
- •International law
- •Contents
- •Передмова
- •International Law
- •1. Read the following proverbs. Each of them contains deep sense. Comment on them and try to give their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •Section b Reading and speaking
- •2. What do you suppose the international law is about?
- •3. Read through the text and find answers to the questions that follow it.
- •International Legal System
- •4. Word study: Key Terms
- •5. Answer the following questions to the text. Do it in pairs.
- •6. Use the information in the excerpt that follows to describe where and when contemporary International law has its origin and when an embryonic sovereign state system was established in Europe.
- •7. In groups of 3 or 4 consider the following situations, try to refer each of them to a definite legal system.
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •8. Match each term on the left with explanation on the right.
- •9. Make up as many word-groups as you can think of using words from lines a and b in the sentences of your own.
- •10. Match key terms in line a with their English equivalents in line b.
- •11. Translate the sentences into English using the key terms.
- •12. Fill in the missing prepositions:
- •13. Complete the following table and translate the words into Ukrainian. The first one is given like a model to you.
- •14. Choose the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences. Make a point of using the Passives. The Acceptance of Community Law
- •15. Fill in the missing prepositions from the list:
- •16. Translate the sentences into English using the key terms given in the unit.
- •Section d Listening
- •16. You are going to hear the text about Roman Law, which is the foundation of many legal systems of the world.
- •18. The text given below deals with the history and present state of the international law. Skim the text and arrange the numbers of its topics in the right order.
- •History of International Law
- •19. Answer the following questions:
- •Scanning reading
- •20. Scan the text "International Law and State Systems'' and speak:
- •International Law and State Systems
- •Section f Case study
- •21. The Arab-Israeli conflict
- •Section g Test (Time limit - 45 minutes)
- •International Law and National Law
- •Evaluation Scale
- •Section a
- •1. Read the following quotations. Try to understand their deep sense. Convey it to your classmates.
- •Section b Reading and speaking
- •2. Memorize the phrases below.
- •3. Read through the text and be ready to do comprehension check. Text 1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- •4. Answer the following questions to the text. Do it in pairs.
- •5. Read the text, note all the words and phrases that are law terms. Text 2 The European Convention on Human Rights
- •6. Word study: Key Terms
- •7. Read through the text again and find answers to the questions that follow.
- •Ukraine is a party of the following international treaties
- •Ukraine signed but not yet ratified
- •Ukraine is a party of the following European treaties
- •Section c Language Study
- •Vocabulary
- •12. Match the expressions. Make up 5-6 sentences using them.
- •13. Find the equivalents of the definitions from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Articles 1-9)
- •14. Complete the following table and translate the words into Ukrainian.
- •19. Form nouns of the following verbs adding corresponding suffixes: -tion,
- •20. Choose the correct verb or noun form of the given words to complete each of the following statements.
- •22. Choose the appropriate connective from the list to complete the following text; use each connective once only:
- •Права людини
- •Стаття 2 ("Угода про створення співдружності незалежних держав")
- •Section d Listening
- •24. You are going to hear the text about the development of international human rights law.
- •Listening
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •25. Before you skim the text try to answer the questions:
- •26. Read through the words and phrases and try to memorize them.
- •27. Skim through the text fairly quickly and give the logical plan
- •Democracy
- •Scanning reading
- •27. Scan the text "The Court Judgement on the Tyrer's Case" and be ready to do the exercise that follow it.
- •The Court Judgement on the Tyrer’s Case
- •28. Decide which of the following statements are true, and correct any statements that are wrong.
- •30. Freedom of Expression
- •Section g Test (Time limit - 45 minutes)
- •Human Rights Violation
- •Evaluation Scale
- •International c riminal Law
- •1. How would you express the quotation in your own words?
- •Section b Reading and speaking
- •2. Do your best to understand the meaning of the terms “international criminal law”, “crimes against humanity”, “crimes against peace”, “war crimes”, “transnational crimes”.
- •3. Reading tasks:
- •International Criminal Law
- •4. Word study: Key Terms
- •5. Comprehension check
- •6. Use all the information you have learnt in this Unit so far to describe the distinction between genocide and crime against humanity.
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •7. Vocabulary: distinguishing meaning.
- •8. Match the terms in line “a” with their English equivalents in line “b”
- •9. Use the words and words combinations from the exercise above to complete the sentences below.
- •10. Match the terms in line “a” with their Ukrainian equivalents in line “b”
- •11. Choose the best word from the box given below to fill in each sentence.
- •12. Fill in the missing prepositions:
- •13. Translate the sentences into English using the key terms given in the unit.
