International Law MCQs 2013

In the Geneva Convention on the High seas 1958 the term “High seas” means:
A. Exclusive economic zone
B. Continental shelf
C. Waters of an archipelago state
D. None of these

Validity of treaty and state consent is determined only by:
A. Vienna Convention 1969
B. State practice
C. Provisions of the treaty itself
D. None of these

The UN Charter consists of how many articles?
A. 41
B. 114
C. 27
D. 111

The status of the statute of the International Court of Justice is:
A. Integral part of the UN Charter
B. Inoperative
C. Ineffective and obsolete
D. None of these

Extradition means:
A. Aggression
B. Wilful defiance
C. War crimes
D. Extradition means handing over a person accused or convict of a crime by a state to the demanding state

Primary responsibility for Human Rights question is given by the UN Charter to:
A. Security Council
B. ECOSOC
C. General Assembly
D. None of these

Most important treaties developing the laws of war are:
A. Hague conventions of 1899 & 1907
B. Locarno treaties
C. Geneva conventions
D. None of these

Peaceful methods of settlement of disputes under the UN Charter are:
A. Blockade & Reprisals
B. Recognition & Asylum
C. Mediation & Inquiry
D. None of these

“Equity” in International Law denotes:
A. Flexibility
B. Extra powers of Judges
C. State practice
D. None of these

The 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea for common heritage of mankind provides:
A. Sea-bed, ocean floor & subsoil as common heritage
B. Territorial sea and EEZ as commonly owned
C. Equal sharing of marine resources of national waters
D. None of these