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Urban Plannning
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Cars and Traffic
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Scary Food
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Animal Workers
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Captivity
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Tiger Farm
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Shipwrecked Part 2
Views 1144 | Intermediate 5 -
Shipwrecked
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Indonesian Wedding
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Korean Wedding
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Sea Turtles
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Balcony Garden
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Soul Food
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Crime Reduction
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The Cause of Crime
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Types of Crime
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Crime Story
Views 1133 | High Intermediate 6 -
Korean Family
Views 1132 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Indonesian Family
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Animal Comeback
Views 1130 | High Intermediate 6 -
Encroachment
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Close Encounter
Views 1128 | Intermediate 5 -
Act of Kindess
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Censorship
Views 1126 | High Intermediate 6 -
Video Games and Violence
Views 1125 | High Intermediate 6 -
Katia's Party
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Todd's Party
Views 1123 | Low Intermediate 4 -
DJ Host
Views 1122 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Teen Host
Views 1121 | Low Intermediate 4 -
World Cup City
Views 1120 | High Intermediate 6 -
Left Out
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His Dreams
Views 1118 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Her Dreams
Views 1117 | Intermediate 5 -
The Right Age
Views 1116 | Intermediate 5 -
Warning Labels
Views 1115 | Intermediate 5 -
The Commission
Views 1114 | Advanced 7 -
The Inter-America Court
Views 1113 | Advanced 7 -
International Law
Views 1112 | Advanced 7 -
Argentina
Views 1111 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Free Schedule
Views 1110 | Intermediate 5 -
Home Schooling
Views 1109 | Intermediate 5 -
Boys Camp
Views 1108 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Girls Camp
Views 1107 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Energy Options
Views 1106 | Intermediate 5 -
Alternative Energy
Views 1105 | Intermediate 5 -
Red State / Blue State
Views 1104 | High Intermediate 6 -
The Big Divide
Views 1103 | High Intermediate 6 -
Gun Control
Views 1102 | High Intermediate 6
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The Inter-America Court
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Katia | Todd |
Katia: Actually it's one court. The Inter-American Court but also before bringing a case into the court, we had to work with the Commission, with the Inter-American Commission first so it's two different entities, the Commission and the Court.
Todd: Can you first explain the Court, so Inter-American Court that's all the countries in South America?
Katia: Actually this is the countries of South America, Central America and North America, so it's North and South America.
Todd: So how does the Court work?
Katia: Well, the judges are from different countries of Latin American countries and the US for example or Canada and once a case is seen by the Commission, the Inter-American Commission, if the person that is suing wants to continue the sue or the state has not done what it is supposed to do, then it can be taken into the Court and then the Court will decide whether the state has committed or it's in fault or not and will give a sentence.
Todd: So does this Court have a lot of power, like for example can other smaller countries or can any country just ignore it, ignore the ruling?
Katia: Well yes they can ignore it but it will not be seen very good by other countries. It's not an obligation. You cannot force the country to do something but it's very rare for this to happen. Maybe it takes a long time for a state to pay the victim or to do something regarding the decision but usually they do obey, most of the time.
bring a case to court
Before bringing a case into the court, we had to work with the Commission.
Lawyers bring a case into court to seek a ruling. Notice the following:
- We had to file the paperwork before bringing the case to court.
- Bringing a case to court takes a lot of preparation.
ignore
Can any country just ignore it, ignore the ruling?
When we ignore something , that means we pay no attention to it. Notice the following:
- Just ignore him and he'll go away.
- We can't ignore the deadline.
entity
It's two different entities, the Commission and the Court.
Here, entities are two separate parts of the legal system. Notice the following:
- The tax department is a separate entity from finance.
- It's a different entity entirely.
sentence
The Court give a sentence.
A sentence is the penalty or punishment we receive if we are found guilty of wrongdoing in a court of law. Notice the following:
- He received a long sentence.
- The two year jail sentence was shorter than expected.
obligation
It's not an obligation. You cannot force the country to do something.
An obligation is something we must do. Notice the following:
- The company had an obligation to pay taxes.
- He was under no obligation to continue with the current supplier.
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