INTERNATIONAL LAW 2015

PART-II

Q.2. What is the relationship between Positive Law Theory, Natural Law Theory and
International Law? How these theories contributed in the evolution of International
Law? (20)

Q.3. Explain the sources of International Law in the light of Article 38(1) of the Statute of
International Court of Justice. (20)

Q.4. What is the difference between immunities and privileges of diplomats? What is its
place in International Law? How it affects the functions and responsibilities of the
diplomats? (20

Q.5. "Treaties are known by a variety of differing names, ranging from conventions,
international agreements, pacts, general acts, and charters through to statutes, declarations
and conventions.' Discuss in the light of laws of its formation, interpretation and
termination. (20)

Q.6. What is the role of state recognition in the commencement of existence of a state?
What are the rules that govern the issues that arise out of a state ceasing to exist? (20)

Q.7. Explain the rules which govern how an insurgency movement can become a subject of
International Law. (20)

Q.8. Write short notes on any TWO of the following cases, discussing brief facts and
important points of law: (20)
(a) Corfu Channel Case; (b) The Rainbow Warrior Case; (c) The Nottebohm Case.

Paper : International law (2014)

Part II

Q.NO.2 "When all has been said it will be found that consent remains firmly the basis of
international law, and there are as many, and only as many, sources of international law as
there are ways whereby the consent of states can be expressed"? Discuss

Q.NO.3 "What ever be the generally accepted rules governing the outer limit of the
territorial limit of the territorial sea this issue, and others like it, will be settled in many
cases on the basis of the principles of acquiescence and opposability". Discuss

Q.NO.4 the assumption that the "genuine link" formula, invented for dealing with people, is
capable of immediate application to ships..........smacks of a disappointing naivete

Q.NO.5 "The case law of the international court of justice and the practice of United Nations
show that while the principle of self-determination is agreed upon, neither the scope of its
application nor the method of decolonisation has been settled" Discuss

Q.NO.6"All the major issues on voting in the security council are now satisfactorily
resolved. The real problem to day is about the composition of the Security Council" Discuss

Q.NO.7"The office of the Secretary General of the United Nations is certainly the most
important and visible post in intentional multilateral diplomacy but it has been called the
most impossible job in the world because the faces complex and contradictory pressures in
the performance of his duties" Discuss

Q. No.8 To what extent could the constitution and practice of the international labour
organisation server as a useful model for other specialized international organisations ?

Re-Exam 2013
2) As a law based on common consent of states, international law should have more binding
authority and less moral considerations . Discuss.

3) Define the term NEUTRALITY and explain the rights and duties of a neutral state.

4) Keeping in view the powers of the security council what suggestions can you give for
improving its structure as a dominant body within UN .

5) TERRORISM has become an international phenomenon - how far are you satisfied with
international legal controls of such criminal conduct .

6) What is STATE SUCCESSION ? What is the scope of treaty continuity or treaty obligations
in case of extinction of a state?

7) Territory is essential part of a state - examine the statement in view of modes of

acquisition and loss of state territory.

8) Considering the practice of leading states how far is it true to say that international Law
and municipal law are two distinct but coordinate legal systems.

2013 PART-I ((MCQs) (COMPULSORY)

Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Circle on the OMR Answer
Sheet. (20x1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere, other than OMR Answer Sheet, shall not be considered.
1. The UN charter also functions as a:
(a) Constitutional and Law making treaty
(b) Moral binding only
(c) Judicial decision
(d) None of these

2. 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
3. An entity have direct rights and duties under International Law is called:
(a) NGO
(b) Condominium
(c) International legal person
(d) None of these

4. 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

5. A state that lies on an International river is known as:

(a) Coastal state
(b) Riparian state
(c) Littoral state
(d) None of these

6. 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

7. Internal waters of a state include

(a) Marginal belt or territorial sea
(b) Land locked seas and non-national rivers
(c) Gulfs and canals
(d) None of these

8.
In the Geneva Convention on the High seas 1958 the term High seas means:
(a) Exclusive economic zone
(b) Continental shelf
(c) Waters of an archipelago state
(d) None of these

9. Validity of treaty and state consent is determined only by:

(a) Vienna Convention 1969
(b) State practice
(c) Provisions of the treaty itself
(d) None of these

