Lesson 20_21

Dal text book 

Esercizi di consolidamento Unit 1 - Unit 10  da  completare -  Gli studenti possono postare le loro risposte sul gruppo di facebook. In questo caso occorre tuttavia utilizzare il copia e incolla di tutto l'esercizio e inserire le risposte nel commento .. in modo tale che anche altri possano intervenire..

Sample exam Paper  da stampare e completare - Questo è un esempio tipico del tipo di esame che verrà somministrato. 

Lesson_19

Revision Reading 4 (Unit 9) 
How to read a decision of the Supreme Court

• cer•ti•o•ra•ri  n. [Law.]

Law a writ issuing from a superior court calling up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court for review. Also called writ of certiorari.

Etymology:  15th Century: from legal Latin: to be informed

• Microsoft CORP. v. AT&T CORP 
• to file an infringement suit
• to charge Microsoft with liability for 
• to be liable under s.271(f)
• to be entitled to 
• damages for breaches of its patent
• to be liable for sth
• the  court's hearing
• exception to the general rule
• the reasoning behind
• under what circumstances 

How cases are referenced:

• in Common Law: by name "Dononghue vs Stevenson"
• in Civil Law: by number "Decision n. 2014-446 QPC  du 20 Janvier 2015"

Unit 10 - Reading 1 Comparative Law pp 106-107 ex 1-3

List of legal systems

• Civil Law

• Common Law

• Religious Law (Muslim Law, Hindu Law, Jewish Law)

• Chinese Law

• Socialist Law

Some video lessons on the difference between common law and civil law

• Common law vs civil law_1
• Common law vs civil law_2
• Common law vs civil law_3
• Legal Systems - Adversarial Vs. Inquisitorial

Reading 2 pp107-108 ex 4-6

Self Study
Reading 3 Asset protection pp 112-113 ex 25-28

Text analysis: Discourse markers for text cohesion pag 112 ex 28

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Videos: 

• Introduction to International Law
• Source of International Law

Text analysis audio transcript 9.1 pag 136

Collocations - phrasal verbs - idiomatic expressions - collocations

•  to have a considerable impact on (sth/so)
• to have a considerable impact in (place)
• to be seen in the context of
• a growing concern
• to rely on
• to accuse someone over/of sth
• to go up to
• to call in
• to have right to ..
• the right of someone to ....
• to take actions against ..
• social dumping
• wage dumping
• collective bargaining
• fair working conditions
• regardless of ...

List of legal systems 
• Civil Law 
• Common Law 
• Religious Law (Muslim Law, Hindu Law, Jewish Law) 
• Chinese Law 
• Socialist Law

Revision: Reading 3 and 4 + exercises

Language focus: page 105 ex 1-3

Self Study
Unit 10 - Reading 1 Comparative Law pp 106-107 ex 1-3

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Revision Unit 1_unit 5 

On line lesson on the facebook group 

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New Unit: International Law

Unit 9 - Reading 1: International Law pp 94-96 ex 2-5

newsworthy reports: 

• what's the point of having an International Law
• Italy rejects Indian jurisdiction over marines case
• Can International law meet the chalenges of today's lawless conflicts 

Prepositions:

1. Parties to a treaty
2. ....the treaty is in force
3. ....a signatory to a convention
4. Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child
5. ...are entitled to special protection
6. International laws apply to the citizens
7. ...regulations are binding on Partner States

Intergovernmental organizations

No significant differences:
Conventions – Vienna Convention (full text)

• agreemments
• charters
• framework conventions deal with very broad areas

United Nations 

• UNited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• United Nation Charter
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The World Health Organization
• The World Intellectual Property Organization

Reading 2 pp 96-97 ex 6-11

Self Study

Listening 1 CPD Seminar on labour law ex 12-14

Reading 3 pp 100 ex 17-20