International Law MCQs 2013

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

The UN charter also functions as A.
A. Constitutional and Law making treaty
B. Moral binding only
C. Judicial decision
D. None of these

The term “Opinio juris” signifies:
A. Just opinion
B. The belief that a certain practice is obligatory as a matter of law
C. Decision of publicists on law
D. None of these

An entity have direct rights and duties under International Law is called ______.
A. NGO
B. Condominium
C. International legal person
D. None of these

The criteria for statehood generally recognized in customary International Law was set in the:
A. Island of Palmas case 1928
B. Covenant of the League of Nations
C. Monte video convention of the rights and duties of States (1933)
D. None of these

A state that lies on an International river is known as:
A. Coastal state
B. Riparian state
C. Littoral state
D. None of these

War crimes are violations of the laws of war and in particular the:
A. Geneva Conventions of 1949
B. Declaration of Paris 1856
C. Vienna Convention 1969
D. None of these