The International Humanitarian law system relies on armed conflicts and humanitarian action. This specific field of legal studies includes a mixture of other subjects such as International Public law,Government policies , Individual Criminal Responsibility , Minorities , Refugees and Women & Children Rights, Migrants .
Reading case law , booklets, legal provisions and conventions , International Treaties and Reservations , every law student has once come to terms with the following legal vocabulary .
Why is important to study these legal terminologies?
- It will help every student understand better the meaning of a whole paragraph if he/she is accustomed to such words.
- They will rank better in written assignments if they provide these key words.
- Every legal graduate will find those words everywhere and thus study faster and easier.
- Substitute --> replacement/displacement
- Circumvented-->restrain/skip
- Inflict-->cause something to happen /induce
- Allegiance--> loyalty
- Coercion--> force
- Severance--> Separation
- Deter--> stop someone from doing something
- Compelling--> obligatory
- Retaliation-->revenge
- Disposal-->command
- Insurrectional--> rebellious/insurgent
- Interdiction--> stop
- Reprisal-->punishing measure
- Restitution-->return/recovery
- Allegiation--> declaration
- Restitution--> compensation
- Alteration--> difference
- Denote--> be a sign of
- Abolishion--> removal
- Interdiction-->stop/detention
- Grave situation--> a major danger
- Bequeath--> Legator
- Without prejudice to-->without affecting something
- Delinquent--> criminal
- Retroactive--> takes effect from a date in the past
- Confer--> grant a title,right,degree
Explanation of basic legal words
- Legally binding--> means that the Parties must contract the Duties as stated and must obey its Terms.
- Policy evaluation--> includes the methods and principles that examine the content .
- Subjugation--> the process of bringing someone/something under domination or control.
- Substantive--> having an independent existence.
- Abduction--> action of forcibly taking someone away against their will.
- Deliberate--> an action done intentionally and consciously
- Confrontation--> a hostile situation or meeting between the Opposing Parties.
- Instigate--> make someone do something bad by talking to them and getting into their mind.
- Construed--> interpret an act/word in a particular way
- Adjudicate--> when the judge makes a judgement based on arguments , evidence.
- Repression--> the action of enslaving or overpowering someone/something by force .
- Protracted conflict-->Conflicts by criminal , violent groups in order to achieve basic needs ( may be security, recognition ,acceptance , economic or political accession.
- Extermination-->an intentional and massive homicide(murder) of an entire group of persons.
- Scrupulously--> very careful to do things correctly
- Indictment--> a formal change or accusation of a serious crime.
- Principle of complementarity--> it is based on respect for the primary jurisdiction of States involved and also based on considerations in terms of efficiency.