the parliament are: to amend the Constitution, to call for elections of the President of Ukraine, to determine the principles of domestic & foreign policy, to approve national programmes of economic, scientific & technical, social, national & cultural development, to remove the President from office, to declare war & to conclude peace upon the President's proposal.

6. Вищий орган виконавчої влади України, основні функції

The Executive Power

The highest body of the executive power is the Cabinet of Ministers. It is responsible to the President and is accountable to the Verkhovna Rada. The Cabinet of Ministers resigns when a new President is elected. It carries out the domestic and foreign policy of the State, the fulfillment of the Constitution, as well as the acts of the President, develops and fulfils national programs on the economic, scientific and technological, social and cultural development of Ukraine. The executive power in oblasts and rayons is exercised by local state administrations. Their heads are appointed by the President and are responsible to him.

7. Президент України. Повноваження

The President of Ukraine

The President of Ukraine is the head of the state & speaks on behalf of it. He is elected directly by the voters for a term of 4 years with no more than 2 full terms. The President enjoys the right of immunity during the period of his authority. The President of Ukraine secures state independence, national security of the state, human rights & freedoms. He represents the state in foreign relations, conducts negotiations & concludes international treaties of Ukraine; appoints the Prime Minister with the consent of the V.R., discharges him from office & makes decision on his dismissal; appoints members of the Cabinet of Ministers, heads of central bodies of executive power, as well as heads of local state administrations and discharges them from these positions; is the Commander - in - Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; presides over the Council of National Security; signs laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada.

8. Судова влада України, основні функції. Верховний Суд України

Judiciary in Ukraine

Justice in Ukraine is administered only by courts in strict conformity with the law. They have jurisdiction over all legal relations that appear in the state. Legal proceedings are administered by the Constitutional Court and courts of general jurisdiction. Courts of general jurisdiction are set up according to territorial principle and their specialization. The Supreme Court is the highest judicial body in their system. There are also appellate, local and specialized courts. A citizen of Ukraine at the age of 25 and over, who has higher legal education, at least three years of legal experience, has resided in Ukraine for 10 years and has a good command of the state language may become a judge on the recommendation of the Qualification Commission of Judges. The first appointment of a professional judge to office for a 5 year term is made by the President of Ukraine.

9. Конституція - основний закон України

The Constitution of Ukraine

Constitution is a set of laws &principles according to which a state is governed. Governed by the Act of Ukraine's Independence of August 24, 1991, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on behalf of Ukrainian people adopted the Constitution - the Fundamental law on June 28, 1996. The Ukrainian Constitution consists of 15 chapters, 161 articles. According to the Fundamental Law Ukraine is sovereign, independent, democratic, social & legal state. Ukraine is a republic. The land, mineral raw materials, air space, water & other mineral resources which are on the territory of Ukraine are objects of the property right of Ukrainian people. The state language is Ukrainian.

10. Основні положення виборчої системи України. Вибори Президента України. Вибори до Верховної Ради

The President of Ukraine shall be elected by the citizens of Ukraine based upon universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret voting for a 4year term. The electoral process shall be carried out on the following grounds: multi-party system, free and equal nomination of candidates for President of Ukraine; transparency and openness; freedom of campaigning; equal opportunities for all candidates in the conduct of the election campaign; impartiality towards candidates on the part of state power bodies, bodies of local self-government and their public and authoritative officials.

A citizen of Ukraine who is thirty five years of age on the day that elections are conducted, who is eligible to vote, who has resided in Ukraine for ten years preceding Election Day, and who speaks the state language, may be elected President of Ukraine. Any direct or indirect privileges or restrictions of suffrage of Ukrainian citizens based on race, skin color, political, religious and other convictions, gender, ethnic and social origin, property status, place of residence, or based on linguistic and other characteristics besides ones envisaged in the Constitution of Ukraine and this Law are prohibited. Elections of the President of Ukraine shall be equal: citizens of Ukraine participate in elections on equal bases: each voter has one vote. The President of Ukraine shall be elected directly by the voters.

11. Політична система США, основні функції

The Judicial branch of the USA

The Supreme Court watches over the legislative and executive branches. It determines whether or not their laws and acts are in accordance with the Constitution. Congress has the power to fix the number of judges sitting on the Court, but it cannot change the powers given to the Supreme Court by the Constitution itself. The Supreme Court consists of a chief and eight associate justices. They are nominated by the President but must be approved by the Senate. A decision of the Supreme Court cannot be appealed to any other court. It is the Court of final appeal. In addition to the Supreme Court, the Congress has established 11 federal courts of appeal and, below them, 91 federal district courts. Federal judges are appointed for life or voluntary retirement, and can only be removed from office through the process of impeachment and trial in the Congress. Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases arising out of the Constitution; laws and treaties of the United States; maritime cases; issues involving foreign citizens or governments; and cases in which the federal government itself is a party. Ordinarily, federal courts do not hear cases arising out of the laws of individual states.

12. Гілки влади США, основні функції

The Constitution, written in 1787, established a government of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch is made up of elected representatives from all of the states and is the only branch that can make federal laws, levy federal taxes, declare war or put foreign treaties into effect, remove a Supreme Court judge, remove the President, approve or disapprove of people that the President appoints or gives jobs to. It consists of a Congress that is divided into two groups, called houses:

- The House of Representatives comprises lawmakers who serve two-year terms. Each House member represents a district in his or her home state. In the 1980, there were 435representatives in the United States House of Representatives.

