6. Расскажите о роли международного права в деле защиты окружающей среды.

7. Подберите определения к следующим словам.

1)garbage	a) exhibiting, using, or concerned with radioactivity
2) subsoil	b) to dispose of waste in the sea or on land
3)seabed	c) to pour forth or cause to pour forth
4) waste	d) the solid surface of the Earth which lies under the sea
5) substance	e) worthless, useless, or unwanted matter
6) to dump	f) rejected as useless, unwanted, or worthless
7) to discharge	g) the tangible matter of which a thing consists
8) warfare	h) the external surroundings in which a plant or (animal lives, which tend to influence its development and behavior
9) environment	i) the layer of soil beneath the surface soil and| overlying the bedrock.
10) radioactive	j) the act, process, or an instance of waging war

8. Прочитайте текст со словарем и передайте его краткое содержание на английском языке.

War and Environmental Law

War has enormous impacts on the environment. Protective measures during a time of war are dependent on the warring countries adhering to international laws relating to environmental protection, along with some more general legal obligations. The desire of the country to remain vigilant about environmental protection during a war is questionable in a time of complete destruction, with their often single-minded focus on certain ends that do not include environmental sanctity.

War and military activities have obvious detrimental impacts on the environment. Weaponry, troop movements, landmines, creation and destruction of buildings, destruction of forests by defoliation or general military usage, poisoning of water sources, target-shooting of animals for practice/boredom relief, consumption of endangered species out of desperation etc., are just some of the examples of how war and military activities impact negatively on the environment.

In recent decades, many armed conflicts have involved a wide range of threats to the environment. These have included long-lasting chemical pollution on land; maritime and atmospheric pollution; despoliation of land by mines and other dangerous objects; and threats to water supplies and other necessities of life. The consequences have affected not only belligerents, but also civilians and neutral States; and they have sometimes continued long after the end of the armed conflict.

From a legal standpoint, environmental protection during times of war and military activities is addressed partially by international environmental law. Further sources are also found in areas of law such as general international law, the law of war, human rights law and local laws of each affected country.