- •Unit V main principles of international law
- •Main principles of international law
- •Principle of sovereign equality of states:
- •Principle of prohibition of threat or use of force:
- •3. Principles of territorial integrity and inviolability of borders:
- •8. Principle of interstate cooperation:
- •4. Principle of peaceful settlement of disputes:
- •5. Principle of non-interference in internal affairs:
- •6. Principle of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms:
- •7. Principle of equality and self-determination of peoples:
- •9. Principle of faithful fulfillment of obligations under international law:
- •Read the text and answer the questions:
- •Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements:
- •III. Language focus:
- •I. Fill in the gaps using the above words and expressions:
- •II. Study the use of the phrases with “principle” and translate the sentences given below into Ukrainian: principle
- •III. Match terms on the left with their definitions on the right:
- •IV. Translate into English using the verbs in the correct form:
- •V. Fill in the gaps. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •V. Project “case-study”:
- •Study Judgment of the International Court of Justice dated 27 June 1986 in case Nicaragua V. United States of America
- •II. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •IV. Translate the following:
- •V. Answer the following questions concerning the case:
4. Principle of peaceful settlement of disputes:
Peaceful settlement of disputes between states is enshrined in Paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the UN Charter, the Declaration on Principles of International Law, the Final Act of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
5. Principle of non-interference in internal affairs:
Intervention in the internal affairs of states is not permitted under Paragraph 7 Article 2 of the UN Charter, Declaration on Principles of International Law, the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The Declaration, in particular, noted that no state may use or encourage the use of economic, political measures or any other character in order to achieve the subordination coerce another state in the exercise of its sovereign rights and to obtain him any advantage it; prohibits assistance in the implementation armed and subversive activities aimed at changing the regime of another state intervention in civil strife in another state. In other words, the intervention means actions of one state, affecting matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of another State, without consent of the latter.
6. Principle of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms:
This principle, arising from the humanistic orientation of modern states, goals international cooperation, indicated in Paragraph 3 of Article 1 of the UN Charter, is enshrined, in particular, in the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. States obliged to respect recognized rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom thought, conscience, religion and belief to all without distinction as to race, sex, language, and religion.
7. Principle of equality and self-determination of peoples:
Principle of equality and self-determination of peoples mentioned in Paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the UN Charter, developed in Declaration on Principles of International Law and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. By virtue of the principle equality and self-determination of peoples, all peoples of the Earth are free to determine, without external interference, their political status and to their economic, social and cultural development. Moreover, by virtue of this principle, the peoples struggling for independence and statehood, under certain circumstances, to claim the status subjects of international law and, thus, on international legal recognition their personality.
8. Principle of interstate cooperation:
International cooperation is one of the goals of the UN (Paragraph 3 Article 1 of the UN Charter), designated as the principle of international law, in particular, the Declaration principles of international law and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. States are obliged to cooperate with each other, regardless of their political differences, economic and social systems in different fields of international relations to maintain international peace and security and promoting international economic stability and progress, the general welfare of nations and international cooperation, free from discrimination, which has in based on such differences.