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Vocabulary :

• See Vocabulary (Police)

• A town crier, or bellman,
  "is an officer of the court who makes public pronouncements as required by the court (cf. Black's Law Dictionary).
  The crier can also be used to make public announcements in the streets. Criers often dress elaborately, by a tradition dating to the 18th century, in a red and gold robe, white breeches, black boots and a tricorne hat.
  They carry a handbell to attract people's attention, as they shout the words "Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!" before making their announcements." 
  (Wikipedia)

  

  
  
  Liverpool appoints Terry Stubbings as town crier - 23 September 2011
  "Mr Stubbings will take part in civic and ceremonial events and welcome passengers arriving at Liverpool's Cruise Liner Terminal."
  (BBC)

  

  
  See The Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers
  (ahgtc.org.uk)

  
  

• Bail
  "Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court to persuade it to release a suspect from jail,
  on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (and possibly be brought up
  on charges of the crime of failure to appear)."
  (Wikipedia)

• A grand jury
  "In common law, a grand jury is a type of jury that determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial.
  Grand juries carry out this duty by examining evidence and issuing indictments, or by investigating alleged crimes and issuing presentments."
  (Wikipedia)

• Diplomatic immunity 
  "is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws (although they can be expelled)..."
  (Wikipedia)

• An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States
  "is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients.
  Alternative terms include counselor (or counsellor-at-law) and lawyer."
  (Wikipedia)

  defense attorney 
  1) the attorney representing the defendant in a lawsuit or criminal prosecution.
  2) a lawyer who regularly represents defendants who have insurance and who is chosen by the insurance company.
  3) a lawyer who regularly represents criminal defendants.
  Attorneys who regularly represent clients in actions for damages are often called "plaintiff's attorneys."
  (See: defendant, plaintiff's attorney)
  (legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)

• Unlawful killing ( = délit d'homicide in French )
  "In English law unlawful killing is a verdict that can be returned by an inquest in England and Wales when someone has been killed
  by one or several unknown persons. The verdict means that the killing was done without lawful excuse and in breach ofcriminal law.
  This includes murder, manslaughter, infanticide and causing death by dangerous driving. A verdict of unlawful killing generally leads
  to a police investigation, with the aim of gathering sufficient evidence to identify, charge and prosecute the culprit(s)."
  ex : "A jury decided on 7 April 2008 that Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed had been unlawfully killed by the grossly negligent driving
  of the following vehicles and the driver of the Mercedes in which they were travelling."
  (Wikipedia)
  See the film "Unlawful Killing"
  
  
  
• An Anti-Social Behaviour Order ASBO  "is a civil order made against a person who has been shown, on the balance of evidence, to have engaged in anti-social behaviour  in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland...
  The orders then restrict behavior in some way, by prohibiting a return to a certain area or shop, or by restricting public behavior such as swearing or drinking."
  (Wikipedia)
  
  
  
  
  A former seaman has been given an Asbo for swearing at TV during the general election coverage.
  (telegraph.co.uk)

• Foreclosure "is when someone who has lent money to a person or organization so that they can buy property takes possession of the property
  because the money has not been repaid..." (Reverso)
  ( = "saisie" )
  
  
  
• The court - vocabulary with pronunciation and definitions (visual.merriam-webster.com)

  

• WEX - a law dictionary and encyclopedia (topics.law.cornell.edu)

• Courts - Glossary of terms (uscourts.gov)
  
  
• Law - words with definitions (englishclub.com)

• 'solicitor', 'lawyer', 'attorney','barrister', 'counsellor' - differences (BBC)

• Picture of a courtroom (sbcglobal.net)
  
  

• idem (hawthorn.homechoice.co.uk)
  
  

• Picture of a court (eco-action.org)
  
  

• Inside the courtroom (usdoj.gov) :
  A Federal Prosecutor s Job: The Role of the Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Justice System
  Additional Federal Court Personnel Staff
  Glossary of Legal Terms
  
  
  

• Courts of law - Setting the scene (accompagné de dessins) - (factmonster.com)
  
  

• Police or jail... in other words (factmonster.com)

• What do the police do ? (UK)
  
  

Cliparts :

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  The judge (aisa.org.za)	The jurors (msnbcmedia1.msn.com)
  The jury foreman delivers the verdict to the court clerk (law.jrank.org)	A lawyer - standing (esl.vcc.ca)

• Courtroom (uk.dk.com)
  
  

History / Facts :

• TV cameras to be allowed into criminal trials : LINK + AUDIO - September 2011
  (sabironlangues.typepad.fr)

  
  
  See Cartoons

• Dog sentenced to death by stoning
  "A Jerusalem rabbinical court recently sentenced a wandering dog to death by stoning.
  The cruel sentence stemmed from the suspicion that the spirit of a famous secular lawyer, who insulted the court's judges 20 years ago, had been transferred into the dog's body...
  Still offended, one of the judges sentenced the poor animal to death by stoning, recruiting the neighborhood's children to carry out the order.
  Luckily, the dog managed to escape...
  The Let the Animals Live organization filed a complaint with the police against Rabbi Levin."
  (ynetnews.com)

  

• My furry client bleats not guilty
  "SWITZERLAND is going to new extremes in the battle to improve life for its animals.
  The country of Heidi and cuckoo clocks will hold a referendum in March on whether domesticated creatures should have the right to be represented by lawyers in court...
  If the referendum is approved, every canton in Switzerland will be obliged to appoint a lawyer to act for pets as well as farm animals and defend them from abuse."
  (timesonline.co.uk)