- •Forming the Passive
- •14. Make the sentences passive:
- •15. Choose the appropriate form of the verb (active or passive):
- •16. Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the following sentences.
- •17. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •Section d Listening
- •18. You are going to hear the text “Human Trafficking and Migration”.
- •Listening
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •19. The text given below deals with international crimes. Skim the text and find out the mistakes which are presented in ex. 20.
- •Legal Aspects of the Rainbow Warrior Affair
- •20. Twelve of the facts stated are wrong - can you find the mistakes? The Rainbow Warrior Affair: Summary of the Facts
- •22. Which of the following do you think are examples of “low-level use of force”?
- •Scanning reading
- •23. Scan the text “Extradition” and find out the information concerned:
- •Extradition
- •24. You are now going to hold an International Law moot.
- •Section g Test (Time Limit – 45 minutes)
- •Evaluation Scale
- •I nternational Humanitarian Law
- •1. How would you express the quotation in your own words?
- •Section b Reading and speaking
- •2. Read this poem and answer the following questions:
- •Imagine
- •3. Read through the text and find answers to the questions that follow it.
- •International Humanitarian Law
- •4. Word study: Key Terms
- •5. Answer the following questions. Do it in pairs.
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •7. Match the terms in line “a” with their Ukrainian equivalents in line “b”
- •8. Use the words and words combinations from the exercise above to complete the sentences below.
- •9. Match each term on the left with its explanation on the right. Try to memorize the meaning of the terms.
- •10. Choose the best word from the box given below to fill in each gap.
- •11. Fill in the missing prepositions from the list:
- •Un forces
- •12. Translate the sentences into English using the key terms given in the unit.
- •13. Reread the text and find out the examples of using adverb clauses of condition “whether or not”.
- •14. Use the given information to complete the sentences.
- •15. Complete the sentences with your own words.
- •I have to go to work tomorrow whether I feel better or not.
- •16. Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the following sentences. Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
- •17. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Section d Listening
- •18. You are going to hear the text about “International Committee of the Red Cross” ( icrc), one of the most important organization of the ihl.
- •Listening
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •19. The text given below deals with “The international legal framework in humanitarian areas”. Skim the text and make the logical plan of the text.
- •The international legal framework in humanitarian areas
- •20. Answer the following questions:
- •Scanning reading
- •21. Scan the text “Preventing genocide and other violations of human rights” and find out information concerning:
- •Preventing Genocide and Other Violations of Human Rights
- •Section f Case study
- •22. Crimes against humanity.
- •Section g Test (Time Limit – 45 minutes)
- •Un forces
- •Evaluation Scale
- •Section b Reading and speaking
- •International Economic Law
- •5. Word study: Key Terms
- •6. Work in pairs. Answer the following questions to the text:
- •7. Read the text and use the information of the text to answer the questions on the international economic law that follow.
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •8. Make up as many word groups as you can, think of using words from Lines a and b. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •9. Fill in the missing propositions:
- •10. Complete the following table and translate the words into Ukrainian. See the model.
- •11. Match key terms in line a with their English equivalents in line b.
- •12. Translate the sentences into English using the key terms.
- •13. Expressing quantity
- •14. Underline the correct word.
- •15. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Section d Listening
- •16. You will hear part of the program about the historical evolution of trade and the international economic laws which regulate it on the worldwide arena.
- •Listening
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •18. The text given below deals with the general principles of economic development.
- •General Principles of International Economic Law
- •19. Scan through the text “International Cooperation in Search of Energy Resources” and be ready to give information:
- •International Cooperation in Search of Energy Resources
- •20. Additional tasks
- •Section f Case Study
- •21. Trade Deals are Slowed by Bureaucracy
- •Section g
- •Global Regulation for a Global Industry
- •Evaluation Scale
- •International Environmental Law
- •1. Interpret the meaning of this quotation:
- •2. The relationship between man and nature has become one of the most vital problems facing civilization today.
- •Fire and Ice
- •Section b Reading and speaking
- •7. Try to remember the meaning of the following abbreviations. They will be used in the text below.
- •8. Do your best to understand the meaning of the terms and try to remember them
- •9. Read through the text and find answers to the questions that follow it.
- •International Environmental Law
- •10. Word study: Key terms
- •11. Work in pairs. Answer the following questions to the text:
- •12. Complete the sentences with the principles of environmental law listed in the text.
- •13. Complete these sentences using information from the text.
- •14. Think over the proper Ukrainian equivalents to the following word-combinations:
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •15. Match each term on the left with explanations on the right:
- •17. Complete these sentences with the correct derivative of the words at the end of the sentence.
- •18. Complete the collocations below by adding an appropriate noun. Some can combine with more than one noun.
