17_09_26_Russian_Law_system

1.

THE SYSTEM
OF LAW IN
RUSSIA

2. Brainstorm

◼ How many basic classifications of law
do you know?
◼ How is law divided according to the
first classification?
◼ What relationships does public law
deal with?
◼ What types of public law do you
know?

3. Brainstorm

◼ What relationships does private law
deal with?
◼ What types of private law do you
know?

4. Vocabulary

1. to reflect social relations — отражать
социальные отношения
◼ 2. a unit of the system of law — единица системы
права
◼ 3. peculiarity — особенность
◼ 4. to make attempts — предпринимать попытки
◼ 5. fundamental branches of law — основные
отрасли права
◼ 6. specialized branches of law — специальные
отрасли права
◼ 7. composite (complex) branches of law —
комплексные отрасли права
◼

5.

The system of law in the Russian
Federation is presented by
norms, institutions and branches
of law which together make a
single unity.

6. Nowadays there are different subdivisions of law branches that are used by contemporary Russian scholars. As well as in many

other
countries law is divided into:
◼ public and private;
◼ substantive and procedural;
◼ domestic and international.

7. But there is one more classification which is based on certain characteristics of Russian law. It is divided into:

◼ fundamental;
◼ specialized;
◼ composite or complex.

8. Fundamental branches regulate the most general and important relations in different spheres of social life.

◼ civil law;
◼ criminal law;
◼ administrative law;
◼ procedural law(civil, criminal
and administrative).

9.

Specialized branches of law deal
with special areas of social relations
such as family relations, financial
relations, labour relations, etc. These
branches are rather independent and
their norms are presented in special
codes, for example the Family Code
which is the primary source of family
law; the Labour Code which is
known to be the source of
employment law, the Land Code
which is the source of land law, etc.

10. Composite branches don’t have their own codes. The relations arising in these spheres of law are usually regulated either by

the
norms of fundamental law: administrative,
civil or criminal law or by norms of
specialized law, for example, financial law.
◼ business law;
◼ environmental law;
◼ agricultural law.

11.

Constitutional law doesn’t belong to the group
of fundamental branches. It is traditionally
considered to have the leading position among
other branches, as the norms of constitutional
law serve the basis for the norms of other
branches. Constitutional law in Russia concerns
the structure of legislative, executive and
judicial power and principles of their work; the
political system of the country; its federative
structure; forms of property; electoral system;
legal status of citizens including their rights,
duties and liberties. The main source of
constitutional law is the Constitution of the
Russian Federation.

12.

1) Exercise: Which category of law deals
with:
a) budget, taxation, state credits
b) relations in the economic sphere of life
c) matters arising from employment relations
d) individual types of crimes and punishment
e) legal forms of executive and administrative
activity
f) crimes: robbery, smuggling, fraud

13.

2) Perform Ex. 3 on page 240 (in written form)
Which of the statements are true or false?
1. The system of Russian law reflects social relations which are
regulated by specific norms and institutions of law.
2. The classification of law into public and private isn’t used by
Russian lawyers.
3. All fundamental branches of law are codified.
4. The category of fundamental branches includes only substantive
law.
5. Constitutional law refers to fundamental branches.
6. Constitutional law regulates the work and structure of all
branches of power, as well as the federative structure of the
country, rights and obligations of the citizens.
7. Specialized branches are completely dependent on fundamental
ones.
8. Specialized branches don’t have their own codes.
9. Business law belongs to the category of specialized branches.

14. Hometask:

А.S.Vlakhova:
р.238(by heart),
p. 240 Ex.2 : Fill in the
scheme