Unit 20Unit 20

Death and the LawDeath and the Law

What do following pictures make you What do following pictures make you think of?think of?

R.I.P. is an abbreviation for requiescat in pace (Latin, translates to English as: “rest in peace”).

LearningLearning outcomes of the Unit 19 outcomes of the Unit 19

Students will be able to:Students will be able to:

1.1. to define phenomena in which death and law are to define phenomena in which death and law are closely connected (e.g. suicide, abortion, euthanasia, closely connected (e.g. suicide, abortion, euthanasia, death penalty)death penalty)

2.2. translate into Croatian key expressions related to the translate into Croatian key expressions related to the topictopic

3.3. report about abortion issue in Croatiareport about abortion issue in Croatia

4.4. conduct further research into the topics mentioned conduct further research into the topics mentioned under point 1.under point 1. (e.g. position of the EU on death (e.g. position of the EU on death penalty)penalty)

Read theRead the text and decide which text and decide which subtitle sums up which paragraph (two subtitle sums up which paragraph (two subtitles are too much)subtitles are too much)

1. The border line between right and wrong1. The border line between right and wrong

2. Examples used to argue for euthanasia2. Examples used to argue for euthanasia

3. The power to decide about life and death3. The power to decide about life and death

4. Punishing murder by commiting a new one4. Punishing murder by commiting a new one

5. Attitude to suicide at different times5. Attitude to suicide at different times

6. Helping a person to die gives rise to much controversy6. Helping a person to die gives rise to much controversy

7. Moral and legal aspects of ending a pregnancy in an 7. Moral and legal aspects of ending a pregnancy in an unnatural way. unnatural way.

8. The secret border line between life and death8. The secret border line between life and death

Expressions from the Unit Expressions from the Unit 2020

to be charged with (murder / criminal offence...)to be charged with (murder / criminal offence...) the law the law onon abortion / capital punishment has changed abortion / capital punishment has changed to take one’s own standto take one’s own stand to execute a murderer (execution)to execute a murderer (execution) the pressure for the aboliton of hangingthe pressure for the aboliton of hanging to have influence on public attitudes / person’s behaviourto have influence on public attitudes / person’s behaviour atat the trial the trial to commit murder / suicide / crimeto commit murder / suicide / crime

Expressions Expressions – part II– part II

a free / liberal attitude a free / liberal attitude towardstowards put something before something elseput something before something else see things in black and whitesee things in black and white the supporters ofthe supporters of suffer from diminished responsibilitysuffer from diminished responsibility to preserve human lifeto preserve human life to get away with somethingto get away with something

Fill in the gaps.Fill in the gaps.

1.1. The act of bringig into effect a judgement of death The act of bringig into effect a judgement of death penalty is _________________.penalty is _________________.

2.2. _____________ is the action of destroying a _____________ is the action of destroying a human foetus prematurely.human foetus prematurely.

3.3. Cases of terminal diseases often raise the question Cases of terminal diseases often raise the question of _______________.of _______________.

4.4. The understanding of psychiatric conditions of a The understanding of psychiatric conditions of a murderer influences the attitude murderer influences the attitude towards_________________ .towards_________________ .

5.5. __________ __________ is the state of human __________ __________ is the state of human mind, which makes a person not accountable for mind, which makes a person not accountable for his or her actions.his or her actions.

Fill in the gaps – THE KEYFill in the gaps – THE KEY

1.1. The act of bringig into effect a judgement of death The act of bringig into effect a judgement of death penalty is penalty is execution.execution.

2.2. AbortionAbortion is the action of destroying a human is the action of destroying a human foetus prematurely.foetus prematurely.

3.3. Cases of terminal diseases often raise the question Cases of terminal diseases often raise the question of of euthanasia.euthanasia.

4.4. The understanding of psychiatric conditions of a The understanding of psychiatric conditions of a murder influences the attitude towards the murder influences the attitude towards the punishment he should getpunishment he should get. .. .

5.5. Diminished responsibilityDiminished responsibility is the state of human is the state of human mind, which makes a person not accountable for mind, which makes a person not accountable for his or her actions.his or her actions.

Abortion in CroatiaAbortion in Croatia

PODACI O DOKUMENTU

Naslov dokumenta:Zakon o zdravstvenim mjerama za ostvarivanje prava na slobodno odlučivanje o rađanju djece

Vrsta dokumenta: Zakon

Tijelo koje donosi: Sabor SR Hrvatske

Potpisnik: Jakov Blažević

Funkcija potpisnika:Predsjednik Predsjedništva SR Hrvatske

Grad: Zagreb

Datum proglašenja: 1. svibnja 1978.

As a comment of that Act you can read the article by N. Hlača from the Faculty of Law in Rijeka – use the following link: http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?me09018

ZAKONO ZDRAVSTVENIM MJERAMA ZA OSTVARIVANJEPRAVA NA SLOBODNO ODLUČIVANJE O RAĐANJU

DJECE

I. OPĆE ODREDBEČlan 1.

     Radi ostvarivanja prava čovjeka da slobodno odlučuje o rađanju djece, ovim se zakonom uređuju prava i dužnosti

građana, koja se odnose na sprečavanje neželjenog začeća, prekid neželjene trudnoće, kao i na medicinsku pomoć

onima koji iz zdravstvenih razloga ne mogu ostvariti želju za vlastitim potomstvom.

Član 2.     Pravo čovjeka da slobodno odlučuje o rađanju djece može

se ograničiti samo radi zaštite zdravlja, a pod uvjetima i na način koji određuje ovaj zakon.

Član 3.     U cilju ostvarivanja prava građanina na upoznavanje s

metodama i prednostima planiranja porodice organiziraju se u djelatnosti zdravstva, odgoja i

obrazovanja, socijalne zaštite i drugim djelatnostima savjetovališta i drugi oblici pomoći građanima u vezi s

planiranjem porodice.Član 4.

     Radnici i drugi radni ljudi u osnovnim organizacijama udruženog rada i drugim samoupravnim organizacijama i zajednicama, na načelima solidarnosti i uzajamnosti a u

okviru materijalnih mogućnosti, osiguravaju uvjete za ostvarivanje prava čovjeka da slobodno odlučuje o

rađanju djece.

Research task…Research task…

Consult the following web-pageConsult the following web-page

http://www.delhrv.ec.europa.eu/?http://www.delhrv.ec.europa.eu/?lang=en&content=4369lang=en&content=4369

and find out about the position of the EU and find out about the position of the EU concerning death penalty.concerning death penalty.