Ex. 15. Match the headlines with the crimes.
kidnapping hijacking assassination arson
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‘REMOVERS’ EMPTY THREE HOUSES
BOY SNATCHED FROM THE M UM IN PARK
ugging burglary
PENSIONER ATTACKED IN TOWN CENTER FOR 25 $
FACTORY FIRE ‘NO ACCIDENT’
PRESIDENT KILLED BY SINGLE BULLET
GUNMAN FORCES PILOT TO LAND IN DESERT
Ex. 16. Try this practice for basic description of roles and tasks within the legal field.
1 Label the following as British English (BE) or American English (AE). Some
could be both British and American.
* lawyer _______________ * counsellor _______________
* advocate _______________ * attorney _______________
* solicitor _______________ * barrister _______________
* counsel _______________
2 Circle the words to combine with law to describe major areas of legal practice.
company relevant state corporate market
target cooperative finance criminal
regulation labour common real contract
tax copyright development public
3 Underline the appropriate words or phrases to finish these sentences.
►Law forms/firms offer complete legal services for domestic and international
clientele/customers.
►Lawyers draw up/decide on documents such as contracts, deeds/drafts and
wills/warranties.
►They typically alternate/ arbitrate problems and disputes between players/parties.
►Lawyers can fold/file a case of wrong-doing where someone wants to sue/to sew for a cash settlement.
►When a person doesn’t want to talk directly to the other, attorneys often speak in spite of/on behalf of someone.
Ex. 17. Read the text and answer the questions.
The Death Penalty in Singapore
In Singapore, the death penalty is mandatory for drug trafficking, murder, treason and certain crimes involving guns. Executions in Singapore are carried out by hanging. According to Amnesty International, between 1991 and 2003, more than 400 people were hanged in Singapore. With a population of a little over four million, this gives Singapore one of the highest execution rates in the world relative to its population. In fact, according to a 2001 United Nations report, Singapore's rate of execution per one million people between 1994 and 1999 was almost three times that of Saudi Arabia, the country which carried out the second largest number of executions during that time period.
Human rights groups point to the fact that many of those executed in Singapore are among the most impoverished and vulnerable of the population, including a large number of foreign nationals and migrant workers. In the case of drug trafficking convictions, which carry a mandatory death sentence, it has been argued that those found guilty have in fact been drug users or small time drug pushers. What this means is that minor players are executed while the major players, those who lead the drug trafficking operations, are able to escape punishment, and continue to command their illegal operations. Furthermore, although the government of Singapore argues that the death penalty has been useful in controlling crime, human rights groups argue that despite the executions, drug abuse has not abated, particularly among the poorest and least educated young people in Singapore.
Even though freedom of speech is controlled to an extent by the government in Singapore, one Internet site established by a non-governmental organization operating in Singapore called Think Centre polled Singaporeans on their view of the death penalty. A surprising result found that almost 70% of 1,135 respondents in Singapore oppose the death penalty.
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