Overview
Lecturer
Andra Ursa
Seminar tutor
Andra Ursa
Type of course
Elective (1 of 3)
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Law
Field of study
Law
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Listening comprehension, vocabulary exercises, pro and con debates,Comparative analysis, explanation, debate.
Entry requirements
B2 English level
Aims
Updating, correcting and developing the previously acquired English skills
Developing a cognitive strategy for the understanding of the specialized texts through the familiarization with the specialized Administration and Legal terminology in English.
Developing the abilities of clear communication and presentation of the acquired information in English
Course contents
1. Introduction to EU legal English: Latin-based terms
2. Introduction to EU legal English: formal, age-worn expressions, formulaic conventions
3. Introduction to EU legal English: multiword prepositional phrases
4. European Arrest Warrant and extradition
5. European Arrest Warrant and extradition. The Julian Assange case
6. Mutual Legal Assistance GATHERING OF EVIDENCE – MUTUAL
LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND MUTUAL RECOGNITION
7. Mutual Legal Assistance
8. Mutual Legal Assistance: Swiss gives Kenya legal assistance
9. Procedural rights: The European Public Prosecutor
10. Procedural rights: Vocabulary exercises
11. Procedural rights: Vocabulary exercises
12. Enforcement and transfer of Sentenced persons
13. Enforcement and transfer of Sentenced persons: Thousands of foreign convicts will be sent home: Cameron
vows to stop overseas inmates clogging jails
14. Enforcement and transfer of Sentenced persons: Vocabulary exercises
Learning outcomes
Developing listening, reading and speaking abilities related to specific Administrative and Legal topics
• Acquiring familiarity with specialized language; listening for gist, understanding and communicating contents.
Assessment
Oral examination and presentation by students: – 70%; continuous assessment – 30%. - The ability to synthesize some basic knowledge in the legal field; - Arguing a clear, coherent and concise point of view using legal language and vocabulary;
Recommended reading
Language training on the vocabulary of judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
European Judicial Training Network.
2014
The European Arrest Warrant and its Implementation in the Member States of the European Union , 2008, available at http://www.law.uj. edu.pl/~kpk/eaw/other/220_EAW.pdf
Council of Europe Convention on mutual assistance in criminal letters, Strasbourg, 20 April 1959; http://www.conventions.coe.int