10. The UN Charter consists of how many articles?

(a) 41
(b) 114
(c) 27
(d) None of these
11. The status of the statute of the International Court of Justice is:
(a) Integral part of the UN Charter
(b) Inoperative
(c) Ineffective and obsolete
(d) None of these

12. Extradition means:

(a) Aggression
(b) Wilful defiance
(c) War crimes
(d) None of these

13. 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

14. 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

15. Peaceful methods of settlement of disputes under the UN Charter are:

(a) Blockade & Reprisals
(b) Recognition & Asylum
(c) Mediation & Inquiry
(d) None of these

16. Equity in International Law denotes:

(a) Flexibility
(b) Extra powers of Judges
(c) State practice
(d) None of these

17. The 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea for common heritage of mankind provides:
(a) Sea-bed, ocean floor & subsoil as common heritage
(b) Territorial sea and EEZ as commonly owned
(c) Equal sharing of marine resources of national waters
(d) None of these

18. What does the acronym UNDHR stands for:

(a) United Nations Development of Human Resource
(b) United Nations Doctrine of Human Rights
(c) United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
(d) None of these
19. Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General belongs to
(a) North Korea
(b) South Korea
(c) Japan
(d) None of these

20. The United Nations Headquarters are in the city of:

(a) Hague
(b) New York
(c) Barcelona
(d) None of these

Part II

1. International law is a product of centuries - elaborate the statement in view of the

scientific development and codification of the law.

2. States continue to be the principal subjects of international legal relations but non-state
entities too exert a great deal of influence on the legal system. Examine the statement with
reference to rights and duties of international organizations under law.

3. While customs form the major part of Internatiomal law it is conventions that make it
more authentic and applicable. Discuss.

4. Why is the third UN convention on the law of sea (UNCLOS-III) considered a vast
diplomatic and legal undertaking and what has made it different to the earlier efforts on the
subject ?

5. Explain the structure and powers of the International Court of Justice and assess the
importance of the principles laid down in judicial decisions of leading cases as precedents for
states.

6. Define Recognition and explain its kinds. Also point out the difference between
recognition of states and governments.

7. Keeping in view the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). What can be a reform
agenda in your opinion for making the UN more effective ?

INTERNATIONAL LAW CSS-2012 (OBJECTIVE)

MARKS 20 TIME 30 MINS
1) Legal person means
a) An entity on which a legal system confers rights and imposes duties
b) A living being with power and authority
c) A body with necessary powers and authority
d) None of these

2) The theories which define the relationship between the international and domestic laws
are:
a) Realism and idealism
b) Legalism and pluralism
c) Monism and dualism
d) None of these

3) What is the difference between a subject of international law and an international legal
person:
a) Same as that of state and government
b) Same as that of federating unit and centre in a federation
c) No difference
d) None of these

4) How many organs of the United Nations are located in New York?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
e) None of these

5) What is the status of the ICRC in the international law?

a) An inter-governmental organization for protecting Geneva Convention 1949
b) An international organization
c) A non-governmental organization
d) None of these

6) What is jus congens?

a) Statutory law
b) Common law
c) Compelling law
d) None of these

7) Amnesty international and Greenpeace are?

a) NGOs
b) CSOs
c) Multinational bodies
d) None of these

8) Which of the following UN organs resolutions are binding on member states?

a) Trusteeship council
b) Security council
c) General assembly
d) None of these

9) Corporate Social Responsibility means

a) Multinationals to follow basic human rights, environmental laws in developing countries
b) Multinational corporations to give due regard to local cultures
c) Multinationals to accommodate local morality in official procedures.
d) None of these

10) In which I.C.J Article the sources of International Law are explained?
a) Article 15
b) Article 38
c) Article 50
d) None of these

11) The UN membership as at December 31,2011 was:

a) 190
b) 193
c) 200
d) None of these

12) Principle of Pacta sunt servanda means:

a) Treaties are binding
b) Treaties have no force
c) Agreements are sacred
d) None of these

13) The I.C.J decisions are binding upon:

a) All member states of the UN
b) Only the parties to the conflict
c) The UN non-member states
d) None of these

14) What was the exact number of member states when the UN was founded in 1945?
a) 41
b) 51
c) 71
d) None of these

15) The principal judicial organ of the UN is?

a) General Assembly
b) I.C.J
c) Security Council
d) None of these

16) Cabotage means:

a) Movement of ships between two ports of neighbuoring countries
b) No fly zone imposed by a state during war time
c) Intercourse by sea between two ports of the same state
d) None of these

