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International Humanitarian Law

This quiz tests your knowledge of International Humanitarian Law.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary purpose of International Humanitarian Law?

  1. To protect civilians and other non-combatants in armed conflict.
  2. To regulate the conduct of hostilities between armed forces.
  3. To promote peace and prevent armed conflict.
  4. To establish a system of international justice.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a fundamental principle of International Humanitarian Law?

  1. The principle of distinction.
  2. The principle of proportionality.
  3. The principle of necessity.
  4. All of the above.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that is considered to be the foundation of International Humanitarian Law?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the protocol that was adopted in 1977 to supplement the Geneva Convention?

  1. Protocol I.
  2. Protocol II.
  3. Protocol III.
  4. Protocol IV.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the protocol that was adopted in 1999 to supplement the Geneva Convention?

  1. Protocol I.
  2. Protocol II.
  3. Protocol III.
  4. Protocol IV.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 1998 to establish the International Criminal Court?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 1980 to prohibit the use of certain conventional weapons?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 1997 to prohibit the use of anti-personnel landmines?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 2008 to prohibit the use of cluster munitions?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 1993 to prohibit the use of chemical weapons?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Chemical Weapons Convention.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 1972 to prohibit the development, production, and stockpiling of biological weapons?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Biological Weapons Convention.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 1968 to prohibit the proliferation of nuclear weapons?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 1996 to prohibit the comprehensive nuclear-test-ban?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 2017 to prohibit the use of nuclear weapons?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was adopted in 1954 to establish the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?

  1. The Geneva Convention.
  2. The Hague Convention.
  3. The United Nations Charter.
  4. The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
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