Buku LEGAL ENGLISH
Buku LEGAL ENGLISH
Buku LEGAL ENGLISH
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LEGAL ENGLISH
Dr. Agus Prihartono, P.S., S.H., M.H.
Rully Syahrul Mucharom, S.H., M.H.
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Penerbit:
Media Edukasi Indonesia (Anggota IKAPI)
Jalan Lingkar Caringin Cisoka Tangerang
Banten Kode Pos 15730
Email: indonesiamediaedukasi@gmail.com
WhatsApp Only: 087871944890
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you both understand English language as it appears in
contemporary written and oral context, and to use clear,
accurate English in everyday legal situations.
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LEGAL TERM/VOCABULARY
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Term/Vocabulary MEANING
a binding agreement that is
Contract
enforceable by law
the process of giving careful
Consideration
thought to something
failure to act with the prudence of
Negligence
a reasonable person
an example that is used to justify
Precedent
similar occurrences
an act that disregards an
Infringement
agreement or a right
criminal offense of making false
Perjury
statements under oath
Statute an act passed by a legislative body
institute legal proceedings against;
Sue
file a suit against
Challenge a call to engage in a contest or fight
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LEGAL PROFESSION
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A. Working in Law
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Court
Police Lecturer Consultants Prosecutor Jury
Clerk
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STRATEGIES
A. Short Text
Text 1
DEMOCRACY
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b. Choosing
c. Electing
d. Voting
e. Debating
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POLITICAL PARTIES
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THE UNITED NATIONS
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b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 7
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THE UNITED NATION
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d. United
e. Occupied
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d. Rather
e. Same
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(Source: http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/)
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(Source: https://www.scotsman.com/)
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A. Power of Attorney
Step 1
Decide to whom you want to give the power of attorney.
You’re authorizing someone to make many important
decisions for you, and those decisions legally bind you, not
him. Your agent or attorney-in-fact, the person you give this
power to, should be someone you trust implicitly.
Step 2
Determine when you want your agent to act for you. If you
only want him to take care of your affairs in the event that
you become incapacitated, this is a springing POA. If you
want to authorize him to act both now and after you
become incapacitated, this is a durable POA.
Step 3
Decide the nature of your POA. Make a list of the things you
want your agent to be able to do for you, such as make
health care decisions for you, manage your personal
business and finances, or both.
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Step 4
Write the caption of your POA at the top of a page, based on
the decisions you’ve made. For example, if you want your
agent to make only health-care decisions for you after you
become incapacitated, write “Springing Power of Attorney
for Health Care.” If you want to give him broad powers, now
and in the future, write “Durable General Power of
Attorney.”
Step 5
State your name and address under the caption, with a
notation that you’re of sound mind. State that you’re
appointing the agent you’ve selected, and include his name
and address. Write specifically that you’re naming him as
your “true and lawful” agent or attorney-in-fact.
Step 6
Specifically list all the things you’re authorizing your agent
to do. You can copy this from the list you’ve already made
and add identifying information, such as addresses of real
estate you’re making him responsible for, or the numbers
of accounts you’re authorizing him to manage for you.
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Step 7
Insert the date on which you would like your POA to
become effective. If you want it to end on a certain date,
rather than be durable or springing, state this as well.
Include language that specifically indicates you want your
POA to be durable and last past your incapacitation, if this
is what you’ve decided.
Step 8
Make signature lines, with dates, for you, your agent and a
notary public. Arrange for both you and your agent to sign
your POA in the presence of a notary.
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2. Structure of PoA
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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Principal's Signature
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Date
Agreed to and Accepted by:
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Agent's Signature
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Date
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this ____ day of____, 20____.
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Notary
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EXERCISE 1
Writing Task:
Make a Power of Attorney letter based on following case:
B. Legal Opinion
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3. Basis of Opinion
IRAC (Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion), which
stands for:
ü Issue: The legal question/issues the client is asked
to solve.
ü Rule: The general legal rules governing the issue.
ü Analysis: Explains how the legal rules apply to the
facts of the issue raised by the client.
ü Conclusion: Opinion on each issue presented.
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ü Issues or analysis
ü Legal reasoning
ü Holding
ü Conclusion
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EXERCISE 2
Writing Task:
Make a Legal Opinion based on following case:
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a. MoU vs Contract
An MoU is not a contract. It is technical
something that would qualify as informal written
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
between
(Name of University), (Name of Country)
and
Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Indonesia
on
Cooperation in Academic and Research Related
Activities
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Signature Date
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Signature Date
EXERCISE 3
Writing Task:
Make a MoU between your organization and the agency
that will sponsor the event your organization will conduct,
with details:
ü Sponsor will provide donations of Rp. 30,000,000 for
the event, which will be paid in advance 50%, and the
rest will be given one month before the event.
ü The sponsor logo will be placed on the billboard,
stage, and tote bag of the event participants.
ü The sponsor's name will be mentioned several times
by the MC during the event.
ü The sponsor will get a free marketing booth in the
event area.
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D. Legal Cotract
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3. Types of offers
• Firm Offer to Purchase: Usually preferable to the
seller because it means buyers are prepared to
purchase the home without any conditions.
• Conditional Offer to Purchase: Usually means there
are one or more conditions on the purchase, such
as "subject to home inspection", "subject to
financing" or "subject to sale of buyer's existing
home". The home is not sold until all the conditions
have been met.
Name: Sulamun
Address: JL. Sample letter
of Agreement No. 214, Cibinong, Bogor
Job: Employee
URNo. KTP: 00147623
hereinafter referred to as the SECOND PARTY.
In this way the two sides have agreed to hold the sale of
goods agreement, provided that:
Article 1
(1) the FIRST PARTY provide and
submit the SECOND car brand Livanza type VZ2000 bla
ck for sale.
(2) the FIRST PARTY guarantees
the legitimate owner of the farm animals v. (1)
Article 2
The SECOND PARTY is willing to sell the cars article
1 paragraph (1).
Article 3
Things have not been provided for in this
Agreement shall be governed thereafter based on
the mutual agreement between the first and second as
an addendum and a part that is an integral part of this
agreement.
Article 4
This Agreement created a duplicate of the original two,
each the same sound on paper part is pretty and
has the same force of law when signed by the
respective parties.
EXERCISE 4
Writing Task:
Make a letter of agreement between the seller and buyer
using English with a complete agreement format.
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A. Conversation 1
B. Conversation 2
FAJAR : Hi. How are you? I haven’t seen you for a few
days.
SHINTA : Hi. I’m fine. I’ve been busy.
FAJAR : What have you been doing?
SHINTA : I was called to do jury duty.
FAJAR : Wow. What was it like?
SHINTA : It was good. It did not take too long and was fun.
C. Conversation 3
Work in Group :
1. Look at the person who is currently sitting next to you!
2. Pair up with her/him!
3. With your partner, have a conversation about ‘Law in
Indonesia’ obtained in English. You can talk about
anything related to law. For example, the right
punishment for corruptors, pros and cons of chemical
castration punishment, or you can even talk about your
own law-related experience.
4. The conversation will be held for around 5 minutes.
Keep talking with your partner until your teacher stops
you.