17) Who was the first General Secretary of the UN:

a) U. Thant
b) Trygve Halvadan Lie
c) Boutros Ghali
d) None of these

18) What is condominium

a) A piece of territory under control of just one state
b) A piece of territory under the joint tenancy of two or more states
c) A territory under UN control
d) None of these

19) The Covenant of League Of Nations carried

a) 16 Articles
b) 26 Articles
c) 36 Articles
d) None of these
20) What is the difference between Open Sea and High Sea?
a) The sea in and around a state
b) No difference
c) Territorial waters meeting Open Sea
d) None of these
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PART II

Q.2 Does the customary international law grant the right to use force to a state in response
to a terrorist attack on it? Substantiate your answer by arguing from Article 51 and
Paragraph 4 of the Article 2 of the UN Charter and other recent examples in this regard.

Q3. Non-recognition of a government can be amounted to denying the recognition of the

state itself as it is the governments that do international business on behalf of the states.
Argue in affirmative this statement with particular reference to Constitutive Theory of
Recognition.

Q4. Lord Curzon once said, Frontiers are indeed the razors edge on which hang suspended
the modern issues of war or peace, of life or death to nations. Explain in this light the
various modes of acquisition of territory by a state.

Q5. What are the various kinds of treaties in international law? Explain the laws about
formation, interpretation and termination of treaties.

Q6. What is Veto? How, when and by whom it is used? What consequences Pakistan had to
face in the past because of its use by a former superpower?

Q7. Explain with reference to the relevant articles of the UN Charter that whether the world
body is authorized to intervene in the domestic jurisdiction of its member states.

Q8. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:

(a) Protectorate (b) Prize Courts (c) Extradition
(d) Double Nationality (e) Continental Shelf (f) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Law Paper 2011

PART - I
1. Pakistan became member of UNO in:

a. 1948
b. 1947
c. 1950
d. None of these

2. Articles of UN Charter are:-

a. 115
b. 111
c. 120
d. None of these

3. Which article of the Statute of International Court of Justice deals with the sources of
International Law?

a. 36
b. 40
c. 38
d. None of these

4. Secretary General of UNO is from:-

a. Russia
b. Holland
c. South Korea
d. None of these

5. Total Members of the UNO are:

a. 180
b. 150
c. 192
d. None of these

6. The Headquarters of International Court of Justice is at:

a. Geneva
b. Hague
c. New York
d. None of these

7. Which article of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea deals with the breadth of the
territorial sea:

a. 4
b. 7
c. 3
d. None of these

8. Who is called the father of the law of nations?

a. Jeremy Benthem
b. Oppenheim
c. Hugo Grotius
d. None of these

9. The Security Council takes enforcement measures with respect to threats to the peace
under chapter:

a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. None of these

10. Locarno Pact (1925) concluded between:

a. UK, France, Germany, Belgium and Italy
b. Russia, USA, China, Canada and Brazil
c. Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Argentina and Peru
d. None of these

11. De Jure Belli Ac Pacis (The Law of War and Peace) was written by:

a. Vattel
b. Bynkershoek
c. Hugo Grotius
d. None of these

12. The Nuremberg Trails were held at:

a. Holland
b. USSR
c. Germany
d. None of these

13. Territorial Waters and Maritime Zone Act, 1976 of Pakistan contains articles:

a. 20
b. 17
c. 14
d. None of these

14. "International Law is not a true law but a positive international morality", siad:-

a. John Austin
b. Oppenheim
c. Brierly
d. None of these

15. The term international law was first coined by:

a. Hugo Grotius
b. Jeremy Bentham
c. Hagel
d. None of these

16. One of the presidents of USA is called the father of the League of the Nations

a. Roosevelt
b. Truman
c. Wilson
d. None of these

17. Extradition means:

a. Handing over a diplomat to other state

b. Handing over a spy to other state
c. Handing over a criminal to other state
d. None of these
18. Persona non grata means:

a. Ungrateful diplomat
b. Inefficient diplomat
c. Undesireable diplomat
d. None of these

19. One of the focible means of settling state disputes is:

a. Concilliation
b. Retorsion
c. Arbitration
d. None of these

20. International Law Commission was established by the General Assembly in pursuance of
which article of UN Charter:

a. 10
b. 13
c. 17
d. None of these
ART - II

Q. 2: "As the basis of the Law of Nations is the common consent of the member states of
the Family of Nations, it is evident there must exist as many sources of international law as
there are facts through which such common consent can possibly come into existence."
(Oppenheim). Discuss

Q. 3: "International Law is primarily concerned with the rights, duties and intersts of
states." Examine this statement wiht reference to the place of individuals and non-state
entities is International Law.

