- •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
Section g Test (Time Limit – 45 min.)
Task 1. Fill in the gaps choosing the correct word. Only one word is correct.
Model – 1- B
Developments within international environmental law have had a profound ___(1)____ (impact) on international economic law. The principle of sustainable development itself is a major ____(2)____ to the _____(3)____ of international economic law, and the law of natural resources is partly international economic law and partly international environmental law. The ____(4)____ to exploit the natural resources of a state in a ____(5)____ manner was another major influence of international environmental law on international economic law.
The Stockholm Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the human Environment of 1972 was perhaps the first major international environmental law ____(6)____ that introduced the idea of conversing natural resources onto the ____(7)____ of international economic law.
The protection, preservation and enhancement of the environment for the present and future generations is the _____(8)____ of all States.
The 1985 report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) (popularly known as the “Brundtland Commision”) popularized the phrase “sustainable development”, ____(9)_____ both states’ right to economic development and their obligation ____(10)____ particular attention to any ____(11)____ of the environment resulting from development ____(12)_____.
The Commission defined the _____(13)_____ “sustainable development” as “development that meets the needs of the present without ____(14)_____ the ability of ____(15)_____ generations to meet their own needs”.
International environmental agreements are generally ____(16)____ (or sometimes bilateral) treaties (convention, agreement, protocol, etc.). The majority of such conventions _____(17)____ directly ____ specific environmental issues. There are also some general treaties with one or two ____(18)_____ referring to environmental ____(19)_____ but these are rarer. There are about 1000 environmental law treaties _____(20)_____ today: no other area of law _____(21)_____ such a large body of conventions on a ____(22)____ topic.
Protocols are subsidiary ____(23)____ built from a primary treaty. They exist in many areas of international law but are especially useful in the environmental field, where they may _____(24)_____ to regularly incorporate recent ____(25)____ knowledge. They also ____(26)_____ countries to _____(27)_____ agreement on a framework that would be _____(28)_____ if every detail were to be agreed upon in advance. The most ____(29)______ protocol in international environmental law is the Kyoto Protocol.
Customary international law is _____(30)______ in international environmental law. These are the norms and rules that countries _____(31)_____ as a matter of custom and they are so prevalent that they _____(32)____ all states in the world. When a principle becomes customary law is not clear cut and many ____(33)____ are out forward by states not wishing to be found. Examples of customary international law relevant to the environment include the duty to _____(34)____ other states promptly about _____(35)_____ of an environmental nature and environmental ____(36)____ to which another state or states may be exposed, and Principle 21 of the Stockholm Declaration.
International environmental law also includes the _____(37)_____ of international courts and tribunals. While there are few and they have limited _____(38)____, the decisions carry much weight with legal commentators and are quite____(39)_____ on the development of international environmental law.
Pollution doesn’t ____(40)____ political boundaries, making international law an important aspect of environmental law.
A ____(41)_____ of legally-binding international agreements now encompass a wide variety of issue-areas.
Where the statutes and regulations on environmental law ends the _____(42)____ law begins.
A |
B |
C |
D |
1. reflection |
impact |
impudence |
rumpus |
2. donation |
bequest |
contribution |
inheritance |
3. aim |
developing |
inspiration |
evolution |
4. obligation |
necessity |
duress |
need |
5. sustainable |
correlation |
stability |
symmetry |
6. implement |
instrument |
device |
tool |
7. timetable |
diary |
schedule |
agenda |
8. impassibility |
obligation |
responsibility |
duty |
9. embodying |
imbibing |
embracing |
rating |
10. to act |
to perform |
to play |
to take |
11. rehabilitation |
prohibition |
multiplication |
degradation |
12. vocations |
activities |
movements |
destination |
13. definition |
term |
title |
exposition |
14. agreeing |
refusing |
objecting |
compromising |
15. future |
past |
living |
neighbouring |
16. bilateral |
international |
domestic |
multilateral |
17. deal with |
do business |
act |
attend |
18. utterances |
clauses |
decisions |
statements |
19. copies |
numbers |
matters |
issues |
20. emergency |
appearance |
existence |
attendance |
21. has generated |
invented |
produced |
has caused |
22. special |
specific |
defining |
ordinary |
23. contracts |
pacts |
agreements |
bargains |
24. use |
be using |
have used |
be used |
25. scientific |
natural |
specifying |
sensational |
26. tolerate |
object |
permit |
notice |
27. make |
reach |
arrive at |
conclude |
28. arguing |
contentious |
disagreeing |
superb |
29. widely-known |
famous |
sufficient |
subsequent |
30. subordinate |
blameless |
innocent |
important |
31. expect |
develop |
follow |
differentiate |
32. communicate |
fasten |
obstruct |
bind |
33. arguments |
decisions |
choices |
assessment |
34. advise |
promise |
warn |
swear |
35. emergencies |
anxiety |
injury |
tendencies |
36. harm |
damages |
aspects |
concepts |
37. ideas |
opinions |
thoughts |
experience |
38. opportunity |
ambiguity |
authority |
trustworthy |
39. essential |
additional |
initial |
influential |
40. provide |
honour |
count |
respect |
41. plethora |
oversupply |
rate |
platitude |
42. criminal |
common |
tort |
property |
43. The program of environmental protection and ecological safety __________ the installation of gas purification equipment in the workshop producing steel wire.
A declares |
B puts into effect |
C envisages |
D delicts |
44. The most painful process are: __________ in the south of Ukraine, human health problems in industrial regions.
A derangement |
B derogation |
C duplicity |
D desertification |
45. Positive results may be achieved only when the issues of _________ biological and landscape diversity will not contradict one another in various acts of the state legislation system.
A development |
B regulation |
C conservation |
D realization |
46. They _______ actively in solving ecological problems of the Baltic basin.
A prevent |
B cooperate |
C approve |
D protect |
47. As with international law, the chief guiding principle of international environmental law is that of _____________.
A sovereign |
B sovereignty |
C independence |
D indestructibility |
48. These are the norms and results that countries follow as a matter of custom and they are so _____ that they bind all states in the world.
A prevalent |
B useful |
C organizing |
D protective |
49. The purpose of these laws was to protect the environment from public or private actions that could cause _______.
A disgust |
B disaster |
C disarray |
D damage |
50. Greenpeace and industry research shows that with some government support, the solar industry could supply electricity to over 2 billion people _____ in the next 20 years.
A globally |
B worldly |
C simply |
D partly |