Раздел 5. Международное право. Основы. Unit 5. International law basics.

  • Vocabulary
    Key terms and concepts.
    1. a) Match the words with their definitions.
    1. inalienable

    a) hearing in court to decide whether someone is guilty or innocent of a crime
    2. violate b) being able to keep one’s own personal life a secret
    3. injustice c) protect from harm
    4. responsibility d) freedom or power to act or think in the way one chooses
    5. trial e) destroy or disobey a law or right
    6. safeguard f) unfair treatment
    7. right to privacy g) duty to act in a particular way
    8. liberty h) cannot be removed or taken away
    b) Use one of the words from the list above to complete the following expressions.
    1. Everyone has a _____________ to protect the rights of others.
    2. Documents such as the Magna Carta established the notion that we all have _______________ rights, and nobody can take these from us.
    3. It is illegal to ______________ someone’s human rights.
    4. In some places, there are many examples of ________________, in spite of international human rights legislation.
    5. _______________ is one of the most fundamental human rights.
    6. The right to a fair _______________ in court and to be judged by one’s peers was established by the Magna Carta.
    7. Amnesty International exists to _________________ human rights all over the world.
    8. “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal _______________________ except according to a procedure established by law”.