Obrađuju se teme kroz koje se studenti upoznaju s temeljnom engleskom pravnom terminologijom i specifičnim povijesnim i suvremenim obilježjima engleskoga i američkog pravnog sustava te pravne struke i sudstva u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu i SAD. Obrađuju se pojmovi vezani uz osnovna načela u Ustavu Republike Hrvatske te podjelu i funkcioniranje hrvatskih sudova. Studenti se upoznaju s terminologijom Rimskoga prava kao temelja većine pravnih sustava u Europi te utjecajem latinske pravne terminologije na englesku pravnu terminologiju. Navedeni se sadržaji studentima izlažu kroz tekstove: A Day in a Civil Court; A Day in a Criminal Court; Roman Civil Procedure; The Importance of a Constitution in the Modern World; Judicial Power in the Republic of Croatia; The Nature and Sources of American Federalism; From the US Constitution; The American Presidency; Supreme Court of the United States. Utvrđuju se znanja o tvorbi i preoblikama pojedinih vrsta riječi (na primjeru pridjeva i priloga) te tvorbi i uporabi složenih glagolskih vremena i pasiva.

Nakon odslušanog kolegija studenti će moći: 1. Opisati i interpretirati osnovnu pravnu terminologiju na engleskom jeziku , Usporediti podjelu, nadležnost i način funkcioniranja engleskih i američkih sudova te njihove nazive, Razlikovati te vrednovati klasifikaciju, nadležnosti i način postupanja sudova u Hrvatskoj i sudova u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu i SAD, Definirati na engleskom jeziku temeljne pojmove i koncepte prava EU te englesku pravnu terminologiju, i to parafraziranjem na engleskom jeziku i prevođenjem, primijeniti pojmove o uporabi složenih glagolskih vremena te tvorbi i uporabi pasiva, Pravilno slagati glagolska vremena uobičajena u svakodnevnoj komunikaciji te u kontekstu pravne struke, Samostalno pripremiti i u pisanom i usmenom obliku izložiti referat vezan uz neki od engleskih pravnih pojmova,

The course covers topics through which students become familiar with basic English legal terminology and specific historical and contemporary features of the English and American legal systems, as well as the legal profession and judiciary in the United Kingdom and the United States. Concepts related to basic principles in the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia and the division and functioning of Croatian courts are discussed as well and students become familiar with the terminology of Roman law as the basis of most legal systems in Europe and with the influence of Latin legal terminology on English legal terminology. The above contents are presented to the students through the following texts: A Day in a Civil Court; A Day in a Criminal Court; Roman Civil Procedure; The Importance of a Constitution in the Modern World; Judicial Power in the Republic of Croatia; The Nature and Sources of American Federalism; From the US Constitution; The American Presidency; Supreme Court of the United States. The students learn about the formation and transformation of certain types of words (for example, adjectives and adverbs) and about the formation and use of complex verb tenses and the passive voice.

After completing the course, the students will be able to: Describe and interpret basic legal terminology in English , Compare the division, jurisdiction and way of functioning of English and American courts and their names , Differentiate and evaluate the classification, competences and way of acting of courts in Croatia and courts in the United Kingdom and the USA , Define in English the basic terms and concepts of EU law and English legal terminology, by paraphrasing in English and translating , Apply concepts about the use of complex verb tenses and the formation and use of the passive voice , Correctly compose verb tenses common in everyday communication and in the context of the legal profession , Independently prepare and present in written and oral form a report related to some of the English legal concepts,