- •19. Fill in the spaces using a suitable form of the word given at the end of the lines. The first is given as an example.
- •21. Render the text in English using given word-combinations. Гроші зі сміття
- •22. Which verb ending in –ify means:
- •23. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Section d Listening
- •24. You are going to hear the text about “Global Warming”
- •Listening
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •25. The text below deals with legal basis for biodiversity in Ukraine.
- •Legal Basis for Biodiversity Conservation
- •Scanning reading
- •26. Scan the text about the Kyoto Protocol in order to find answers to the following questions as quickly as possible.
- •The Kyoto Protocol
- •Section f Case study
- •27. Making the Donbas environmentally safe
- •Section g Test (Time Limit – 45 min.)
- •Evaluation Scale
- •International organizations
- •1. Translate the names of the following international organizations and try to explain their main task.
- •Reading and speaking
- •2. Read and express your own opinion on the following quotations by Sir Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of Great Britain 1874 -1965).
- •3. Try to guess the etymology of the word “organize“:
- •5. Match each term on the left with explanation on the right.
- •6. Read through the text and find answers to the questions that follow it:
- •International Organizations
- •7. Word Study: Key Terms
- •8. Work in pairs. Answer the following questions to the text:
- •9. Read and give your own vision of the following statement made by Nelson Mandela, Golda Meir, Markus Tullius Cicero, Adolf Hitler, Peter Druckner, Norman Douglas.
- •10. You are a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the International Conference devoted to problems of uno effectiveness in handling the international conflicts.
- •11. Brainstorming
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •12. Match a verb in a with the word combinations in b.
- •13. List “a” contains the names of International organizations and agencies. Choose an io or agency to fit each definition in List “b”.
- •14. Dependent prepositions. Read the text and fill in the missing prepositions.
- •16. Match key terms in line a with their English equivalents in line b.
- •18. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian and name the Passive Voice.
- •19. Translate the following sentences into English paying attention to the Passive Voice.
- •20. Look through the text and find examples of passive voice. Write these examples in your note-books. Section d Listening
- •21. You are going to hear the text about Interpol.
- •Listening
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •International Court of Justice
- •23. Answer the following questions:
- •Scanning reading
- •The United Nations
- •Section f Case study
- •25. European Union and Ukraine
- •Section g Test (Time limit - 45 minutes)
- •Evaluation Scale
- •1. Discuss the following statement. Express your own vision of this problem.
- •Section b Reading and speaking
- •2. Find as much information as possible about the European Union.
- •3. Discuss your idea as to the reasons for the development of a single Europe.
- •4. Read through the text and be ready to do comprehension check. The European Union
- •5. Word study: Key Terms
- •6. Comprehension check
- •7. Fill the table with the suitable information about the role, membership, presidency and voting of such legal institutions.
- •8. Use the context to work out the probable meaning of the following words and phrases in the text.
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Choose the right prepositions in brackets according to the content of the sentences.
- •11. Try to memorize the following word combinations and use them to complete the sentences given below. There is more than one possibility.
- •12. Match each term in Line a with their Ukrainian equivalent in Line b.
- •13. Rearrange the underlined letters to make words in the extracts below.
- •14. Translate the following sentences into English using the key terms given in the unit.
- •15. Fill in the Article where necessary:
- •16. Fill in the Article where necessary:
- •17. Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the following sentences. Make a point of using the Passives.
- •18. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Section d Listening
- •19. You are going to hear the text about the main bodies of the eu.
- •Listening
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •20. Before you skim the text try to answer the following questions:
- •21. Skim the text “The Sources of the European Community Law” and make the logical plan of the text.
- •The Sources of European Community Law
- •22. Answer the questions:
- •Scanning reading
- •23. Scan the text “The legislative process of the eu” and find out the information concerning:
- •The Legislative Process of the eu
- •Section f Case study
- •24. The free movement of workers
- •Relevant documents
- •Section g Test (Time limit – 45 minutes)
- •Evaluation Scale
- •1. Express your ideas on the following quotations:
- •Section b Reading and Speaking
- •2. Based on the title write 3-4 questions which you think you will find the answers to in the text.
- •3. Read through the text to find the answers to your predicted questions.
- •4. Work at the word-combinations to understand the text better
- •5. Work in pairs. Answer the following questions to the text:
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •6. Match each term on the left with its explanation on the right. Try and memorize the meanings of the terms.
- •7. Make up as many word-combinations as you can (lines a and b). Use them in sentences of your own. Do it as in the model: 3 - g
- •8. Complete the following table as in the model: number1. Translate the words into Ukrainian.