  

• British judges
  "processed towards the House of Commons after a service at Westminster Abbey which marked the start of the legal year
  - a custom which dates to the Middle Ages." (October 2008)
  (BBC)

  

• 10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know
  Issues:
  - Freedom of Speech at School (You Have the Right To Express Yourself - Up to a Point)
  - Privacy Rights at School (Your Belongings Can Be Searched, But Not Arbitrarily)
  - School Discipline (Teachers Can Use Corporal Punishment, If Your Locality Allows It)
  - Juveniles and Serious Crime (Teens Can Be Tried as Adults)...
  (nytimes.com)
  
  

• Naval Criminal Investigative Service = NCIS
  "the United States Department of the Navy's primary law enforcement agency"
  (Wikipedia)

  

• Salem Witch Trials (school.discovery)
  
  

  with The story of the Witch Hunt - a FLASH movie :

  

   

Idioms :

• Zimbabwe by Bob Marley :
  "To divide and rule could only tear us apart"

INTERACTIVE exercises :

• In court - a quiz (BBC)

• Criminals - 3 pages (British Council)
  "Below are the names of 10 different types of criminals.
  Underneath are the definitions of these criminals.
  Can you put the words in the right spaces? "
  
  

• Vocabulary quizzes (2 levels) : Law and Order (vocabulary.co.il)

• English for Law (difficult) :
  - Vocabulary (French-English)
  - Collocations...
  (u-picardie.fr)

Exercises TO PRINT :

• The Judicial Branch - a worksheet (Education World)

Lesson plans :

• Puzzle-playing jurors sink Australian drugs trial
  "An Australian judge was forced to abandon a three-month drugs trial when jurors admitted they were doing sudoku puzzles to fight off boredom..."
  (AFP)

  Un procès annulé parce que les jurés jouaient au Sudoku - approche bilingue + 2 extraits audio (mp3)
  (sabironlangues.typepad.fr/vigilangues)

• Eminem wins bully lyrics case (Breaking News English)
  - a lesson plan with "news article, listening (MP3 file), podcast, communication activities, pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises."

  

Webquests :

• A MOCK TRIAL: "THE CASE OF LADY BUCKINGHAM" - a webquest
  "The charge: Lord Buckingham accuses his wife Lady Buckingham of punching him and sending him to hospital during their 2nd Valentine's dinner.
  Lord Buckingham claims that he discovered by chance during this dinner that Lady Buckingham is a suffragette activist. He lodges a complaint against his wife. He wants to get a divorce and receive compensations for his injuries. Thanks for helping me in this civil case..."
  (Valérie Gely - my-english-courses.com)

  

Conversation questions :

• Debatabase (debate.org) :
  Should laws be passed to limit gun ownership further ?
  Should we legalise the sale of human organs ?
  Should assisted suicide be legalised ?
  etc.

Cartoons :

		Cartoon: American Justice "This cartoon by Steve Bell from The Guardian relates to the execution by lethal injection of death row inmate Troy Davis  in Georgia. The execution went ahead despite  serious doubts about Davis's guilt, after the US supreme court refused a last-minute appeal..." COMMENT + LINKS (englishblog.com)
Cartoon: TV Judges "This cartoon by Gary Barker from The Sun relates to news that the Government are to overturn a ban on filming in courtrooms in England and Wales." + COMMENT + VOCABULARY + LINKS (englishblog.com) See History / Facts	Foreclosure (cagle.com) "Foreclosure is when someone who has lent money to a person or organization so that they can buy property takes possession of the property because the money has not been repaid..." (Reverso) ( = "saisie" )	The world is just (photos1.blogger.com)
An accomplice or a lawyer ? (cartoonstock.com)	The world is just. (medicareadvocacy.org)	You want the truth... ? (cartoonstock.com)
A lawyer (vakilno1.com)	A courtroom - with animals (vegetus.org)	A sign for shoplifters

INTERACTIVE games :

• Salem Witchcraft Trials Word Search - interactive (surfnetkids.com)

Songs :

• Lemar - If There's Any Justice (YouTube)
  + LYRICS (paroles-musique.com)
  "There's not much justice in the world"

• Don't download this song - Weird Al Yankovic - An animation (YouTube) - UPDATED
  - see the lyrics

  

• A criminal mind by Styx :
  "I've spent my life behind these steel bars
  I've paid my debt in time
  But being brought to justice
  That was my only crime
  I don't regret action
  I'd do the same again"

• 'Not for sale' by Steven Seagal (lyrics on the CD : Songs from the Crystal Cave)
  "Man's law will take your breath away
  Man's law will take the light from day
  Man's law will protect the lawless..."

• Zimbabwe by Bob Marley :
  "To divide and rule could only tear us apart"

Cinema :

• Trial movies "is a film genre, also commonly referred to as courtroom drama." - with examples (Wikipedia)
  COURT-ROOM MOVIES (flixster.com)
  Top 10 Courtroom Movies of All Time (courtreporterschools.com)
  Great Courtroom Movies (springfieldlibrary.org)
  The 5 Most Wildly Illegal Court Rulings in Movie History (cracked.com)

From "Philadelphia" -  a 1993 American drama film
with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.
It was inspired by the story of Geoffrey Bowers,
an attorney who in 1987 sued the law firm Baker & McKenzie
 for unfair dismissal in one of the first AIDS discrimination cases."
(Wikipedia)