Q. 4: "The Subject of Recognition is one of the most difficult branches of international law,
not merely from the points of view of exposition of principles, but also intrinsically by reason
of manyh difficulties which arise in practice." Discuss

Q. 5: Define Diplomatic Envoy. Give a short account of the functions, privileges and
immunities of the diplomatic envoys accredited to other states.

Q. 6: "The Practice of United Nations Organization Show that while the principle of Self-
Determination is agreed upon, neither the scope of its application nor the method of
decolonisation has been settled." Discuss

Q. 7: "All the major issue on voting in the Secretary Council are now satisfactorily resolved.
The real problem today is about the composition of the Security Council." Discuss

Q. 8: Elucidate and justify: "The United Nations inspite of its imperfections, is the only
organizations that can save humanity from disaster and copmplete annihilation."
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International Law

2. Give such a definition of Int Law which could cover all the modern trends in it?

3. Discuss the concept of Neutralization. How is it done? Explain the Rights, Duties and
Guarantees given to a Neutralized state.

4. Define Recognition. Differentiate between Defacto and Dejure Recognition.

5. What is meant by 'Subjects of Int Law'? Justify Individuals as the subject of Int Law by
giving appropriate examples.

6. Discuss various modes of Acquisition of Territorial Sovereignty by the states

acknowledged in Int Law.

7. Give an account of the efforts of international community to protect the civilian

population from the effects of war.

8. Discuss in detail amicable means for settlement of international disputes.

1) Consuls, in receiving state are considered representative of:
(a) Head of State
(b) The government
(c) Foreign Office
(d) None of these

2) International law is not a true law but a positive international morality:

(a) Brierly
(b) Oppenheim
(c) John Austin
(d) None of these

3) Who is known as father of International law?

(a) Jessup
(b) Grotious
(c) Hegal
(d) None of these

4) Albama claim arbritation determines the principles of:

(a) Extradition
(b) Nationality
(c) Neutrality
(d) None of these
5) Decision of arbritation is:
(a) Binding on parties
(b) Not binding
(c) Partially binding
(d) None of these

6) Indo-Pakistan conflict in 1965 was a:

(a) Non-war Armed conflict
(b) War
(c) Just border conflict
(d) None of these

7) Nationality of a women as a result of marriage with a foreigner is:

(a) Lost
(b) Changed
(c) Nothing is done
(d) None of these

8) Tashkent declaration between india and pakistan in 1966 by USSR was a:

(a) Conciliation
(b) Mediation
(c) Arbitration
(d) None of these

9) Geneva convention for POWs was signed in:

(a) 1949
(b) 1952
(c) 1945
(d) None of these

10) Armed attack on enemy fall under:

(a) Retortion
(b) Reprisal
(c) Intervention
(d) None of these

11) Briand-Kellog pact was signed in Paris in:

(a) 1923
(b) 1928
(c) 1945
(d) None of these

12) Universal declaration of Human rights was passed by:

(a) Geneva Convention
(b) Vienna Congress
(c) UN General Assembly in 1948
(d) None of these

13) Truce is:

(a) Agreement of ceasefire
(b) Peace treaty
(c) Agreement of exhange of Prisoners of War
(d) None of these

14) Concept of state will was first time given by:

(a) Hegel
(b) Grotious
(c) Bynkershoek
(d) None of these

15) If a pakistani citizen is involved in counterfeiting US currency, US can claim

jurisdiction over him on the basis of principle of:
(a) Subjective Territoriality
(b) Objective Territoriality
(c) Exta Territoriality
(d) None of these

16) Charge' d Affairs, appointed in a foreign state has to report to:

(a) Head of State
(b) Head of government
(c) Foreign Office
(d) None of these

17) Charter of international crimincal court was adopted in:

(a) Rome conference 1998
(b) Geneva Convention
(c) General Assembly
(d) None of these

18) Genocide Convention 1951 protects the:

(a) smaller minority groups
(b) Prisoners of war
(c) Non-combatants
(d) None of these

19) Extradition means:

(a) Capurting a criminal
(b) Exchange of Diplomats
(c) Exchange of criminals to other states
(d) None of these

20) International court of justice can exercise its jurisdiction on:

(a) All disputes between states
(b) With concent of any one party
(c) With concent of all parties
(d) None of these
2) INTERNATIONAL LAW - CSS 2009
3)
Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box in the
answer sheet.

