B. Present the main stages of the trial procedure.

Task 3.

A. Concentrate upon the role of defense counsel in the US and compare it with the Russian one.

The defense lawyer has a double function in the investigation phase of the criminal process: to assist the suspect in gathering exonerating evidence and to protect him from violations of his rights at the hands of law-enforcement personnel. All legal systems grant the suspect the right to the assistance of an attorney, and in many countries the suspect must be informed of this right before police interrogate him. If the suspect does not have the means to hire a lawyer, often the state will pay the attorney's fee or provide the suspect with state-employed counsel.

However, the law also restricts defense counsel's ability to carry out his functions. In some jurisdictions, as in France, the attorney has no right to be present when the suspect or a witness is interrogated by the police; only a few countries, such as the US, grant the defense the right to compel witnesses on its behalf to appear in court. Moreover, in most jurisdictions the defense has no or only limited access to information gathered by the prosecution before the case reaches the court.

B. Make up a presentation about the functions of prosecuting counsel.

Task 4.

A. Read the extracts from Article 125 of the RF Constitution to add to the information about the Constitutional Court.

2. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation decides on cases on conformity to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of:

a) federal laws, normative acts of the President;

b) constitutions of republics, charters, and laws and other normative acts of constituent entities of the Russian Federation;

c) treaties between State government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of constituent entities;

d) international treaties of the Russian Federation which are not in force.

3. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation resolves disputes on authority:

a) between federal State government bodies;

b) between State government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation;

c) between higher State government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

4. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, on receiving com­plaints about violations of the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens and at the request of courts, checks the constitutionality of a law which is used.

5. The Constitutional Court provides the interpretation of the Constitu­tion of the Russian Federation.

6. Acts or certain provisions thereof which are recognized as unconstitu­tional shall lose force; international treaties of the Russian Federation which do not correspond to the Constitution of the Russian Federation shall not be implemented or used.

B. Make up a presentation about the Constitutional Court of the RF

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