- •9. Read through the abstract concerning the foreign ships which exercise the Right of Innocent Passage and express your opinion on the situation:
- •10. Match Ukrainian key-terms in line a with their English equivalents in line b as in the model: 1-c
- •11. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.
- •13. Learning grammar theory bits about Sentence – Adverbs (certainly, normally, fairly) and their functions will help you to express your opinion:
- •14. Mind sentence- adverbs of a compound character.
- •15. Translate sentence- adverbs in the following text.
- •16. Use sentence - adverbs in the following sentences.
- •Section d Listening
- •17. You are going to hear the text “Criminals at Sea”.
- •Listening
- •18. Listen to the text “Criminals at Sea”.
- •19. Post listening task
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •International Maritime Organizations (imo)
- •Scanning reading
- •20. The text given below deals with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established to solve maritime disputes.
- •International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- •Section f Case Study
- •21. Protest Flotilla to Intercept Plutonium Shipment in the Channel
- •Section g Test (time limit – 45 minutes)
- •The Juridical Nature of the Territorial Sea
- •For in on of from by to
- •Evaluation Scale
- •International Trade Law
- •1. How would you express the quotation in your own words?
- •Section b Reading and speaking
- •2. Do your best to understand the meaning of the terms “international economic law”, “international trade”, “industrialization”, “globalization”, “multinational corporation”.
- •3. Read the text and find answers to the questions that follow it.
- •International Trade Law
- •4. Word study: Key Terms
- •5. Answer the following questions. Do it in pairs.
- •6. Use all the information you have learnt so far in this Unit to describe the distinction between international economic law and international trade law.
- •Section c Language study
- •Vocabulary
- •8. Find logical links: which noun in b can go with the verb in a?
- •9. List ‘a’ contains some basic terms in the field of business. Choose a term to fit each definition in List ‘b’.
- •10. Fill in the missing prepositions:
- •11. Match the key terms in Line a with their English equivalents in Line b.
- •12. Translate the sentences into English using the key terms given in the unit.
- •13. Fill in the missing words in the definitions below. Choose from the following:
- •14. Adverbs can go in three positions, depending on their type.
- •15. Put the adverbs in the right place in the sentences.
- •16. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Section d Listening
- •17. You are going to hear the text “North American Free Trade Agreement (nafta)”. Before listening to the text, discuss the following questions:
- •Listening
- •Section e Skimming reading
- •18. The text given below deals with “The World Trade Organization”
- •The World Trade Organization
- •Scanning reading
- •19. Scan the text “International Monetary Fund” and find out information for the discussion of the following issues:
- •International Monetary Fund
- •Section f Case study
- •20. Planning to improve the economic and investment climate
- •Section g Test (Time limit – 45 minutes)
- •Human trafficking and migration
- •International Committee of the Red Cross (icrc)
- •Interpol
- •WordList
- •Abbreviations
- •Reference List
INTERNATIONAL LAW
МІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ, МОЛОДІ ТА СПОРТУ УКРАЇНИ
Український державний університет фінансів та міжнародної торгівлі
International law
Підручник з англійської мови для студентів юридичних спеціальностей вищих навчальний закладах
Під загальною редакцією Г.П. Литнєвої
Київ – 2012 – Зовнішня торгівля
УДК 339.5
Схвалено Вченою радою УДУФМТ до друку як навчальний посібник.
Протокол №5 від 30.03.2011 р.
Укладачі:
Литнєва Г.П. – к. пед. н., доцент кафедри іноземних мов УДУФМТ;
Дяченко Л.Д. – к. філолог. н., доцент кафедри іноземних мов УДУФМТ;
Горяйнова А.А., Кушевська Н.М., Тарасенко Т.В., Петушкова І.А. – ст. викладачі кафедри іноземних мов УДУФМТ.
Рецензенти:
Брандес О.П. – к. філолог. н., доцент кафедри лексикології та стилістики англійської мови Київського національного лінгвістичного університету;
Рябушко С.О. – к. пед. н., доцент, завідувач кафедри англійської філології та перекладу Ізмаїльського державного гуманітарного університету;
Анцелевич Г. О. – к. юр. н., професор, завідувач кафедри міжнародного права УДУФМТ.
K 64 International Law: Навч. посібник / Литнєва Г.П., Дяченко Л.Д., Горяйнова А.А., Кушевська Н.М., Тарасенко Т.В., Петушкова І.А. – К.: Зовнішня торгівля, 2012. – 249 с.
ISBN 111-11-11-1
Мета посібника – забезпечити розвиток навичок роботи з фаховою літературою та усного мовлення на теми, передбачені при опануванні дисциплін «Правознавство» та «Міжнародні відносини» у галузі міжнародного права. Посібник охоплює такі аспекти вивчення, як мова фахового спрямування та ділова англійська мова.
