Lesson 3

13/10/07 Lesson 3

From Grammar book: check Simple Past vs Present Perfect
T. shows students’ work on projector: types of Italian courts

From ILE: pp.8-13
Bodies of Law & types of Law (statutes, codes, ordinances, regulations, directives, acts of Parliament)
types of courts (most jurisdictions tend to have lower courts, appeals courts and high courts/supreme courts).
Clarify distinction between crown courts and magistrates’ courts (common in UK).
Person in courts ( plaintiff the person who files the complaint, the defendant
Documents in court (affidavit, answer, brief, complaint, injunction, motion, notice, pleading, writ)
Latin language (pronunciation and definition)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legal_Latin_terms#Y