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The Court Service is an executive agency of the Lord Chancellor's Department, which is responsible for all policy decisions regarding criminal courts and the justice system. The Court Service was established to provide support to all the various parts of the legal system in England and Wales, including: the Court of Appeal, the Crown Court, and the High Court, all of which comprise the Supreme Court; and a number of county courts and tribunals.
The Court Service is dedicated to making the legal system as efficient and accurate as possible. The basic structure of the legal system within England and Wales consists of the Magistrates' courts, that deal with the majority of minor and petty offences; the Crown Court, which deals with all criminal cases that go to trial; the County Court, which presides over civil or family disputes that require legal judgement; and the High Court, which is the most senior civil court in England and Wales. The Crown Court, High Court and County Courts can all present cases for appeal at the Court of Appeal, and if the case involves some important change in the actual law, then it may go to the House of Lords, the highest court in England and Wales.
Civil cases can be defined as cases where one or more individuals wish to prosecute another individual or company to gain recompense for some harm they have suffered, whereas a Criminal case consists of the state (Crown) prosecuting an individual for allegedly committing a crime against society as a whole.
2. Переведите следующие предложения с русского языка на английский.
1. Полицейский был награжден за успешную операцию по ликвидации банды наркоторговцев.
2. Я не могу позвать следователя: он опрашивает очевидцев для того, чтобы составить фоторобот преступника.
3. Адвокат имеет право заявить присяжному мотивированный или немотивированный отвод.
4. Все, что вы скажете, может быть использовано против вас.
5. Признание обвиняемого не может быть принято в качестве доказательства его вины.
3. Устно изложите тему «The Magna Carta».
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