Legal English: Advanced Level. Visual Reference Materials

27Making the World More Lawful24act of state doctrine – доктрина "акта государственной власти" (препятствующая рас-смотрению вопроса о юридической силе актов иностранной державы на её тер-ритории)pacta sunt servanda– договоры должны соблюдатьсяcounterfeiter – фальшивомонетчик, контрафактор (любое лицо, изготавливающее не-законные копии чего-л., особенно денежных знаков или товаров)shipwrecks – кораблекрушение, авария суднаspace vehicle debris – радиоактивные обломки космического аппаратаself-preservation – самосохранениеdiplomatic intercourse – дипломатические связиvehicle of war – боевая машинаreciprocate act – ответное действие; реакция, аналогичная произведённому воздейст-виюgood faith – добросовестностьcomity – вежливость, учтивостьSELECTED DUTIES OF STATES• Act of state doctrine - a court in one state will not sit in judgment on the actof another state carried out on its own territory.•Pacta Sunt Servanda- states are obligated to obey treaties and internationallaw in general.• States must not intervene in the affairs of other states or attack themmilitarily.• States must not allow their territory to be used to harm other states bycounterfeiters, revolutionaries, terrorists, or even commercial operationsthat may cause pollution to reach the territory of another country.• States have an obligation to compensate other states and their citizens incases of material harms that include, for example, shipwrecks, the fall ofspace vehicle debris, and the nationalization of private property belongingcitizens of another country.• States have a duty to protect foreign nationals and their property and totreat them as well as their own citizens with a few exceptions, mainly,regarding matters of voting and holding political office.SELECTED RIGHTS OF STATES• States have a right to self-preservation including self-defense.• States enjoy a right to legal equality and sovereign independence includingcontrol over their domestic affairs.• States have a right to recognize one anot...