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International law governs the legal frameworks, treaties, and conventions regulating relations between nations. This collection covers human rights, humanitarian interventions, diplomatic immunity, and refugee protections. These questions are highly relevant for UPSC, State PSC, and specialized law entrance examinations.

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International Law Questions

Multiple choice

Which university ranking system evaluates universities based on their commitment to human rights?

  1. Times Higher Education World University Rankings

  2. QS World University Rankings

  3. Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

  4. U-Multirank
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The Times Higher Education World University Rankings includes a pillar on human rights, which evaluates universities based on their commitment to human rights in terms of freedom of expression, academic freedom, and the protection of vulnerable groups. The ranking system also includes an indicator on human rights research, which measures a university's research output in human rights-related journals.

Multiple choice

What is the role of international human rights law in the debate over apostasy?

  1. International human rights law prohibits the death penalty for apostasy.

  2. International human rights law guarantees the right to freedom of religion.

  3. International human rights law is irrelevant to the debate over apostasy.

  4. None of the above
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International human rights law guarantees the right to freedom of religion.

Multiple choice

What are some of the recent developments in the debate over apostasy in Muslim law?

  1. The United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned the death penalty for apostasy.

  2. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called for the abolition of the death penalty for apostasy.

  3. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the death penalty for apostasy violates the right to freedom of religion.

  4. All of the above
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All of the above are recent developments in the debate over apostasy in Muslim law.

Multiple choice

What is the primary source of international law?

  1. Treaties

  2. Customary International Law

  3. General Principles of Law

  4. Judicial Decisions
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Customary international law is the body of legal rules that have been established through the consistent and widespread practice of states over a long period of time.

Multiple choice

What is the function of treaties in international law?

  1. To create legal obligations between states

  2. To codify customary international law

  3. To resolve disputes between states

  4. To promote cooperation between states
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Treaties are legally binding agreements between states that create rights and obligations for the parties involved.

Multiple choice

What is the principle of pacta sunt servanda?

  1. Treaties must be observed in good faith

  2. Treaties are binding only on the parties that have signed them

  3. Treaties can be terminated at any time by either party

  4. Treaties are subject to change by subsequent treaties
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The principle of pacta sunt servanda is a fundamental principle of international law that requires states to fulfill their treaty obligations in good faith.

Multiple choice

What is the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?

  1. The primary judicial organ of the United Nations

  2. A court that resolves disputes between states

  3. A court that interprets treaties

  4. All of the above
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The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It resolves disputes between states, interprets treaties, and provides advisory opinions on legal questions.

Multiple choice

What is the doctrine of rebus sic stantibus?

  1. A treaty can be terminated if there is a fundamental change of circumstances

  2. A treaty can be terminated if one party violates the treaty

  3. A treaty can be terminated if both parties agree to terminate it

  4. All of the above
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The doctrine of rebus sic stantibus allows a treaty to be terminated if there is a fundamental change of circumstances that makes the treaty impossible to perform.

Multiple choice

What is the principle of non-intervention?

  1. States have the right to intervene in the affairs of other states

  2. States have the duty to intervene in the affairs of other states to protect human rights

  3. States have the right to intervene in the affairs of other states to protect their own security

  4. States have the duty to refrain from intervening in the affairs of other states
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The principle of non-intervention is a fundamental principle of international law that prohibits states from intervening in the affairs of other states.

Multiple choice

What is the principle of non-refoulement?

  1. States have the duty to return refugees to their country of origin

  2. States have the duty to provide asylum to refugees

  3. States have the duty to protect refugees from persecution

  4. All of the above
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The principle of non-refoulement is a principle of international law that prohibits states from returning refugees to their country of origin where they may face persecution.

Multiple choice

What is the principle of jus cogens?

  1. A peremptory norm of international law

  2. A treaty that is binding on all states

  3. A custom that is binding on all states

  4. A general principle of law that is binding on all states
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Jus cogens is a peremptory norm of international law that is binding on all states and cannot be derogated from by treaty or custom.

Multiple choice

Which treaty aims to ban all nuclear weapon tests, including underground tests?

  1. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

  2. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

  3. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)

  4. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
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The CTBT is an international treaty that aims to ban all nuclear weapon test explosions, whether conducted above ground, underground, or underwater.

Multiple choice

What is the primary international legal instrument that recognizes the rights of Indigenous Peoples?

  1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  2. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

  3. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

  4. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is the most comprehensive international instrument that recognizes the rights of Indigenous Peoples. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007.

Multiple choice

Which international covenant guarantees the right to freedom of expression?

  1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  2. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

  3. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

  4. The Convention on the Rights of the Child
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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights guarantees the right to freedom of expression.

Multiple choice

Which international convention sets standards for the training, certification, and watchkeeping of seafarers?

  1. STCW Convention

  2. SOLAS Convention

  3. MARPOL Convention

  4. ISM Code
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The STCW Convention (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) sets standards for the training, certification, and watchkeeping of seafarers.