1. One of the modes of acquiring state territory is:

(a) Jurisdicition (b) occupation (c) insurjency (d) Non of these

2. The name of the present secretary general of the UN is:

(a) Kofi Anaan (b) Boutros gali (c) Ban ke Mon (d) Non of these

3. The preamble to the universal declariation on human rights was adopted on:
(a) 12 jan 1949 (b) 10 Dec 1948 (c) 6th Aug 1947 (d) Non of these

4. The right of innocent passage means:

(a) right of a foreign merchant ship to pass un-hindered through the
territorial sea of the cost
(b) Not to publicize dangers to navigation in the sea
(c) To over look regulations of marri-time traffic
(d) Non of these

5. The basic frame work for the nature and characteristics of treaties was defined in
the:
(a) Vinnea convention on the law of treaties 1969
(b) Geneva connvention on the high seas 1958
(c) Vinnea convention on the law of treaties 1986
(d) Non of these

6. With drawal of recognition is more easily achieved with respect to:

(a) Defact recognition
(b) Collective Recognition
(c) Implied Recognition
(d) Non of these

7. The father of International Law is:

(a) David Dudley field
(b) Hugo Grotius
(c) Geremy bentham
(d) Non of these

8. Internal waters of a state are, such waters which are:

(a) found on the land-ward side of base line from which the territorial sea is
measured.
(b) Adjusant to the exculsive fisheries zone.
(c) waters flowing into the high sea's
(d) Non of these

9. The doctrine of open sea was eloborated by:

(a) Blunt schilli
(b) Pufendorf
(c) Grotius
(d) Non of these

10. According to article 3 of the 1982 convention on the law of the sea the breadth of
the territorial sea is:
(a) 10 miles
(b) 12 miles
(c) 14 miles
(d) Non of these

11. The term Men of War signifies:

(a) Military personal
(b) A warship
(c) An aircraft carrier
(d) Non of these

12. The number of judges constituting the international court of justice are:
(a) 15
(b) 12
(c) 10
(d) Non of these

13. Terra Nullius means:

(a) Island in the sea
(b) No territory
(c) Territory belonging to no state
(d) Non of these

14. The Acroniyum WMD stands for:

(a) Western missile defense
(b) Weapons of mass distruction(c) World metrological Department
(d) Non of these

15. Hot persuit is the principle designed to ensure:

(a) Vessiles voilating rules of coastal state cannot escape punishment by
fleeing to high sea's
(b) Capture
(c) Cancellation of Registration
(d) Non of these

16. Piracy, according to law of sea convention 1982 is:

(a) An illegal act by crew of private ship on the high sea's.
(b) An act of sabotage
(c) Act permisible in certain cases
(d) Non of these

17. The general assembly of the UN is :

(a) The most powerful organ
(b) A supervisory body
(c) An elected House
(d) Non of these

18. The charter of the UN is a comprehensive document having:

(a) 112 articles
(b) 111 articles
(c) 108 articles
(d) Non of these

19. One of the amicable means of settling state disputes is:

(a) Concillation
(b) Blockade
(c) War
(d) Non of these

20. The bulk of the rules of International law are derived from:
(a) Judicial decisions
(b) work of publicites
(c) Customs
(d) Non of these

International Law

Note: Attempt only four questions from part-2.All questions carry equal
marks.

Q.1 Define International personality and discuss various entities as International

Legal person.

Q.2 How far do you think that International Law is based on common consent of
States? Evaluate importance of customary law and treaty law as binding in this
regard

Q.3 Territory is undoubtedly the basic character of a state as well as widely accepted
elaborate with reference to exclusive rights of states on Land and Air territory.

Q.4 How far has the United Nation succeeded in developing a comprehensive system
of Human Rights protection? Can emphasis on social justice and Human rights lead
to a stable International Order?

Q.5 Define State jurisdiction and explain how domestic jurisdiction can be limited by
and reduced by principles of International Law?

