… law is made by human beings, and one of its most famous examples – the US Constitution – begins with the words “We, the people...”
… laws are perceived to be eternal and immutable, while secular rules can be changed by their makers
In a religious legal … disputes are usually adjudicated by an officer of that religion, so the same person is both judge and priest
… law is also referred to as “primitive law”, “unwritten law”, “indigenous law”, and “folk law”
… are penalties or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for obedience with the law, or with rules and regulations
It should be noted that there are three main sources of the law in the world:
legislation, … or decisions of the higher court or custom
Though the … often brings the formal charges, investigates the matter, and decides on the case, he or she works within a framework established by a comprehensive, codified set of laws
Match the given countries to the corresponding law systems:
Match the words with their synonyms:
Arrange the milestone documents chronologically:
Arrange the milestone documents chronologically:
The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force in …
Human Rights are …
The United Nations (UN) defines discrimination as behavior that includes any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on … (choose 2 correct answers)
The United Nations has adopted … treaties in addition to the covenants in the International Bill of Human Rights
The dramatic changes in Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America since 1989 have powerfully demonstrated a surge in demand for respect of … rights
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than seven million people who are independent of any type of political ideology, religion or economic interest and who take … personally
It is not correct that … belongs to the core activities of Amnesty International
Civil Rights Defenders was established in …
Human Rights Watch has its headquarters in …
Human Rights Without … (HRWF) is an international non-profit organization that promotes respect for human rights around the globe and advocates for democracy, the rule of law and social justice
An international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom, is … International
An international nongovernmental organization that investigates and documents human rights violations and advocates for policies to prevent such abuses is Human Rights …
The term “law” denotes the body of rules and regulations that is the product of the … process
Originally … law was used by the merchants in Europe
An international organization that uses the medical and scientific tools to attract attention to severe human rights abuses and mass atrocities is … for Human Rights
Through …, the Civil Rights Defenders provides expertise and support to human rights defenders while holding those in power accountable for their actions
Arrange the documents chronologically:
Match the words with their synonyms:
Arrange the documents chronologically:
Match the following acts with their purposes:
The Constitution of the Russian Federation was adopted in …
The adoption of the Constitution was so important to Russia because …
The word “constitution” in Latin means …
A constitution guarantees …
Executive branch is represented by the … in Russia
The State Duma carries the main responsibility for … federal laws
Unlike most modern states, … does not have a codified constitution but an unwritten one formed of Acts of Parliament, court judgments and conventions
The theoretical foundations of modern … were laid down in the great works on the social contract
According to the Constitution there are 3 branches: …, executive and judiciary
The legislature is the Federal … of Russia, which consists of two chambers: the State Duma (the lower house) and the Federation Council (the upper house)
From a comparative perspective, Bri
The first international treaty to control substances was adopted at the Brussels Conference in … in the context of the regulations against slave trade
One of the most significant acts in the area of drug trafficking is the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances concluded at … in 1988.
The most effective anti-drug strategy that includes monitoring, detection and sorting, pursuit and apprehension is …
Match the words with their synonyms:
Arrange the following drug control treaties chronologically according to the date of their entry in force:
Study the following case:
The defendant, having voluntarily consumed drugs, had the illusion of descending to the centre of the earth and being attacked by snakes. In his attempt to fight off these reptiles he struck the victim two blows on the head causing injuries to her brain. He claimed to have had no knowledge of what he was doing and no intention to harm her.
What was the court’s decision?
The Constitution is …
The following types of constitutions are distinguished: …
States that have a written … may also have a body of traditional or customary practices that may or may not be considered to be of constitutional standing
… regarded the mixed constitution as the best arrangement of offices in the polis
Aristotle called people …
Roman law generally recognized …
The Stoics argued, all humans are endowed by nature with a spark of … by means of which they can perceive a universal natural law that governs all the world and can bring their behaviour into harmony with it
Roman law added to Aristotelian notions of constitutionalism … (choose 2 correct answers)
The Romans conceived of the all-encompassing … law of nature as the eternal framework to which constitutions, laws, and policies should conform – the constitution of the universe
English philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in the 17th century and the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the 18th contributed to the theory of … contract
A … is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue
The basic law of the state, which describes the structures and processes of government and the fundamental rights of citizens in a higher law that cannot be unilaterally changed by an ordinary legislative act is called the …
Social … theory says that people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior
A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position is called an …
A … government is one whose powers have been adapted to the interests of its people and to the maintenance of individual liberty
A constitutional … is a government in which the people vote for representatives or laws, and in which the laws are authorized and constrained by a constitution
The … of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America
Arrange modern constitutions chronologically (consider the date of their adoption):
Match the words with the synonyms:
The Constitution is the supreme law of the country. Imagine if you were asked to create you student groups’ Constitution.
What would it contain?
The belief that all human beings possess rights and freedoms, simply because they are human, was spread …
The roots of rights and freedoms lie …
The Great Charter was so important because it laid out the principle that everybody, …, was subject to the law
The first English Bill of Rights was established in …
The first English Bill of Rights contained such rights as … (choose 2 correct answers)
The United States Constitution of 1791 contained a … that remains in effect today
Efforts in the 19th century to prohibit the … and to limit the horrors of war are prime examples to establish human rights
The role of the International Labor Organization was to …
For the first time in history, the issue of the protection of the min
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