2010 m. vasario 26 d., penktadienis
The EU
3. The European Union is set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours, which culminated in the Second World War. As of 1950, the European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace.
4. 27 member countries
5. The six founders are Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
6. The European Union has 495 million inhabitants
7. 9 May
8. United in diversity
9. flag. It is the symbol not only of the European Union but also of Europe's unity and identity in a wider sense. The circle of gold stars represents solidarity and harmony between the peoples of Europe.
10. complete achievement of the common market: technical norms, health and safety standards, national regulations on the right to practise certain professions and exchange controls all restricted the free movement of people, goods and capital.
11. The Schengen Agreement, which was signed by a first group of EU countries in 1985 and later extended to others (although Ireland, the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania do not participate), governs police cooperation and a common asylum and immigration policy, so as to make it possible to completely abolish checks on persons at the EU’s internal borders (see Chapter 10: ‘Freedom, security and justice’).
12. European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), which became reality with the Treaty of Paris of 18 April 1951. This put in place a common market in coal and steel between the six founding countries (Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands). The aim, in the aftermath of World War Two, was to secure peace between Europe’s victorious and vanquished nations and bring them together as equals, cooperating within shared institutions.
2010 m. vasario 24 d., trečiadienis
Criminal justice systems of different countries
Watching the film "The Trial", discussion on the issues presented in the film, opinions.
I revision of criminal proceedings: a) terminology related to criminal proceedings, b) basic stages of criminal proceedings.
II Short introduction to the background of the video:
location of the trial - the Edinburgh High Court;
III Introduction of the vocabulary used in the video:
Productions- documents, photographs, objects shown in court as evidence
Petty theft- minor theft
Discrepancy -difference, contradiction
Succumb - give in to, become a victim of
Deceased -dead
Circuitous route- indirect route
Premises- building or buildings
Reside- live
Lifted (slang)- arrested
Waylay- lie in way of, ambush (pasala)
Foreseeable- predictable
Forensic medicine- medical science concerned with solving crimes against people (e.g. autopsies of murdered people, taking blood samples from clothes, etc.)
Forensic expert
Forensic evidence
Postmortal dissection- cut open & examination of the body of a dead person to see how he died
Culpable homicide- murder or manslaughter
Unanimous- all agreeing completely
IV Watch the film and answer the following questions:
What happened to Mathew Flemming?
Where and when was he found?
What objects were found near the deceased man?
How long had Andrew Deacons been held in custody?
What was the number of the jury present in court trial?
What evidence did the forensic expert produce?
What evidence did the police officer produce?
Who was the main witness in A.Deacons’s case?
What did the counsel for the prosecution refer to in his final speech?
What did the counsel for the defence refer to in his final speech?
What aspects did the judge point out in his speech on question of law?
Did the jury reach the verdict unanimously or by majority?
What was the verdict?
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