7. In groups of 3 or 4 consider the following situations, try to refer each of them to a definite legal system.

Substantiate your argument.

The international element (“foreign element”) may consist in a situation where:

- the parties to the legal relationship have their place of business or residence in different countries;

- the object of the legal relationship is situated on the territory of a different country;

- events important for the origin, change, or expiration of the legal relationship have occurred in a foreign country;

- the given legal relationship is associated with a different legal relationship in a different country.

Section c Language study

Vocabulary

8. Match each term on the left with explanation on the right.

Try and memorize the meanings of the terms.

А	В
a. international law	1. influence international judgement
b. international custom	2. (an) established socially accepted international practice
c. precedent	3. international events, actions, happenings
d. coercive sanction	4. body of rules which governs the relationships between sovereign states
e. body of rules	5. forced punishment when a law or rule is broken
f. world affairs	6. a former action or case that may be used as an example or rule for present or future action
g. affect word opinion	7. total combination of the standards of international law

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.

Line A	Line B
1) to give	a) precedents
2) to be based on	b) judgement
3) to rest on	c) treaties
4) to be involved	d) custom
5) to enforce	e) conventions
6) to submit	f) dispute
7) to observe	g) rules
8) articulate	h) principles
9) to create	i) law
10) to affect	j) opinion

10. Match key terms in line a with their English equivalents in line b.

Line A	Line B
1) стосуватися, мати відношення	a) a moral sanction
2) мати владу, повноваження	b) coercive sanctions
3) виносити судовий вирок	c) to have the authority of power
4) примусові санкції	d) affect world opinion
5) моральний вплив (санкції)	e) concern
6) погоджувальна процедура	f) bear on
7) арбітражний суд	g) give judgements
8) сукупність правових норм	h) articulate
9) проголошувати	i) body of rules
10) здійснювати	j) arbitration
11) впливати на міжнародну думку	k) conciliation procedure