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Study document for Legal English course at Universiteit Hasselt, part of the Law (Rechten) program for academic year 2025/2026. This resource covers essential legal terminology, contract language, and English-language legal concepts required for law students. Ideal for building proficiency in legal English and preparing for coursework that requires understanding of international legal documents and terminology.

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treaty Written agreement The countries signed a
(rules they must treaty to reduce
follow) between pollution and protect
countries. If all the the environment.
countries sign that it
becomes legally
binding. It doesn’t
have to be all states, it
can also be like a
couple states.

EU Internal Market A single market where Thanks to the EU
goods, services, internal market,
people and money can companies can sell
move freely between their products across
the 27 EU countries, Europe without extra
just like within 1 taxes or barriers.
country

Free movements of Allows citizens to live, Thanks to free
Persons under EU law work, study or travel movement of persons,
freely across EU she moved from Spain
member states to Germany for a new
job without needing a
work visa.

Competences of the The competences of The EU has
EU = bevoegdheden the EU are the powers competences to make
and responsibilities rules for its countries.
that the European
Union has to make
laws and decisions.
Of
The competences of
the EU are the things
the EU is allowed to
do.

Principle of The principle of Belgium used the
proportionality proportionality means principle of
the EU should not do proportionality when it
more than needed. banned mobile phones
in schools. It was not
too strict, but it was
needed.
Court of Justice of the The Court of Justice of Belgium went to the

, EU the EU is the court Court of Justice of the
that makes sure EU EU because it had a
law is followed. problem about EU law.
International court of The International Two countries went to
justice Court of Justice is a the International Court
court where countries of Justice to solve a
solve problems problem.
together.
Statute of the ICJ The Statute of the ICJ The judges follow the
is the set of rules for Statute of the ICJ when
the International Court they make a decision.
of Justice. (are, want
enk)
Preliminary reference A preliminary The national court
reference is a question made a preliminary
that a national court reference to the Court
asks to the Court of of Justice of the EU to
Justice of the EU about check if the new law
EU law. followed EU rules.

Positive obligations Positive obligations States have a positive
are things a obligation to provide
government must do, education for children.
like protecting people
from torture.

Negative obligations The state must not do States have a negative
certain things. obligation not to
discriminate against
people. The states
have a negative
obligation to not
interfere with private
life.

remedy A remedy is a way to A victim can ask for a
fix a problem or a remedy in court.
wrong.
Discrimination Treating someone It is illegal to
unfairly or differently discriminate against
based on certain someone at work
characteristics like because of their
race, gender, age, or gender or race.
disability

European convention The European People can use the
of human rights Convention of Human European Convention
Rights is a list of of Human Rights to
human rights that protect their rights.

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