1. you are a law student, and you are preparing for an international conference about legal systems. discuss with your partner the types of legal systems. talk about similarities and differences.
2. explain the difference between barrister and solicitor. compare with your partner stages for entering the legal profession of barrister and solicitor in uk. explain requirements for studying law in the usa.
3. talk about the most applicable and effective legal system of the world today. give reasons and compare it with a system of another country.
4. two legal experts are exchanging their opinions about sources of the law in the uk. describe the differences between “ordinary” and “special” sources. which role do sources of law play in the modern world?
5. having attended a legal seminar on modern legal systems of the world you have been asked by your superior to tell about legal systems of the world, especially in the usa, the uk and kazakhstan to tell about differences and similarities of legal systems. point out the following parts:
a. anglo-saxon legal system
b. roman –german legal system
c. religious legal system
6. two legal experts are exchanging their opinions about ‘constitutional doctrines’: separation of power, the rule of law and parliamentary sovereignty. describe importance of these doctrines and distinguish their roles in uk. can government effectively operate without them?
7. two legal experts are exchanging their opinions about different types of constitution. compare them and explain basic differences. which type of constitution do you prefer and why?
8.you are a barrister from the uk, and your friend is from kazakhstan. you do not understand the difference between barrister and advocate. discuss these notions with your friend from kazakhstan. explain the following definitions to each other:
 
a) the bar
b) bar association
c) bar vocational court
d) inns of court
e) call to the bar
f) disbar
 
9.two legal experts are exchanging their opinions about the differences between private and public law. describe subdivisions of these branches of law. why is public law important in today's society?