- The Senate comprises lawmakers who serve six-year terms. Each state, regardless of population, has two senators. The terms of the senators are staggered, so that only one-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

The Executive branch of the USA

The chief executive of the United States is the president, who, together with the vice president, is elected to a 4-year term. Under a Constitutional Amendment passed in 1951, a president can be elected to only two terms. The powers of the presidency are formidable, but not without limitations. The president, as the chief formulator of public policy, often proposes legislation to Congress. The president can also veto any bill passed by Congress. The veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and House of Representatives. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges as vacancies occur, including members of the Supreme Court. The president appoints the heads and senior officials of the executive branch agencies; the large majority of federal workers. The major departments of the government are headed by appointed secretaries who collectively make up the president's cabinet.

The judicial branch has the power to:

- decide what a law means;

- decide if a law agrees with the Constitution or disagrees with it;

- decide if actions of the President agree with the Constitution or disagree with it;

13. Об'єднане Королівство Великої Британії та Північної Ірландії, його політична система

The Judicial branch of the U.K. of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom has no Ministry of Justice. Responsibility for the administration of the judicial system in England and Wales is divided between the courts themselves, the Lord Chancellor, and the Home Secretary. The Lord Chancellor is responsible for the composition of the courts, civil law, parts of criminal procedure and law reform in general; the Home Secretary is responsible for the prevention of criminal offences, trial and treatment of offenders and for the prison service. He recommends all judicial appointments to the Crown, appoints magistrates. The Judiciary is independent of executive; its judgments are not subject to ministerial direction or control. The Prime Minister recommends the highest judicial appointments to the Crown. The Lord Chancellor is the head of the judiciary, except in Scotland. He recommends all judicial appointments to the Crown - other than those recommended by the Prime Minister and appoints magistrates. The House of Lords is the final court of appeal, but in practice appeals are heard by life peers who are senior judges or who have held high judicial office

14. Гілки влади Об'єднаного Королівства Великої Британії та Північної Ірландії, основні функції

The Legislative branch

The Government is the management of the country. The Government makes the important decisions, e.g. about foreign policy, education, or health, but all these decisions have to be approved by Parliament. The U.K. of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. It has either a king or a queen - as its Head of State, but the power of the monarch is limited by the country's constitution. The Constitution of the United Kingdom is not one document, as are the constitutions of many other countries. State Organs of the United Kingdom include the monarchy, the legislative, executive and judicial organs of Government. Parliament is the most important legislative body of the British people consisting of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Sovereign. The House of Commons is a nation-wide representative body. The House of Commons consists of 651 Members of Parliament. Only the House of Common can give permission for the Government to collect taxes. The House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament, consists of over 1,000 non-elected members: the Lords Temporal and the Lords Spiritual.

The Executive branch

The UK is governed by the Government. The Ministry is the government of the moment. The head of the government is the Prime Minister who is appointed directly by the Crown. The Queen appoints but doesn't select the Prime Minister. She has no choice because the Prime Minister is always the leader of the political party which has a majority of seats in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister is always a member of the House of Commons. His main functions are: leading the majority party; running the Government; appointing Cabinet Ministers and other ministers; representing the nation in political matters. There is no limit on the size of the Cabinet but the number of salaried Secretaries of state is limited to 21. The Cabinet meets regularly under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister to decide government policy on major issues, exercise supreme control of government and coordinate government departments. Decisions made by the Cabinet must be unanimous.

15. Моя майбутня професія

My future speciality

One of the most significant decisions you make in life is choosing the kind of work you want to do. It's important to find the work that best suits you and for which you are best qualified. I consider the occupation I've chosen to be the one that best suits me. This year I'll graduate from Berdychiv Polytechnic College and become a lawyer, I mean a specialist who is in a great need nowadays. I guess, it is one of the fastest-growing professions and one of the most popular fields of study in colleges and universities. We'll have to deal with human destinies in our everyday work, and it's not an easy job. We realize that to become a lawyer we should have deep knowledge of legal subjects but it's not enough nowadays. On the one hand, a lawyer should be a person of high moral qualities. He must strictly keep the rules of community, his conduct must be irreproachable, he must be honest, just, be an example for other people and people must trust him, because he stands on guard of the interests of our state, rights and interests of our citizens, public order. On the other hand, he should constantly develop himself. Our lawyers are waging a decisive struggle against criminal phenomena in our life.

16 Вимоги до спеціаліста. Перспективи

We realize that to become a lawyer we should have deep knowledge of legal subjects but it's not enough nowadays. On the one hand, a lawyer should be a person of high moral qualities. He must strictly keep the rules of community, his conduct must be irreproachable, he must be honest, just, be an example for other people and people must trust him, because he stands on guard of the interests of our state, rights and interests of our citizens, public order. On the other hand, he should constantly develop himself. Mastering foreign languages will greatly contribute to his general education and advance.

Our lawyers are waging a decisive struggle against criminal phenomena in our life. This struggle consists not only in punishing, but also in reeducation of offenders, rooting out and eliminating the conditions creating these crimes. If a crime has been committed it is necessary to find the criminal, to investigate the case carefully and rapidly and punish those who are guilty in order to guarantee the principle of the inevitability of punishment. Tremendous work is also done by lawyers to prevent crimes. So as you see, there is no need to say how responsible all this work is. To carry it out one needs to be highly educated and have good professional training.

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17. Працевлаштування. Проходження співбесіди

An interview