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UNIT 22: international ORGANIZATIONS

UNIT 22: international ORGANIZATIONS. English for Lawyers IV Snježana Husinec, PhD ; shusinec@pravo.hr. Inernational organizations. A) Which international organizations do you know of ? How are they established ? What is their purpose ?

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UNIT 22: international ORGANIZATIONS

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  1. UNIT 22:international ORGANIZATIONS English for Lawyers IV Snježana Husinec, PhD; shusinec@pravo.hr

  2. Inernational organizations A) • Whichinternationalorganizations do youknowof? • How are theyestablished? • Whatistheirpurpose? • Do theyhaveinternationallegalpersonality? How wouldyoudefineit? • What are the benefitsanddrawbacks for memberstates? B) Do ex. I on p. 219. Pick one of the mentionedinternationalorganizationandwritedown a fewsentencesaboutit.

  3. International organizations • Readsection I of the text, provide itwith the appropriatesubtitle. • Extractfrom the text the basicfeaturesofinternationalorganizations. • - …. • - …. • - …. • - ….

  4. The United Nations • What do youknowabout the • establishmentandhistory • structure • purposeand • achievements of the United Nations? Watch the video at the following link and take notes on the above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cqw8-ongtY

  5. The United Nations • Read the rest of the text and provide each paragraph with the appropriate subtitle.

  6. The United Nations • Readsection II and take notes about the historyandmissionof the UN.

  7. The United Nations - History • na international organizations whose mission and work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter • January 1942 - the name "United Nations“ is coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt (first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during the Second World Warwhen representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.  • June 1945 - The Charter was signed by 50 countries • 24 October 1945 -The UN officially comes into existence (when the Charter wasratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the UK, the USA and by a majority of other signatories) • currently made up of 193 Member States

  8. The Purposes of the UN • Upholding international laws and human rights • To maintain international peace and security • To ensure economic development • To ensure social advancement

  9. The main organs of the UN • Read section III of the text and find the main organs: • Join in groups of 6. Each student reads about one of the organs, takes notes and later reports to the group.

  10. UN projects and agencies • Read the last section of the text and extract the specialized agencies mentioned in the text as well as the special areas of their activity. • Answer the questions in ex. VI.

  11. Vocabulary practice I • Do ex. IV and V.

  12. Part Two: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) • Studytheexcerptfromthe Statute oftheIntenational Court ofJustice on p. 224-226 and do ex. I to V.

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