Statute

A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. Typically, statutes command, prohibit, or declare policy. Statutes are sometimes referred to as legislation or “black letter law.”

In many countries, published statutes are organized in topical arrangements called codes, such as the United States Code.

The term statute is sometimes also used to refer to an International treaty that establishes an institution, such as the Statute of the European Central Bank, a protocol to the Treaty of Maastricht. This includes international courts as well, such as the Statute of the International Court of Justice and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

In biblical terminology, a Statute refers to a law given without a reason. The classic example is the Statute regarding the Red Heifer, which, legend has it, defied even the wisdom of King Solomon.

In the Autonomous Communities of Spain the Autonomy Statute is a legal document similar in all but name to a state constitution in a federal state. The name was chosen because federalism was a taboo subject when the constitution of 1978 was approved.

Задание № 14. Прочитай оригинальный текст. Выделите участки оригинального текста, содержащие ключевую и второстепенную информацию. Выполните полный и сокращенный (аннотированный) перевод оригинального текста исходя из коммуникативной ценности передаваемой информации.

UN

A voluntary organisation of around 190 states signatory to the UN Charter (1945), whose primary aim is to maintain international peace and security, solve economic, social, and political problems through international cooperation, and promote respect for human rights.

The UN, headquartered in New York, formally embodies the sovereign equality of states. The chief administrative officer is the Secretary-General. Primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security rests with the Security Council. The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ and plenary body. An Economic and Social Council coordinates the work of the many specialized intergovernmental agencies and bodies, and the International Court of Justice. The Assembly delivers resolutions and not statutes; it can make external recommendations but not take binding decisions or enforcement action.

Задание № 15. Прочитайте оригинальный текст и определите единицы текста, которые могут представлять трудности при переводе с листа. Составьте список этих единиц и найдите их русские эквиваленты. Выполните устный перевод с листа оригинального текста.