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The History of International Law

This quiz will test your knowledge of the history of international law, from its origins in ancient Greece and Rome to its modern development.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the earliest known example of a treaty?

  1. The Code of Hammurabi
  2. The Treaty of Kadesh
  3. The Treaty of Versailles
  4. The Geneva Convention
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered to be the father of international law?

  1. Hugo Grotius
  2. Francisco de Vitoria
  3. Samuel Pufendorf
  4. Emer de Vattel
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the principle of uti possidetis?

  1. The principle that a state has the right to acquire territory by conquest.
  2. The principle that a state has the right to acquire territory by prescription.
  3. The principle that a state has the right to acquire territory by cession.
  4. The principle that a state has the right to acquire territory by accretion.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the doctrine of state sovereignty?

  1. The doctrine that a state has the right to govern itself without interference from other states.
  2. The doctrine that a state has the right to make and enforce laws within its own territory.
  3. The doctrine that a state has the right to acquire territory by conquest.
  4. The doctrine that a state has the right to acquire territory by prescription.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the principle of non-intervention?

  1. The principle that a state has the right to intervene in the affairs of another state in order to protect its own interests.
  2. The principle that a state has the right to intervene in the affairs of another state in order to protect the human rights of its citizens.
  3. The principle that a state has the right to intervene in the affairs of another state in order to prevent a humanitarian crisis.
  4. The principle that a state has the right to intervene in the affairs of another state in order to promote democracy.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the principle of self-determination?

  1. The principle that a people have the right to determine their own political status.
  2. The principle that a people have the right to determine their own economic status.
  3. The principle that a people have the right to determine their own social status.
  4. The principle that a people have the right to determine their own cultural status.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the principle of pacta sunt servanda?

  1. The principle that a treaty is binding on the parties to it.
  2. The principle that a treaty is not binding on the parties to it.
  3. The principle that a treaty can be terminated by either party at any time.
  4. The principle that a treaty can be terminated by either party only with the consent of the other party.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the principle of rebus sic stantibus?

  1. The principle that a treaty can be terminated if the circumstances that existed at the time it was signed have changed.
  2. The principle that a treaty can be terminated if the parties to it agree to terminate it.
  3. The principle that a treaty can be terminated if one of the parties to it violates it.
  4. The principle that a treaty can be terminated if the other party to it violates it.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the principle of jus cogens?

  1. The principle that certain norms of international law are so fundamental that they cannot be derogated from by treaty.
  2. The principle that certain norms of international law are so fundamental that they can be derogated from by treaty.
  3. The principle that certain norms of international law are so fundamental that they can be derogated from by custom.
  4. The principle that certain norms of international law are so fundamental that they can be derogated from by judicial decision.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the International Court of Justice?

  1. The principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
  2. The principal judicial organ of the League of Nations.
  3. The principal judicial organ of the World Trade Organization.
  4. The principal judicial organ of the International Monetary Fund.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the United Nations Security Council?

  1. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
  2. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting economic and social development.
  3. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for protecting human rights.
  4. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting sustainable development.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. The principal deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations.
  2. The principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
  3. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
  4. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting economic and social development.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the United Nations Economic and Social Council?

  1. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting economic and social development.
  2. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
  3. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for protecting human rights.
  4. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting sustainable development.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the United Nations Human Rights Council?

  1. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for protecting human rights.
  2. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting economic and social development.
  3. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
  4. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting sustainable development.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the United Nations Environment Programme?

  1. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting sustainable development.
  2. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for protecting human rights.
  3. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
  4. The principal organ of the United Nations responsible for promoting economic and social development.
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