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1、第七届“华政杯”全国法律翻译大赛初赛试题试题1(586words)Thecourtordersinjunctivereliefagainstthedefendantandagreestomaintainjurisdictionoverthecasetoensurethatthesettlementisfollowed.Injunctivereliefisaremedyimposedbyacourtinwhichapartyisinstructedtodoornotdosomething.Failuretoobeytheordermayleadthecourttofindthep
2、artyinContemptandtoimposeotherpenalties.Plaintiffsinlawsuitsgenerallypreferconsentdecreesbecausetheyhavethepowerofthecourtbehindtheagreements;defendantswhowishtoavoidpublicityalsotendtoprefersuchagreementsbecausetheylimittheexposureofdamagingdetails.Criticsofconsentdecreesarguethatfederaldis
3、trictcourtsasserttoomuchpoweroverthedefendant.TheyalsocontendthatfederalcourtshaveimposedconditionsonstateandlocalgovernmentsinCivilRightsCasesthatusurpthepowerofthestates.Mostcivillawsuitsaresettledbeforegoingtotrialandmostsettlementsareprivateagreementsbetweentheparties.Typically,theplaint
4、iffwillfileamotiontodismissthecaseoncethesettlementagreementhasbeensigned.Thecourtthenissuesadismissalorderandthecaseisclosed.However,ifthedefendantdoesnotliveuptothetermsofthesettlementagreementtheplaintiffcannotreactivatetheoldlawsuit.Inmorecomplexcivillawsuitsthatinvolvetheconductofbusine
5、ssorindustry,andinactionsbythegovernmentagainstbusinessesthathaveallegedlyviolatedregulatorylaws,consentdecreesareregularlypartofthesettlementagreement.Acourtwillmaintainjurisdictionandoversighttomakesurethetermsoftheagreementareexecuted.Thethreatofacontemptordermaykeepdefendantsfromdragging
6、theirfeetorseekingtoevadetheintentoftheagreement.Inaddition,thetermsofthesettlementarepublic.Certaintypesoflawsuitsrequireacourttoissueaconsentdecree.InClassActionsettlements,Rule23oftheFederalRulesofProceduremandatesthatafederaldistrictcourtmustdeterminewhetheraproposedsettlementisfair,adeq
7、uate,andreasonablebeforeapprovingit.UndertheAntitrustProceduresandPenaltiesAct,thecourtmustreviewproposedconsentdecreesinantitrustsuitsfiledbytheJusticeDepartment.Thestatutedirectsthecourttoreviewcertainitems,includingwhetherthedecreeadvancesthepub
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