1. Прочитайте и переведите текст. Определите, каким отраслям права соответствуют приведенные ниже описания. There are different branches in the system of Russian law.
1. _______________________________
This is the major branch in the system of Russian law which deals with property and non-property
relations. Property relations include possession and disposal of property, purchase and sale of property,
its leasing and succession. Non-property relations include name, honour, dignity, authorship, etc. The
norms of this branch of law also regulate relations between legal entities, arising from sales of goods,
their shipment and insurance. Equality of the parties is the basic principle of this law. The relations
built on the principle of subordination are usually regulated by different branches of law, for example
administrative or financial law. Being very large and complex, this branch of law has numerous
subdivisions such as succession law, copyright law, patent law, housing law, invention law, etc.
2. _________________________________
This law governs the activity of different administrative agencies, such as state executive bodies or
public organisations and the work of public officers including members of government, departments
and local councils. This law is applied in the sphere of economics, science, culture, education, health
care, defence, law and order, etc. The basic principles of this law are subordination, authority and
hierarchy.
3. __________________________________
The subject of this branch of law is financial relations such as forming of the state budget, money
circulation, different banking activities, loans and taxes. This law concerns both legal entities and
natural persons. The norms of this law are closely connected with the norms of constitutional and
administrative law.
4. __________________________________
This branch of law deals with crime commission and imposition of punishment. It defines the elements
of corpus delicti, the form and degree of guilt, the grounds for criminal responsibility and exemption
from it, types of punishment, etc.
5. ___________________________________
This branch of law regulates the work of courts, the Prosecutor’s Office, organs of preliminary
investigation and informal inquest. It also defines rights and duties of participants of the trial including
defendants, victims, witnesses, experts, prosecutors and defence counsels.
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6. ___________________________________
This branch of law involves a set of procedural norms which regulate public relations arising between
court and participants of civil litigation. The rules of procedure in all courts of general jurisdiction are
determined by a special code. This code sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when they
adjudicate lawsuits. These rules govern how a lawsuit must be started, the types of motions and
applications, the conduct of trials, the process for judgment, various available remedies, etc.