Legal English

Public International Law, European Law

admission to sth - right to enter an institution
arbitration court - it is not a legal court bur court of experts whose trials take place faster and cheaper
bilateral - considering two parties
conscience - part of mind, which says what is right and what is wrong
consecutive state - one after the other stage
consistency - when sth always happens in similar way
construe - give meaning or intention, explain
decision - judgment
derogation - situation in which law must be ignored
descendant - child, hair
directive - specific act of EU
duly - proper
durable - long lasting
enforcement - making sure, that the law is obey
enrolment fee - money that you pay when you register formally as a participant of a school
enter into force - starts to be binding
equitable - person who treating everyone in the equal way
foster - support
framework - in the limit
freedom of assembly - right to associate with others
freedom of expression - freedom of speech
genocide - mass murder of people
in compliance/harmony with - appropriate
increasingly - growing larger, more and more
instrument - legal document
invoke - to appeal
legal guardian - person who has the legal authority to take care for another
mandatory - obligatory
multilateral - considering more than two parties
peremptory - kind of sanction, must be obey without the question
preclude - make impossible
presumption of innocence - idea that person is free until is not guilty
primary EU legislation - founding treaties and treaties amending these
profound - deep
provision - condition in legal document
public condemnation - public disapproving of sth
recipients - person who receive sth
recommendation - to represent sth worthy of confidence
refugees - person who leave their country for personal reasons
remiss - not careful enough
reprisal - limited violation to international law to punish other state that has already broken it
retaliatory - do sb bad for sb, because that person is bad for us
retortion - retaliation by a state to another's subject, use in law
sanction - kind of enforcement
secondary legislation - established by the institutions of the EU
seek - looking for
servitude - lack of personal freedom
settled dispute - to find a solution and agreement
signatory - party that signed an agreement
solely - only
sources of law - treaties, customary law, substantive law
spouse - husband or wife
substantive law - law that prescribes the rights, duties to another person
take priority over sth - take precedence over sth
trade union - labor union of workers in related crafts
transposed - to change relative position
unilateral - considering only one party
violation in law - break the law
without prejudice to - without harm to
 Legal English
Public International Law, European Law
to attest - to show or prove that sth is true
to exert - put force into use
to pursue - try to achieve sth
to refrain from - to obtain to say or do something
to stand an area - to extent the area

bez szkody dla - without prejudice to

bezpłatny - free of charge
być obciązony czymś - to be overbandened with sth
być wybranym na 2-letnia kadencję - to be elected for 2-year election
cło na produkty - customs duty on
działać w charakterze dyrektora - act as a derector
nakładac obowiązek na kogoś - to impose a duty on sb
odnoscic sie do czegoś - apply to sth
powierzyć zadanie - to entrust sb with sth
wykonywac zadanie - carry on the task