9. Principle of faithful fulfillment of obligations under international law:

Principle faithful implementation of international obligations is a fundamental rule in international law, as reflected, inter alia, relevant provisions of the Declaration of Principles of International Law and Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

1. Read the text and answer the questions:

1. What are the main principles of international law?

2. Are the principles of equality and self-determination of peoples interconnected?

3. What are the grounds for the lawful use of force in international relations?

4. In what acts are the principles of territorial integrity and inviolability of borders enshrined?

5. What principles of international were established in the Helsinki Final Act?

6. Why are the main principles of international law occupying a special place in the system of international rules?

7. What commitments does the principle of sovereign equality of states impose?

8. Under what principle are states obliged to cooperate with each other, regardless of their political differences, economic and social systems in different fields of international relations?

9. What does the principle of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms provide?

10. What principles of international law were not established by the UN Charter?

2. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements:

1. The main principles of international law are general principles of law.

2. Ten principles of international law are stated in the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

3. The use of force in international relations shall be permitted by the UN Security Council.

4. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is the source of principles of international law.

5. The right of states to individual or collective self-defense is stipulated in the Declaration of Principles of International Law.

6. The UN Charter is of no binding force for states.

7. No sanctions can be imposed in case of breach of obligations under international law.

8. Main principles of international law cannot be changed by agreement of subjects of international law.

9. The principle of territorial integrity does not mean inviolability of borders.

10. The UN Charter calmly declares two mutually excluding principles - the inviolability of borders and the right to self-determination.

III. Language focus:

1. Obey v: to do what someone tells you to do or what a rule, law, etc., says you must do (obey the law). 

Opposite: disobey.

Obedient adj: willing to do what someone tells you to do or to follow a law, rule, etc. (obedient to the law, an obedient child).

Obedience n: Students are expected to act in obedience to the rules of the school [=are expected to obey the rules of the school].

Obediently adv: The children stood obediently in line.

2. Equal adj: 1. the same in number, amount, degree, rank, or quality  (officers of equal rank, issues of equal importance = issues that are equal in importance); 2. not changing: the same for each person (providing equal opportunities for children of all races, equal rights, an equal opportunity employer = an equal opportunities employer [=an employer who does not discriminate against people because of their race, religion, etc.]; 3. formal: able to do what is needed — + to (He says that he's equal to the task. [=he's capable of completing the task]).

Equality n: the quality or state of being equal; the quality or state of having the same rights, social status, etc. (racial/gender equality, the ideals of liberty and equality, women's struggle for equality, legal equality, equality before the law, sovereign equality, equality of votes). 

Opposite: inequality.

3. Integrity n 1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty; 2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire; 3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of a ship's hull; 4) the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles a gentleman of complete integrity; 5) the state of being whole and undivided upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty; 6. the condition of being unified or sound in construction the structural integrity of the novel

Integral adj 1. necessary to make a whole complete (essential or fundamental games are an integral part of the school's curriculum | systematic training should be integral to library management); 2. being an essential part (of); intrinsic (to).

Integrated adj 1) (of an institution, body, etc.) desegregated, especially racially integrated education 2) with various parts or aspects linked or coordinated an integrated public transport system.

Integration n 1) the action or process of integrating economic and political integration; integration of individual countries into trading blocs; 2. the intermixing of people who were previously segregated integration is the best hope for both black and white Americans.

4. Sovereign n: 1. One that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit, as: a king, queen, or other noble person who serves as chief of state; a ruler or monarch; a national governing council or committee; a nation that governs territory outside its borders. 2. A gold coin formerly used in Great Britain.

Sovereign adj: 1. Self-governing; independent (a sovereign state). 2. Having supreme rank or power (a sovereign prince). 3. Paramount; supreme (Her sovereign virtue is compassion). 4. Of superlative strength or efficacy (a sovereign remedy).

Sovereignty n: 1. supreme power especially over a body politic. 2. freedom from external control, autonomy.

5. Inviolable adj: 1. secure from violation or profanation (an inviolable law). 2. secure from assault or trespass, unassailable (inviolable borders).

Inviolability n: immunity from assault, the quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness (inviolability of Parlementaires, inviolability of dwelling).

6. Prohibit v: 1. to forbid by authority, enjoin. 2. to prevent from doing something; preclude.

Prohibition n: 1. the act of prohibiting by authority, an order to restrain or stop (a prohibition against parking on the street). 2. often capitalized: the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors except for medicinal and sacramental purposes. 3. the period of time from 1920 to 1933 in the U.S. when it was illegal to make or sell alcohol.

Prohibitive also prohibitory adj: 1. prohibiting; forbidding (take prohibitive measures); 2. so high or burdensome as to discourage purchase or use (prohibitive prices); 3. so likely to win as to discourage competition (the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination).

Prohibitiveness n: the quality or state of prohibiting or tending to prohibit, forbid, or prevent (esp. of prices) the quality or state of tending to or being designed to discourage sale or purchase.