- •Unit I the definition of international law lead-in
- •I. Answer the questions
- •II. Comment on the following
- •Reading
- •I. Read the text. The nature of international law1
- •Is international law “law” in the true sense of the word?
- •V. Read the text. The nature and function of international law2
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •III. Complete the following sentences. Use the required information from the text above.
- •IV. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements.
- •What is International Law
- •VI. Answer the questions.
- •VII. Complete the following sentences. Use the required information from the text above.
- •VIII. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements.
- •IV. Read the text and translate the phrases in brackets into English. Render the information close to the text.
- •International human rights law
- •Project
- •Термін “міжнародне право”7
- •Поняття міжнародного права
- •Writing
- •I. Find possible definitions of the term “international law”. Compare them.
- •II. Make a list of positive or negative effects of globalization and its impact on the international legal order and compare it with your peer’s list/ ideas. Listening
- •I. Listen to the Lecture “What is General International Law?”
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •III. Further listening.
- •I. Brainstorm the given statement about international law and discuss it with your peer or group.
- •I. Read the text and study the information about the main principles and sources of international law.
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •III. Complete the following sentences using the required information from the text above.
- •IV. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements.
- •Vocabulary section/ language focus:
- •I. Vocabulary notes
- •II. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the words from the vocabulary notes:
- •IV. Legal Latin:
- •Project
- •Writing
- •I. Choose the words that correspond to the following definitions:
- •II. Word formation. Complete the following tables:
- •Listening
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •Appendix
- •III. Use the information in the excerpt that follows and match each Latin term (1-10) with its English equivalent (a-j):
- •Grammar and language study section
- •I. Word formation. Complete the following tables:
- •II. Translate the sentences into English using the key terms:
- •Project Міжнародний договір як джерело міжнародного права.
- •Writing
- •Unit III system of international law lead-in
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Comment on the following:
- •Reading
- •I. Read the text.
- •The conception of international law as a legal system9
- •The Systemic Vision as a Delegation of Authority
- •Achievements and Challenges for the Systemic Vision of International Law
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •II. Complete the following sentences using the required information from the text above.
- •III. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements.
- •Language focus
- •I. Vocabulary notes
- •II. Fill in the gaps. Use the above words and expressions:
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Provide the English and Ukrainian equivalents of the following expressions:
- •VI. Match the Latin expressions with their English equivalents:
- •VII. Match terms on the left with their definitions on the right:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •Project
- •Система міжнародного права10
- •Система галузей, інститутів та норм міжнародного права
- •Види галузей системи міжнародного права
- •1. Summarize the peculiarities of a branch of international law: define the subject, main principles and institutions thereof.
- •2. Make a list of cases when norms of the branch shall be applied.
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Comment on the following:
- •Reading
- •I. Read the text. Main principles of international law
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •III. Complete the following sentences. Use the required information from the text above.
- •IV. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements:
- •Language focus
- •I. Vocabulary notes.
- •II. Fill in the gaps. Use the above words and expressions:
- •III. Study the use of the phrases with “principle” and translate the sentences given below into Ukrainian: principle
- •IV. Render the following sentences into Ukrainian.
- •V. Match terms on the left with their definitions on the right:
- •VI. Translate into English.
- •VII. Fill in the gaps. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •Project
- •Case concerning the military and paramilitary activities in and against nicaragua (nicaragua V. United states of america)
- •II. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •III. Translate into English:
- •IV. Translate the following:
- •V. Answer the following questions concerning the case:
- •VI. In groups of three-four discuss this information and get ready to present the position of Nicaragua, United States of America and arguments of the International Court of Justice.
- •I. Give examples of cases concerning violation of fundamental principles of international law in current international relations.
- •II. Make a list of pros and cons of actions of international actors in the situation.
- •I. Answer the questions
- •Reading
- •I. Read the text. Legal personality in international law11
- •Introduction
- •II. Comment on the following
- •Conceptions
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •III. Complete the following sentences using the required information from the text above.
- •IV. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements.
