- •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.
IV. Define if the following sentences are true or false. Use the required information from the text above and correct the false statements.
There are legal terms which are in general use but are not quite clear. The reason lies in difficulties with their translation into different languages the lawyers in court speak.
Georg Schwarzenberger proposed the term law-creating processes for treaties, custom and general principles of law; and law-determining agencies for “subsidiary means for determination of law”, i.e. judicial practice and doctrine.
As a treaty in force The Statute of the International Court of Justice binds at present 10 sovereign States in the world, with no exceptions.
Paragraph 1 of Article 38 displays the existence of three kinds of sources of international law. Conventions, custom and general principles of law, qualified by Schwarzenberger as “law-creating processes”, are for the Court itself the main sources of this law. Judicial decisions and doctrine are its subsidiary sources (or according to Schwarzenberger “law-determining agencies”), being following the wording of these provisions: “subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law”. And there are also autonomous sources of international law mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article 38.
There is a tendency in the practice within some international organizations such as the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization to give rise to another autonomous source of international law.
In case that some new intergovernmental organizations will be established with similar competencies, and in case of proliferation of rules of this kind, one could discuss of the adaptation of this new main source of international law to the existed system.
Vocabulary section/ language focus:
I. Vocabulary notes
Adherence – [əd'hɪ(ə)rəns] 1) прихильність, вірність 2) строге дотримання (правил); Adherence is the fact of adhering to a particular rule, agreement, or belief.
Applicable – [ə'plɪkəb(ə)l] застосовний, придатний; відповідний, підходящий; Applicable is relevant or appropriate the same considerations are equally applicable to accident claims.
Contracting party – сторона угоди, контрагент; сторона, що домовляється; сторона, що укладає контракт (угоду); Contracting party is entity who enters into a binding agreement with one or more other contracting parties and thus accepts the benefits and obligations specified therein. For a contract to be valid, every contracting party to a contract must be a competent party.
Conventional law – договірне право; звичайне (традиційне) право; Conventional law is the body of international legal principles contained in treaties versus customary international law or other sources of international law.
Customary law – звичаєве право; Customary law is those aspects of international law that derive from custom.
Derogation – [derə'geɪʃ(ə)n] 1) часткове скасування (закону); 2) применшення, ослаблення; обмеження; підрив (влади, авторитету); 3) приниження; Derogation – 1) an exemption from or relaxation of a rule or law countries assuming a derogation from EC law; 2) the perception or treatment of someone or something as being of little worth the derogation of women.
Equity – ['ekwiti] 1) справедливість; неупередженість; 2) право справедливості; часто (чиє-небудь) право, визнане судом справедливості; 3) маржа; 4) звичайна акція, акція без фіксованого дивіденду (equity share); 5) (Equity) “Еквіті” (профспілка акторів в Англії); Equity is the quality of being fair and impartial equity of treatment; a branch of law that developed alongside common law and is concerned with fairness and justice, formerly administered in special courts.
Flexibility – [fleksə'biliti] 1) гнучкість; 2) еластичність, пружність; ковкість; 3) піддатливість, поступливість; 4) маневреність, рухливість; пристосовність; Flexibility is willingness to change or compromise the government has shown flexibility in applying its policy in its application and enforcement.
Good faith – 1) добросовісність; 2) добросовісний; Good faith is honesty or sincerity of intention.
Higher priority to – те, що має першочергове значення; Higher priority to is the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter; a thing that is regarded as more important than others.
Human rights – права людини; Human rights are basic rights which many societies believe that all people should have.
International Court of Justice – Міжнародний суд ООН; International Court of Justice is a judicial court of the United Nations which replaced the Court Permanente de Justice in 1945 and meets at The Hague.
International dispute – міжнародний спір, конфлікт; International dispute is a disagreement or argument a territorial dispute between the two countries.
International issue – міжнародне питання; International issue is an important topic or problem for debate or discussion existing, occurring, or carried on between nations international trade.
International law – міжнародне прaво; International law is a body of rules established by custom or treaty and recognized by nations as binding in their relations with one another.
Municipal law – внутрішньодержавне право, національне право, внутрішнє право (країни) ; муніципальне право; Municipal law is the national, or internal, law of a state, as opposed to international law.
Pacta sunt servanda – угоди повинні виконуватися; Pacta sunt servanda - agreements are to be kept; treaties should be observed. Pacta sunt servanda is the bedrock of the customary international law of treaties and, according to some authorities, the very foundation of international law. Without such an acceptance, treaties would become worthless.
Peremptory – [pə'rempt(ə)ri] 1) безапеляційний, який не допускає заперечень, категоричний; 2) доктринерський, догматичний; 3) наказовий, владний; 4) імперативний, остаточний; абсолютний; Peremptory - insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way “Just do it!” came the peremptory reply; not open to appeal or challenge; final a peremptory order of the court.
Source of international law are the materials and processes out of which the rules and principles regulating the international community are developed. They have been influenced by a range of political and legal theories.
Space law – космічне право; Space law is an area of the law that encompasses national and international law governing activities in outer space. International lawyers have been unable to agree on a uniform definition of the term “outer space”, although most lawyers agree that outer space generally begins at the lowest altitude above sea level at which objects can orbit the Earth, approximately 100 km (60 mi).
The Statute of the International Court of Justice – an integral part of the United Nations Charter, as specified by Chapter XIV of the United Nations Charter. The statute’s chapters are: Chapter I: Organization of the Court (Articles 2 - 33); Chapter II: Competence of the Court (Articles 34 - 38); Chapter III: Procedure (Articles 39 - 64); Chapter IV: Advisory Opinions (Articles 65 - 68); Chapter V: Amendment (Articles 69, 70). Under Article 38.2, the court is allowed to decide a case ex aequo et bono if the parties agree thereto.
Subsidiary sources of international law – sources of international law which are less important than but related or supplementary to.
The Charter of the United Nations – the foundational treaty of the international organization called the United Nations.
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties – a treaty concerning the international law on treaties between states.
To assign – [ə'saɪn] правонаступник; цесіонарій; 1) призначати (строк); визначати, встановлювати (границю, межу); призначати, відводити (що-небудь, кому-небудь); 2) (за) давати, доручати (завдання, роботу); зобов’язувати; 3) призначати на посаду, особл. штатну; 4) асигнувати; 5) приписувати; 6) передавати, переуступати (права); церувати; 7) повідомляти (швидкість, рух); призначати (допуски); 8) присвоювати; To assign - 1) allocate (a job or duty); 2) designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets; 3) transfer (legal rights or liabilities).
To be inappropriate for – [inə'praʊpriit] той, що не відповідає певним вимогам; To be inappropriate for means not suitable or proper in the circumstances; there are penalties for inappropriate behaviour it would be inappropriate for me to comment.
To invoke – [in'vəʊk] 1) закликати; молити, благати; звертатися до; посилатися на; 2) закликати до застосування (чого-небудь) ; вдаватися до (чого-небудь); 3) застосовувати (статтю, застереження); 4) викликати (що-небудь) , призвести до (чого-небудь); 5) викликати духів; To invoke - 1) call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration; 2) cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.
Treaty provision – ['tri:ti prə'viʒ(ə)n] умови міжнародної угоди; Treaty provision is a condition or requirement in a legal document which is formally concluded and ratified agreement between states.