a. The Constitutional Court is the only body that officially interprets the Constitution.
b. The structure of the courts of general jurisdiction is provided by the Law on Court Organisation of 1996.
c. The court system of the Russian Federation consists of the three independent groups of courts.
d. The highest level of commercial court is the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation.
2. Which statement corresponds to the text?
a. At present, there are 20 Federal Territorial Commercial Courts.
b. The military courts are included into the system of courts of general jurisdiction.
c. The main function of the RF Constitutional Court is to make sure that laws and legal acts comply with the constitution.
d. The Supreme Commercial Court is located in Moscow.
Exercise 22
a) Look at the diagram and describe the system of commercial courts. For more information about the courts, go to http://www.arbitr.ru/eng/.
Use the words:
to consist of; to handle cases (appeals); court of first instance; appellate courts; to review; an instance of cassation; lower courts; by way of supervision