Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the verbs “to have” and “to be”

1. Each country of the world has its own system of law.

2. In Greece each city had its own law.

3. The Atheans did not consider it necessary to have legal experts for non-criminal cases.

4. The members of the jury listened to the speeches made by the persons who had brought the case before them.

5. French public law has never been codified.

6. The law is not enforced against young children.

7. Government-made laws are often patterned upon informal rules of conduct.

8. The task of the jury is to bring in a verdict.

9. The jury is still discussing the verdict.

10. The courts are interpreters of the law.

11. Anglo-Saxon law is the other great system of law.

12. The general nature of the law is that it is enforces equally against all members of the nation.

13. Informal rules have very little to do with the laws created by governments.

14. English law has developed through decisions in individual cases.

15. The system based on English Common law has been adopted by many Commonwealth countries and most of the United States.

16. When they were codifying their legal systems they looked to the examples of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.

17. Versions of Roman law had long influenced many parts of Europe but had little impact on English law.

18. Many customs have existed since "time immemorial".

19. Some laws are descriptive, others are prescriptive.

20. The ways in which people talk, eat and drink are guided by informal rules.

21. Uniform application of the law throughout the country was promoted by gradual development of the doctrine of precedents.

22. The rules of social institutions are observed by those who belong to them.

23. Throughout the history British courts were developing Common law.

24. Customs and court rulings are as important as status.

25. The Napoleonic Code was a splendid achievement, and it has influenced the law of many countries in Europe and South America.