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adopt v prevention n

agreement n proclaim v

charter n protection n

convention n provide v

covenant n provision n

declaration n right (human~) n

obligation n treaty n

violation n

 

II. COMPREHENSION

A. Give the definitions for the following terms and expressions or explain in other words.

1. human rights

2. declaration

3. treaty

4. fundamental freedoms

B. Answer the following questions using the information from the text:

1. Why the protection of human rights has become so important?

2. When and why were the UN and the Council of Europe established?

3. What are the main purposes of the Council of Europe?

4. What are six principal organs of the UN?

5. What are the most important legal agreements adopted by the Council of Europe?

6. What documents does the UN program of human rights consist of?

7. What kind of rights does the Universal Declaration proclaim?

 

2. Complete the following sentences according to the information from the text:

10. The development of the international human rights law can be attributed to …

11. The international Bill of Rights consists of …

12. The Universal Declaration proclaims …

13. The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organization…

14. The International Court of Justice is located …

15. The Declaration was adopted by the UN General Assembly …

16. Latin American human rights norms are expressed in …

17. Today nearly every nation in the world belong to …

 

3. Match the following legal terms with their definitions:

1. agreement a) an official announcement or a basic governing document
2. declaration b) a legally enforceable contract
3. convention c) a condition incorporated in a document
4. obligation d) a formal agreement or compact esp. international agreement
5. provision e) a moral or legal duty binding two parties to perform their agreement

 

III. VOCABULARY STUDY

Find in the text and decide from the context what the word could mean, then choose the appropriate definition.

Right

1. a freedom or power that is morally or legally due to a person

2. anything that accords with the principles of legal or moral justice

Treaty

1. a formal written agreement between two or more states, such as an alliance or trade arrangement

2. an agreement between two parties concerning the purchase of property

Charter

1. a formal document granting or demanding certain rights or liberties

2. the fundamental principles of an organization, constitution (the UN Charter)

3. the hire or lease of transportation for private use


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