Q.6 keeping in view the objectives of the charter seeking to establish a mechanism
of peace and security how far has United Nations succeeded in confronting changes
in Global society?
 Q.7 Describe Importance of diplomacy in interstate relations and discuss the concept
of diplomacy and immunity?

2008

Q.2. John Austin says International Law is not a real Law, but a positive International
Morality. Do you agree with him? Give arguments in support of your answer.

Q.3. Briefly and precisely define SUBJECTS International Law. Do you agree that
INDIVIDUALS can be considered as subjects of International Law? Give appropriate
examples in this regard.

Q.4. Discuss Amicable Means for the settlement of International Disputes.?

Q.5. Give precise definition of Extradition. Write a comprehensive essay on extradition by

covering all its aspects.

Q.6. Define High Seas. Explain the concept of Freedom of High Seas along-with restrictions
over it.

Q.7. Discuss Recognition. Differentiate between de-jure and de-facto recognition. What are
the disabilities of an unrecognized state?

Q.8. Differentiate between Territorial and Extra-Territorial Asylum. Under which

circumstances an Embassy or Consulate can offer asylum to a fugitive/offender of the
territorial State?

2007
Q.1 "What is meant by RECOGNITION of STATES as a mamber of FAMILY of NATIONS?
State the different modes of such recognition.

Q.2 "In the absence of any form of international legislature of democratic states,
international law was said to be based upon the consent of the states upon their individual
acceptance of its principles and rules." Discuss.

Q.3 Write short notes on:

(a) universal declaration of human rights
(b) international court of justice
(c) international boundaries
(d) extradition
(e) neutrality

Q.4 What is "VETO?" How , when and by whom it is used?

Q.5 State and discuss in brief the various steps mentioned by STARKE in the creation of
legal obligation by a treaty.

Q.6 Coercion against a state renders a Treaty invalid.Discuss main features of the
principles. Also elaborate TWO other methods of rendering invalid the consent of a State to
be bound by a treaty.

Q.7 Explain the various modes of acquiring and losing NATIONALITY. What is DOUBLE
NATIONALITY and STATELESSNESS?

Q.8 COMPULSORY QUESTION

1. A state has the right to exploit in the Continental Shelf:

(a) living resources
(b) non-living resources
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

2. The principle of rabus sie stantibus means:

(a) a state cannot use force
(b) there is no crime without a law
(c) fundamental change of circumstances
(d) none of these

3. The Schooner Exchange case dealth with the principle of:

(a) a state has soverign right its natural resources
(b) state courts have to accept the validity of a foreign state's acts
(c) a state's right of reprisals in case of violation of rights
(d) none of these

4. Hague convention of 1970 dealt in properly with the crimes realting to:
(a) refugees
(b) prisoners of war
(c) hijacking
(d) none of these

5. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in:

(a) 1920
(b) 1945
(c) 1948
(d) none of these

6. Contiguous Zone in Pakistan is adjacent to and beyond the territorial waters and
extending seawards to a line:
(a) 12 nautical miles
(b) 24 nautical miles
(c) 60 nautical miles measured from the base-line
(d) none of these
7. De facto recognition is:
(a) legal recognition
(b) recognition in principle
(c) circumstantial recognition
(d) none of these

8. The limit of territorial waters of Pakistan is:

(a) 12 nautical miles
(b) 20 nautical miles
(c) 24 nautical miles---beyond the land territory and internal waters of Pakistan, measired
from the base-line
(d) none of these

9. Continental shelf of Pakistan may extend upto a distance of:

(a) 150 nautical miles
(b) 200 nautical miles
(c) 300 nautical miles----beyond the limits of its territorial waters
(d) none of these

10. Exclusive Economic Zone of Pakistan is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial
waters, the limit of which is:
(a) 12 nautical miles
(b) 100 nautical miles
(c) 200 nautical miles
(d) none of these

11.Select the correct one:

(a) only coastal states have the right to sail ships under their flags on the high seas
(b) every state has the right to sail ships under its flag on the high seas
(c)only five big powers have the right to sail ships under their flags on the high seas
(d) no state has the right to sail ships under their flags on the high seas

12. Convention on the Law os the Sea was signed at Jamaica in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1975
(c) 1982
(d) none of these

