English For Law

ENGLISH FOR LAW



İfakat KARSLI



- Part 1 Unıts

- Part 2 Readıng Texts

- Part 3 Case Summarıes





PART - I: UNITS

MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK 3

A. READING COMPREHENSION 7

B. VOCABULARY 9

C. GRAMMAR 11

MAHATMA GANDHI: PEACE, NONVIOLENCE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION 15

A. READING COMPREHENSION 17

B. VOCABULARY 20

C. GRAMMAR 21

MARTIN LUTHER KING 25

A. READING COMPREHENSION 27

B. VOCABULARY 31

C. GRAMMAR 31

WOMAN WITH SIX KIDS, HOLDS UP A BANK! 35

A. READING COMPREHENSION 36

B. VOCABULARY 37

C. GRAMMAR 38

RANDOM CRIMINAL STORIES! SNIPPETS OF DUMB CRIMINAL ACTS 41

A. READING COMPREHENSION 43

B. VOCABULARY 45

C. GRAMMAR 47

TEST I READING 53

WORD SELECTION 54

MULTIPLE CHOİCE 55

CONCLUSIONS 55

SEQUENCING 56

JAMAICA VIOLENCE LEAVES 20 DEAD 57

A. READING COMPREHENSION 57

B. VOCABULARY 58

C. GRAMMAR 62

JUDGE CLEARS WAY FOR NEW JERSEY MAYOR 65

A. READING COMPREHENSION 66

B. VOCABULARY 66

C. GRAMMAR 68

A LIFE OF CRIME GARY GILMORE: DEATH WISH 69

A. READING COMPREHENSION 70

B. VOCABULARY 73

C. GRAMMAR 75

HUMAN RIGHTS 79

A. READING COMPREHENSION 80

B. VOCABULARY 82

C. GRAMMAR 82

FAMILY LAW 85

A. READING COMPREHENSION 85

B. VOCABULARY 90

C. GRAMMAR 91

TEST II READING 95

VOCABULARY 96

WORD SELECTION 98

MULTIPLE CHOICE 99

SEQUENCING 99

CONCLUSIONS 100

CRIME 101

A. READING COMPREHENSION 101

B. VOCABULARY 103

C. GRAMMAR 104

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 107

A. READING COMPREHENSION 107

B. VOCABULARY 108

C. GRAMMAR 109

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE COURT SYSTEM 111

A. READING COMPREHENSION 112

B. VOCABULARY 117

C. GRAMMAR 118

LABOUR LAW 121

A. READING COMPREHENSION 124

B. VOCABULARY-I 124

C. GRAMMAR 126

INTRODUCTION TO LAW 131

A. READING COMPREHENSION 131

DEFINITION OF LAW 131

LAW AND MORALS 132

B. VOCABULARY: 135

C. GRAMMAR 135

TEST III READING 139

VOCABULARY 140

WORD SELECTION 142

MULTIPLE CHOICE 143

CONCLUSION 144

SEQUENCING 144



PART II - READING TEXTS

I LAW 147

Introduction 147

Further discussion 147

Areas of law, a sampling 148

IMPARTIALITY 156

II CIVIL PROCEDURE 159

III PROGRESS OF THE CIVIL CASE 163

A HYPOTHETICAL ACTION 163

IV CRIMINAL LAW 169

CRIMES AND OFFENCES 172

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 174

V CONTRACTS 175

Express and implied contracts 180

Agreements to negotiate 183

Breach of contract 187

VI SAMPLES OF BUSINESS CONTRACTS 189

A- A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT 189

SIGNATURES 194

B- CONTRACT FOR SALE OF GOODS-1 195

C- CONTRACT FOR SALE OF GOODS-2 196

D- CONTRACT PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES 197

E- LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING TERMS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT 198

VII HIRING AN EMPLOYEE 199

CREATING AN APPLICANT POOL 199

CONTACTING APPLICANTS 199

INTERVIEW PROCESS 200

MAKING AN OFFER 201

VIII FIRING AN EMPLOYEE 203

EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL EXCEPTIONS 203

HOW TO AVOID LITIGATION 204

EMPLOYEE SAFEGUARDS 205



IX COMPENSATION 207

A- Compensation: 207

B- Alimony: 208

C- Severance Pay: 209

X POWER OF ATTORNEY 213

XI PETITION AND A SAMPLE LETTER OF COMPLAINT 217

Petition 217

A LETTER OF COMPLAINT 218

XII POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF TURKEY 221

MAIN ORGANS OF THE STATE 222

XIII THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC 223

The President 223

Presidents of the Turkish Republic: 224

XIV COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 227

Council of Ministers: 227

Central Administration: 227

Local Administration: 227

XV JUDICIAL POWER 229

JUDICIAL POWER 229

Courts: 230

XVI POLITICAL PARTIES 231

XVII "I HAVE A DREAM" 233



PART III - CASE SUMMARIES

I EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF SELMOUNI V. FRANCE 241

II COMMENT ON TORT REFORM-BECKER MACDONALD’S COMPENSATORY CASE 261

III CASE SUMMARY: FRANK YAP, JR. 273

IV CASE SUMMARY 279

V CASE SUMMARY 283

VI CASE SUMMARY 287

A P P E N D I X 293

I HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW TURKISH CIVIL CODE REGARDING FAMILY LAW 295

II AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW REGARDING PREVENTION OF BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS 305

III TURKISH PENAL CODE 307

IV UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 313

V TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM, 2010 319