2010 m. vasario 24 d., trečiadienis

Criminal justice systems of different countries

Lesson plan
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?


Homework: read the related site and compare criminal justice systems in the UK and Lithuania


http://www.ru.nl/law/general/personal_homepages/tak/sites_on_criminal/


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