International Law MCQs 2001

Judges of the ICJ are:
A. Elected by the Security Council
B. Elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council
C. Appointed by the Secretary General in consultation with the five permanent members of the Security Council
D. None of these

Vital change of circumstances:
A. Renders a treaty invalid
B. Terminates the treaty
C. Has no effect on the treaty
D. None of these

Under the Convention of the Law of the Sea, the breadth of the Territorial Sea is:
A. 6 nautical miles
B. 8 nautical miles
C. 12 nautical miles
D. None of these

A state can use force:
A. In its own defense
B. By entering into a treaty with another state
C. At its own discretion
D. None of these

Diplomatic relations are established by:
A. Mutual agreement
B. Unilateral action
C. Decision of neighboring States
D. None of these

Rights of hand-locked states are governed by:
A. Rules of customary international law
B. Convention on the Law of Sea
C. Mutual Consent
D. None of these

Vienna Congress took place in:
A. 1815
B. 1919
C. 1945
D. None of these

Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in:
A. 1966
B. 1968
C. 1948
D. None of these

The United Nation is:
A. A Supra-State organization
B. A creation of Member States
C. Has no link with States after its establishment
D. None of these

Territorial asylum is:
A. An exercise of territorial sovereignty
B. An impingement of territorial Sovereignty
C. Granted by mutual consent
D. None of these