13. Statutes of International Courts of Justice were drawn up by:

(a) London Declaration in 1941
(b) Moscow and Tehran Conference in 1943
(c) San Francisco Conference in 1945
(d) none of these

14. According to the "floating island" theory, a "floating island" is:

(a) an island within three nautical miles from the coastof a country
(b) an island on the high seas, which is not the territory of any particular state
(c) a ship bearing the national flag os a state
(d) none of these
15.The Security Council is:
(a) Specialized agency of the U.N
(b) Principle organ of the U.N
(c) N.G.O. for settling disputes between various states
(d) none of these

16. In procedural matters, the decisions of the Security Council are made by the affirmative
votes of any:
(a) 5 members
(b) 9 members
(c) 15 members
(d) none of these

17. Extradition is normally granted:

(a) in all cases
(b) in criminal cases only
(c) in civil cases only
(d) none of these

18. What is CONTRABAND?

(a) all narcautics
(b) articles banned by a government
(c) all smuggled goods
(d) Goods which may assist an enemy in the conduct of war

19. The term of Judges of the International Court of Justice is:

(a) 3 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 7 years
(d) 9 years

20. A diplomatic agent is immune from local jurisdiction:

(a) in all cases
(b) in criminal cases
(c) in cases involving personal property
(d) none of these

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International Law 2006

INTERNATIONAL LAW PAPER..CSS 2006

Q.1. International Law is a Law regulating the rights and duties of states and creating no
rights and imposing no duties on individuals. Do u agree with this statement? Why or
why not? Argue.

Q.2. Discuss the liability of the following:

a) The ambassador of the Republic of Brondasia in Islamabad murders a Pakistani out of
sudden provocation.
b) The wife of the Brondasian ambassador bought cosmetics worth Rs.1000,000 from a
local departmental store, refused to pay and went away to her embassy.
c) A Pakistani friend of the Brondasian ambassador has murdered a Brondasian employee
of the embassy.

Q.3. Describe the functions of a Prize Court. What law does it administer?

Q.4. What is the duty of other states in case of internal revolt in an independent state?
Can they help the rebels? Under what circumstances recognition may be accorded to the
rebels?

Q.5. Discuss the extent to which a state can claim jurisdiction over the high seas in war
and peace. Is an appropriation by a state of the underwater soil allowed in International
Law?

Q.6. A Pakistani citizen working in the embassy of a foreign country in Islamabad, has
committed an offence against another Pakistani citizen. The Pakistani police want to arrest
such person. However, the ambassador is refusing to handover the accused to the police
with the plea that the accused has a diplomatic immunity. Do you agree with the pleas of
the ambassador? Why or why not?

Q.7. Whatever the morality of intervention, states have no right under International Law
to intervene on the territory of other states in order to prevent alleged crimes against
humanity or to uphold human rights norms. Discuss.

COMPULSORY QUESTION

Q.8. (1) principal of double criminality means that:

(a) the person who is being extradited must be tried in both the states
(b) the person who is being extradited must be tried in both the states but may be
punished in one
(c) that the offence for which a person is extradited must be an offence in both the states
(d) none of these

(2) principal of specialty means that:

(a) the person extradited must be awarded special punishment by the requesting state
(b) the person extradited must not be awarded special punishment by the requesting
state
(c) the person extradited must be punished only for the offence for which he has been
 extradited
(d) none of these

(3) features of international law include all except which of the following:
(a) there is no single legislative source of international law
(b) there is no single world court for interpreting international law
(c) there is no world executive branch that can enforce international laws
(d) none of these

(4)which of the following is not a source of international law?

(a) treaties and conventions
(b) custom
(c) judicial decisions and teachings
(d) none of these

(5)the United Nations is governed by all except which of the following?

(a) the general assembly
(b) the security council
(c) the secretariat
(d) none of these

(6)the group of European countries created to promote peace, security, economic and
social unity is called the:
(a) European market
(b) European union
(c) European coalition
(d) None of these

(7)GATT is a multilateral treaty that:

(a) restricts trade among non-member countries
(b) imposes multiple trade barriers among its member nations
(c) establishes trade agreements and limited tariffs and trade restrictions
(d) None of these
(8) the oldest principal of international law is the doctrine of:
(a) sovereign immunity
(b) foreign dignitaries
(c) religious freedom
(d) none of these

