International Law MCQs 2007

Convention on the Law of the Sea was signed at Jamaica in:
A. 1948
B. 1975
C. 1982
D. None of these

Statutes of International Courts of Justice were drawn up by:
A. London Declaration in 1941
B. Moscow and Tehran Conference in 1943
C. San Francisco Conference in 1945
D. None of these

According to the “floating island” theory, a “floating island” is:
A. an island within three nautical miles from the coast of a country
B. an island on the high seas, which is not the territory of any particular state
C. a ship bearing the national flag of a state
D. None of these

The Security Council is:
A. Specialized agency of the U.N
B. Principle organ of the U.N
C. N.G.O. for settling disputes between various states
D. None of these

In procedural matters, the decisions of the Security Council are made by the affirmative votes of any:
A. 5 members
B. 9 members
C. 15 members
D. None of these

A state has the right to exploit in the Continental Shelf:
A. living resources
B. non-living resources
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

Extradition is normally granted:
A. in all cases
B. in criminal cases only
C. in civil cases only
D. None of these

The principle of rabus sic stantibus means:
A. a state cannot use force
B. there is no crime without a law
C. fundamental change of circumstances
D. None of these

What is CONTRABAND?
A. all narcotics
B. articles banned by a government
C. all smuggled goods
D. Goods which may assist an enemy in the conduct of war

The Schooner Exchange case dealt with the principle of:
A. a state has sovereign right its natural resources
B. A state courts have to accept the validity of a foreign state’s acts
C. a state’s right of reprisals in case of violation of rights
D. None of these