- •V. Read the text. The state12
- •Recognition
- •VI. Translate into Ukrainian.
- •VII. Read the text. The role of international organizations13
- •International Organization Legal Rules
- •VIII. Read the text. The individual14
- •Language focus
- •I. Study the use of the phrases with “subject”
- •II. Translate into English
- •III. Study the use of the phrases with “state” and translate the sentences given below into Ukrainian:
- •IV. Use the verbs in the correct form:
- •V. Complete the sentences below using the correct form of the verbs in the box:
- •Project
- •Суб'єкти міжнародного права15 Поняття суб’єктa міжнародного права
- •Основні риси і особливості міжнародної правосуб’єктності
- •Інститут міжнародної правосуб’єктності
- •Держава - основний суб’єкт міжнародного права
- •Міжнародна правосуб’єктність міжнародних організацій
- •Міжнародна правосуб’єктність фізичної особи
- •Визнання держав
- •Writing
- •Self-control
- •III. Match these words with prefixes (1-6) with their definitions (a-f):
- •Unit VI
- •International law and national law(s) lead-in
- •I. Answer the questions
- •II. Comment on the following
- •Reading
- •I. Read the text.
- •International law and national law16
- •Theories Monism
- •Dualism
- •Different subject matter
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •III. Complete the following sentences. Use the required information from the text above.
- •IV. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements.
- •Language focus
- •I. Vocabulary notes.
- •II. Fill in the gaps with the suitable forms of the following words:
- •III. Fill in the blanks with: in, of, upon, to, into, within, therein, by, between, under, while or no preposition
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •1. Render the following text into English. In groups of three-four discuss this information and get ready to inform the students of other groups about your findings/conclusions:
- •Writing
- •I. Write an essay on the following topic “Monism or Dualism in Ukraine”.
- •II. Make a list of pros and cons of strengthening domestic institutions in our country and compare it with your peer’s list/ideas. Self-control
- •I. Word formation:
- •I. Listen to the Lecture “The Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law”
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •III. Further listening.
II. Comment on the following
1. A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state. (Aristotle).
2. If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. (Thomas Jefferson).
3. Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well. (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
4. The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. (Aristotle).
Reading
I. Read the text. Legal personality in international law11
Introduction
Legal personality is a controversial concept of international law. But it is, of course, not a concept confined to the international legal system. It represents one of the pillars of municipal law as well. […] The private law of persons therefore establishes which entities are legally relevant for a specific municipal legal system.
In international law, it also has to be determined which entities have rights and duties and act in legally relevant ways. The notion of legal personality is traditionally employed to this end, and accordingly called international personality. […] However, two peculiarities distinguish personality in international law from that in municipal law.
The first peculiarity often stated is that international personality not only denotes the quality of having rights and duties as well as certain capacities under the law, but that it also includes the competence to create the law.' This association of international personality with law-creation is an effect of there being no centralized legislator in the international legal system as opposed to municipal private law where the creation of only beneficiaries of rights actually held by their home state. A similar problem arises in the context of international human rights law when it is asserted that individuals actually are the holders of international rights without being international persons, a view which might have repercussions for the secondary obligation. In addition to these different readings of general developments in international law, there is often no agreement on the interpretation of specific pronouncements by international courts thought to be related to international personality. For example, it is disputed whether the ICJ’s affirmation of individual rights (in addition to state rights) outside the human rights context in the LaGrand and Avetia judgments implies international personality of the individual or, as has been suggested, by analogy even of other nonstate entities. Another well-known, though somewhat aged, example is the PCIJ’s opinion in Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig with its rather inconclusive reasoning on direct treaty rights of individuals.’ Not surprisingly, the opinion has been interpreted controversially and has been used to foster different theoretical positions on international personality.’ And even when international personality was more directly addressed, as was of course the case in Reparation for Injuries with regard to international organizations, interpretations of the criteria to be fulfilled for an international organization to become an international person differed widely. Thus, case law and practice are constantly taken into account in the debate on international personality, but their interpretation is strongly related to differing theoretical positions. Consequently, there is often no consensus on the implications of these practical developments.