Spanish C1 · Day 28
Day 28: La justicia penal internacional — Prepositions: al amparo de
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- Grammar: Prepositional locutions: al amparo de
- Reading: La evolución de la justicia penal internacional: entre la lucha contra la impunidad y las tensiones de la soberanía estatal
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Grammar point: Prepositional locutions: al amparo de
At C1 level, expressing legal authority, jurisdictional scope, and procedural grounds requires mastering formal prepositional locutions ( locuciones preposicionales ). In Spanish, especially within diplomatic, institutional, and judicial contexts, phrases built around abstract nouns allow for greater economy of language and precision. Two of the most essential advanced locutions are «al amparo de» and «en virtud de» …
Key vocabulary (8 of 21 words)
- la competencia judicial (f.) – jurisdiction, judicial competence
- el derecho penal internacional (m.) – international criminal law
- la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) (f.) – International Criminal Court (ICC)
- el crimen de guerra (m.) – war crime
- el crimen de lesa humanidad (m.) – crime against humanity
- el genocidio (m.) – genocide
- los crímenes de agresión (pl.) – crimes of aggression
- la persecución penal (f.) – criminal prosecution
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