International Law MCQs 2017

Most-favored Nation treatment means:
A. A treatment extended to a particular group
B. A favorable treatment extended to a particular state
C. A treatment similar to the one extended to any third state
D. None of these

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was adopted in:
A. 1948
B. 1950
C. 1952
D. None of these

De Facto Recognition is:
A. Legal Recognition
B. Recognition in principle
C. Circumstantial Recognition
D. None of these

Coastal and land-locked States, according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, have:
A. No right of freedom of fishing in high seas
B. No right of freedom of scientific research in high seas
C. A right to sail ships flying its flag on the high seas
D. None of these

The name United Nations was coined in:
A. 1941
B. 1942
C. 1943
D. 1944

A successor state starts life:
A. Bounded by all treaties entered into by predecessor state
B. Bounded by multilateral treaties
C. With a clean slate
D. None of these

Headquarters of European Human Rights Court is located in:
A. USA
B. Canada
C. France
D. Australia

How many Judges to the International Court of Justice are elected by the Security Council and General Assembly for the term of 9 years?
A. 35
B. 25
C. 15
D. None of these

The Security Council is:
A. Specialized agency of the UN
B. Principal Organ of the UN
C. NGO for settling disputes between various States
D. None of these

When did Switzerland become a member of the UNO?
A. 10th September 2002
B. 11th September 2002
C. 12th September 2002
D. 13th September 2002