common law
church law
cannon law
natural law
case law
statutory law
body
statute
общее право
церковное право
каноническое право
естественное право
прецедентное право
статутное право
орган
статут, закон
II. Questions to be answered.
1. What 2 kinds of law is the British legal system historically based on?
2. What principles did cannon law rely on?
3. What was common law based on?
4. What are the 2 kinds of common law?
5. What is case law based on?
6. What does statutory law consist of?
7. What are statutes?
8. What kind of law are modern British and American systems based on?
Text 4. International Law
I. Read, translate and retell the text.
International law governs relations between states. The sources of international law are international custom, international conventions, or treaties, and general principles of law.
There is customary and conventional international law. Customary international law is based on rules and principles which are accepted by the states.
Conventional international law is based on international treaties and agreements. The most important treaties are the Genocide Convention, the Vienna and Geneva Conventions, and the provisions of the U.N. Charter.
The UNO (United Nations Organisation) is a world organization that governs international relations according to international law.
II. Questions to be answered.
1. What does international law deal with?
2. What are the sources of international law?
3. What is customary international law based on?
4. What is the basis of conventional international law?
5. What are the most important international treaties?