- •English and Law
- •Part II
- •Учебно-методическое пособие
- •(В двух частях)
- •Предисловие
- •Unit 5: International conventions text 1. The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •3. Put the words into the right order.
- •4. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.
- •5. Say if it is true or false and give the right variant.
- •6. Put the sentences into the right order according to the text.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •Text 2. Key Provisions of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words: extradition, engaged, secrecy, internationally, developing, comprehensive, appropriate.
- •5. Say if it is true or false and give the right variant.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •Text 3. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •Text 4. Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.
- •3. Find the English equivalents in the text.
- •4. Finish the sentences according to the text.
- •5. Speak on the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air using the following plan.
- •Text 5. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Put the words into the right order.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words: protection, provides for, exploited, supplements, dealing with, remain.
- •4. Use the appropriate preposition: in, for, against, with, in, between, by, of, to.
- •5. Say if it is true or false and give the right answer.
- •7. Translate into English using the texts of both Protocols.
- •Text 6. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text.
- •3. Correct mistakes, both grammar and lexical, in the following statements.
- •4. Use the appropriate verb according to the text.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •Text 7. Convention on the Rights of the Child
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •4. Put the words into the right order.
- •5. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.
- •6. Say if it is true or false and give the right answer.
- •7. Speak on the Convention on the Rights of the Child using the following plan.
- •8. Translate into English.
- •Text 8. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
- •Unit 6: International Humanitarian Law text 1. Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (ihl)
- •2. Complete the sentences with the following words: on land, government, treaties, biological, concerned, encountered, seek, murdered, voluntarily.
- •3. Finish the statements according to the text.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •Text 2. Basic rules of ihl
- •1. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •2. Put the words into the right order.
- •3. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.
- •4. Correct mistakes, both grammar and lexical, in the following statements.
- •5. Say if it is true or false and give the right answer.
- •Text 3. Role of the Red Cross during armed conflict, locally and overseas
- •2. Put the sentences into the right order.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Answer the questions.
- •Unit 7: economic crimes in the modern society text 1. Consumer fraud. Victims of fraud
- •Victim Demographics
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 2. Inventive swindlers
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Unit 7.1 different kinds of fraud text 1. Home equity fraud and home renovation repair schemes
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 2. The pigeon drop scheme
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 3. Telemarketing fraud operations
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •3. Translate these expressions from Russian into English.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 4. Local pyramid club schemes and gifting club scams
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Text 5. Techniques used to sell fraudulent investments
- •1. Mark the statements below as true or false.
- •2. Choose the right word or word-combinations from the text.
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the text if necessary.
- •Glossary
- •Icrc – the International Committee of the Red Cross
- •Bibliography
- •English and Law
6. Say if it is true or false and give the right answer.
The right of the child to freely express views is not covered by this Convention.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding international instrument concerning the protection and promotion of the rights of the child.
It doesn’t attach any importance to international cooperation and assistance.
To emphasize the interdependence of human rights the Convention combines civil and political rights with economic, social and cultural rights.
The Convention acknowledges the primary role of the State in the care and protection of the child.
7. Speak on the Convention on the Rights of the Child using the following plan.
Objectives of the Convention.
Exceptional character of the Document.
New vision of children’s rights.
Role of the family and the State in the protection of the child.
General principles of the Convention.
Role of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
8. Translate into English.
Конвенция придает особое значение взаимодополняемости и взаимозависимости прав человека.
Она представляет собой объединяющий пункт и полезный инструмент для гражданского общества и людей.
Четыре основных принципа выражают философию, которую передает Конвенция, и предоставляет руководство для государственных программ ее осуществления.
Конвенция также излагает необходимость реабилитации и социальной реинтеграции ребенка, явившегося жертвой заброшенности, плохого обращения иди эксплуатации.
Осуществление прав ребенка предусматривается Конвенцией как в мирное время, так и в течение военного конфликта.
Полный ряд гражданских, политических, экономических, социальных и культурных прав заключены в Конвенции.
Использование одного права не может быть отделено от использования других.
Text 8. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
1. Complete the following text with the right English equivalents: proscribes, feasible, voluntary, raise, safeguards, increase, compulsory, implementation, armed conflict, prohibits, recruitment, distinct, hostilities.
The objective of the Optional Protocol is to увеличить the protection of children from involvement in военный конфликт by raising the age of possible набор of persons into the armed forces and their participation in военные действия.
The Optional Protocol establishes an obligation upon States to take all возможные measures to prevent the direct participation in hostilities by individuals under the age of 18. It запрещает the обязательный recruitment of persons under the age of 18 into the armed forces, and also obliges States to поднять the minimum age for добровольного recruitment of persons into the armed forces above the age set by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It further requires States to establish гарантии relative to the voluntary recruitment of individuals under the age of 18. The Protocol also осуждает и запрещает the recruitment of persons under the age of 18 years by armed groups that are отличные from the armed forces of a State. Finally, the Optional Protocol sets forth an obligation upon States to report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on its применение.
The Optional Protocol entered into force on 12 February 2002.