Система вправ забезпечує швидке й ефективне засвоєння студентами необхідних знань і вироблення стійких навичок фахової усної комунікації, роботи з англомовною правовою літературою.
Для студентів юридичних та економічних вузів, працівників сфери зовнішньоекономічної і правової діяльності.
УДК 339.5
ISBN 111-11-11-1 © Колектив авторів (голова – Г.П. Литнєва), 2011.
© Зовнішня торгівля, дизайн і верстка, 2011.
Contents
Unit One |
International Law |
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Section A |
Warmer |
9 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking - International Legal System |
9 |
Section C |
Language study |
13 |
Section D |
Listening - Roman Law |
18 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - History of International Law, International Law and State Systems |
19 |
Section F |
Case study - The Arab-Israeli Сonflict |
23 |
Section G |
Test |
25 |
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Unit Two |
Human Rights |
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Section A |
Warmer |
30 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The European Convention on Human Rights |
30 |
Section C |
Language study |
35 |
Section D |
Listening - The Development of International Human Rights Law |
38 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - Democracy, The Court Judgement on the Tyrer’s Case |
39 |
Section F |
Case study - Freedom of Expression |
43 |
Section G |
Test |
44 |
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Unit Three |
International Criminal Law |
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Section A |
Warmer |
49 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking - International Criminal Law |
49 |
Section C |
Language study |
54 |
Section D |
Listening - Human Trafficking and Migration |
58 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading – Legal Aspects of the Rainbow Warrior Affair, Extradition |
60 |
Section F |
Case study - International Law Moot |
65 |
Section G |
Test |
66 |
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Unit Four |
International Humanitarian Law |
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Section A |
Warmer |
71 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking - International Humanitarian Law |
71 |
Section C |
Language study |
75 |
Section D |
Listening - International Committee of the Red Cross” (ICRC) |
79 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - The International Legal Framework in Humanitarian Areas, Preventing Genocide and Other Violations of Human Rights |
82 |
Section F |
Case study - Crimes Against Humanity |
86 |
Section G |
Test |
88 |
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Unit Five |
International Economic Law |
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Section A |
Warmer |
94 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking - International Economic Law |
94 |
Section C |
Language study |
97 |
Section D |
Listening - Historical Evolution |
102 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - General Principles of International Economic Law, International Cooperation in Search of Energy Resources |
103 |
Section F |
Case study - Trade Deals are Slowed by Bureaucracy |
110 |
Section G |
Test |
112 |
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Unit Six |
International Environmental Law |
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Section A |
Warmer |
116 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking - International Environmental Law |
116 |
Section C |
Language study |
120 |
Section D |
Listening - Global Warming |
124 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - Legal Basis for Biodiversity Conservation, The Kyoto Protocol |
125 |
Section F |
СCase study - Making the Donbas Environmentally Safe |
131 |
Section G |
Test |
133 |
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Unit Seven |
International Organizations |
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Section A |
Warmer |
139 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking - International Organizations |
139 |
Section C |
Language study |
145 |
Section D |
Listening - Interpol |
150 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - International Court of Justice, The United Nations |
151 |
Section F |
Case study - European Union and Ukraine |
155 |
Section G |
Test |
157 |
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Unit Eight |
European Union Law |
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Section A |
Warmer |
161 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking - The European Union |
161 |
Section C |
Language study |
164 |
Section D |
Listening - Bodies of the EU |
169 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - The Sources of European Community Law, The Legislative Process of the EU |
171 |
Section F |
Case study - The Free Movement of Workers |
176 |
Section G |
Test |
178 |
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Unit Nine |
The Law of the Sea |
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Section A |
Warmer |
182 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking - The Law of the Sea |
182 |
Section C |
Language study |
188 |
Section D |
Listening - Criminals at Sea |
193 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - International Maritime Organizations (IMO), International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
194 |
Section F |
Case study - Protest Flotilla to Intercept Plutonium Shipment in the Channel |
199 |
Section G |
Test |
201 |
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Unit Ten |
International Trade Law |
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Section A |
Warmer |
207 |
Section B |
Reading and Speaking – International Trade Law |
207 |
Section C |
Language study |
211 |
Section D |
Listening - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
215 |
Section E |
Skimming and scanning reading - The World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund |
217 |
Section F |
Case study - Planning to Improve the Economic and Investment Climate |
222 |
Section G |
Test |
224 |
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Appendix |
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Tapescripts Word list Abbreviations |
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226 |
Reference List |
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246 |