- •International Law.
- •Unit 1. The main legal features of the international community
- •Introduction
- •The nature of international legal subjects
- •Traditional and new subjects
- •Vocabulary work
- •I. Find English equivalents to these word combinations
- •Grammar revision
- •IV. Translate these sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the underlined words.
- •Speaking
- •V. Answer the questions, using the information from the text
- •Insurgents
- •National liberation movements
- •VI. Find answers to the questions.
- •VIII. Render the text “Что понимается под субъектом международного права”into English.
- •IX. Using the diagram speak on the International Legal Subjects
- •Immunities and other limitations on sovereignty
- •Rights and immunities of foreign states
- •Non-intervention in the internal or external affairs of other states general
- •New forms of intervention
- •Prohibition of the threat or use of force
- •Peaceful settlement of disputes
- •Sovereignty
- •Legal equality
- •Self-determination of peoples
- •Vocabulary work
- •Grammar revision
- •Speaking.
- •Immunities of diplomatic agents
- •What are the two classes of privileges and immunities which diplomatic agents enjoy?
- •Immunities of consular agents
- •International Law - Antonio Cassese
- •New trends
- •The role of usus and opinio in international humanitarian law
- •Do customary rules need, at their birth, the support of all states?
- •Treaties
- •Interpretation
- •Codification
- •The introduction of jus cogens in the 1960s the emergence of jus cogens.
- •The effects of jus cogens
- •Vocabulary work.
- •II. Match the words making pairs used in the text, and use them in sentences of your own.
- •III. Match these Latin words with their definitions.
- •IV. Match the synonyms and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •Grammar revision.
- •V. Translate the sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the underlined words.
- •Speaking
- •VI. Continue the sentences, using the phrases, given below.
- •VII. Answer the questions using the information from the text.
- •VIII. Complete diagrams a and b with the words and phrases given below. Then using these diagrams retell this part of the text “International Lawmaking.”(Custom and Treaties).
- •IX. Working in pairs make up one more diagram covering such parts of the text as “Codification” or “Jus Cogens. Other Law-Creating processes.”
- •X. Read the text and answer the questions.
- •International lawmaking: other law-creating processes (part I)
- •XI. Read the text and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •International lawmaking: other law-creating processes (part II)
- •XII. Render the text into English.
- •International Law, Antonio Cassese
- •Unit 4. State responsibility
- •1 The current regulation of state responsibility: an overview
- •2 'Ordinary' state responsibility
- •3 'Aggravated' state responsibility
- •Vocabulary work
- •I. Give the English equivalents of the following word combinations
- •II. Match these words making pairs used in the text
- •III. Complete the sentences with prepositions
- •IV. Choose the right word
- •I. Translate into Russian the sentences
- •II. Give extensive answers to the questions making use of the following expressions
- •III. Summarizing
- •IV. Render the text into English ответственность в международном праве Что понимается под международно-правовой ответственностью и когда она наступает?
- •Несут ли субъекты международного права международно-правовую ответственность за деяния своих органов и должностных лиц?
- •Unit 5. Legal attemps at narrowing the north-south gap
- •1 The action of the world community: general
- •2 The role of international economic institutions
- •Vocabulary work
- •I. Give the English equivalents of the following word combinations
- •II. Match the words making pairs used in the text
- •III. Complete the sentences with prepositions
- •IV. Choose the right word
- •I. Translate from English into Russian
- •I. Match the parts of the sentences
- •II. Give extensive answers to the questions making use of the following expressions
- •1 Multilateral co-operation for development
- •Unit 6. The implementation of international rules within national systems relationship between international and national law
- •Modalities of implementation
- •Vocabulary work
- •I. Give the English equivalents to the following word combinations
- •IV. Analyse the meanings of the words. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct word in each case.
- •I. The formal subject expressed by ‘it’. Translate into Russian the sentences with impersonal ‘it’.
- •II. Translate into Russian. Pay attention to the underlined word combinations.
- •I. Decide whether these statements are true or false. Discuss the answers in groups.
- •III. Summarizing.Write the plan of the text in the form of statements. Develop your plan into a summary.
- •IV. Render the text into English using the active vocabulary
- •Supplementary reading the rank of international rules within domestic legal orders
- •I. Comment on the diagram. Make use of the helpful phrases.
- •Trends emerging among the legal systems of states
- •1. Modalities of implementation
- •2. The rank of international rules, within domestic legal orders
- •Exigencies motivating states in their choice of the
- •Incorporation system
- •Techniques of implementation
- •Treaty law
- •I. Analyse the ways of implementing rules within the frame of international public law using the given phrases. Complete the missing information on the mind map.
- •Techniques of implimentation
- •Information for reports, presentations, discussions:
National liberation movements
The emergence of organized groups fighting on behalf of a whole 'people' against colonial powers is a characteristic feature of the aftermath of the Second World War. Liberation movements arose first in Africa, then in Asia; they then mushroomed in Latin America and - to a lesser extent - in Europe. Africa, however, has been the principal home of liberation movements. Along with the gradual expansion of the liberation phenomenon from Africa to other continents, the movements also broadened their objectives, invoking new goals, in addition to anti-colonialism, namely struggles against racist regimes and alien domination. Struggles of this type were; prevalent from the 1960s until the 1980s. At present they seem to be on the wane. Consequently, this class of international subjects is dwindling.
VI. Find answers to the questions.
Is there any similarity between these two phenomena?
What is different?
When did insurgency occur?
When did national liberation movements emerge?
VII. Read the text “The legal status of individuals in the international law” and explain how the position of individuals differs from that of states.
THE LEGAL STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
In sum, in contemporary international law individuals possess international legal status. They have a few obligations, deriving from customary international law. In addition, procedural rights enure to the benefit of individuals, not vis-a-vis all States, but only towards the group of States that have concluded treaties, or the international organizations that have adopted resolutions, envisaging such rights. Clearly, the international legal status of individuals is unique: they have a lopsided position in the international community. As far as their obligations are concerned, they are associated with all the other members of the international community; in contrast, they do not possess rights in relation to all members of that community. Plainly, all States are willing to demand of individuals respect for some fundamental values, while they are less prepared to associate them to their international dealings, let alone to grant them the power to sue States before international bodies. To differentiate the position of individuals from that of States, it can be maintained that while States have international legal personality proper, individuals possess a limited locus standi in international law. Furthermore, unlike States, individuals possess a limited array of rights and obligations; on this score, one can speak of a limited legal capacity (in this respect, they can be put on the same footing as other non-State international subjects: insurgents, international organizations, and national liberation movements).
VIII. Render the text “Что понимается под субъектом международного права”into English.
Что понимается под субъектом международного права?
Субъект международного трава - это участник международных отношений, который в силу международно-правовых норм может выступать носителем субъективных прав и обязанностей. Субъектами международного права являются государства; международные межправительственные организации; нации, борющиеся за независимость; государственно-подобные образования; Международный уголовный суд ООН и в ограниченном объеме физические лица (индивиды).
Некоторые западные юристы-международники неоправданно расширяют круг субъектов международного права. Так, английский профессор Дж. О'Брайен полагает, что субъектами международного публичного права являются государства, индивиды, транснациональные корпорации, повстанцы и национально-освободительные движения, меньшинства, коренное население, подмандатные и несамоуправляющиеся территории, кондоминиумы.
Субъекты международного права могут быть постоянными и временными. Постоянные субъекты - это государства. Нация, которая борется за свое освобождение, выступает как временный субъект только на период борьбы и создания независимого государства. Некоторые международные организации созданы для достижения определенных целей.