(9) diplomatic envoys are absolutely immuned from which of the following jurisdictions:
(a) criminal jurisdiction
(b) civil jurisdiction
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

(10) which of the following is not an example of Extra-Territorial Asylum:

(a) asylum granted in a ship in high seas
(b) asylum granted in the premises of an international institution
(c) asylum granted in an embassy
(d) none of these
(11) universal declaration of human rights was passed in:
(a) Chicago
(b) London
(c) Berlin
(d) None of these

(12) Continental Shelf means:

(a) that portion of land which belongs to no state
(b) that portion of land on the South Pole which can be used by any state
(c) submerged bed of sea contiguous to a continental land mass
(d) none of these

(13) Vatican city is:

(a) a province of Italy
(b) is an independent state
(c) is not an independent state
(d) none of these

(14) the jurisdiction of the international court of justice:

(a) is binding on all the members of the UNO
(b) is not binding on all the members of the UNO
(c) is binding only upon the members of the SECURITY COUNCIL
(d) none of these

(15) a Vassal State is the one which is:

(a) situated on the sea shore
(b) an independent state
(c) under the suzerainty of another state
(d) none of these

(16) Confederation means:

(a) good diplomatic relation between some states
(b) union between some states
(c) relation between the provinces of a federal state
(d) none of these

(17) Littoral State means:

(a) situated on the sea coast
(b) an independent state
(c) under the suzerainty of another state
(d) none of these

(18) Contiguous Zone means:

(a) that portion of land which belongs to no state
(b) that portion of land on the South Pole which can be used by any state
(c) that portion of sea which is adjacent to territorial waters
(d) none of these

(19) Maritime Belt means:

(a) that portion of land which belongs to no state
(b) that portion of land on the South Pole which can be used by any state
(c) that portion of sea which is adjacent to the territory of a coastal state
(d) none of these

(20) Economic and Social Council

(a) was an organ of the League of Nations
(b) is an organ of the WTO
(c) is an organ of UNO
(d) none of these

IIN BPS 17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2005

INTERNATIONAL LAW

NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including question no. 8 which is compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.

Q1.Define International Law. Do you agree with John Austins concept International Law is
not a true law, but a positive international morality? Elaborate your answer with
appropriate arguments.

Q2.What are the sources of International Law? Discuss any two of them in detail.

Q3. Discuss the concept of extradition. Explain main principles of extradition. Discuss also
the crimes exempted from extradition.

Q4. What does Subjects of international law mean? Discuss individuals as subjects of
International Law. Elaborate your answer with the appropriate examples.

Q5. Discuss amicable means for the settlement of international disputes.

.
Q6. Differentiate between Neutralized and Neutral States. Discuss the rights and duties of a
neutral state.

Q7. Write short notes on any two of the followings:

a) Continental Shelf
b) Rights of Prisoners of War
c) Scotia Case(1) Number of Judges of International Court of Justice is
(a) Nine
(b) Twelve
(c) Fifteen
(d) None of these

(2) Permanent Court of International Justice was established under

(a) League of Nations
(b) UNO
(c) European Union
(d) None of these

(3) Pacta Sunt Servanda means

(a) Treaties between states are to be respected
(b) An unwanted person
(c) International Law must be honoured
(d) None of these

(4):Headquarters of International Court of Justice is in

(a) Hague
(b) Geneva
(c) New York
(d) None of these

(5) Persona Non Gruta means

(a) Impracticable article of international law
(b) A fugitive criminal
(c) A person refused for asylum
(d) None of these

(6) Father of the Law of Nations is

(a) Grotics
(b) Hegel
(c) Anziloei
(d) None of these

(7) Principles Jes Soli means

(a) Grant of nationality on the basis of place birth
(b) Grant of nationality on the basis of blood relationship
(c) Grant of nationality through naturalization
(d) None of these

(8) Much of international law is derived through analogy from

(a) Islamic law
(b) Christian Law
(c) Roman law
(d) None of these

(9) Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties was signed in

(a) 1961
(b) 1945
(c) 1927
(d) None of these

(10) Truce mean

(a) A temporary arrangement between the belligerent parties for cessation of
hostilities
(b) Any peace treaty to end a war
(c) No War Pact
(d) None of these

(11) Declaration is a treaty between the contracting parties which

(a) is always subject to ratification
(b) is not needed to be ratified
(c) may or not be subject to be ratification
(d) None of these

(12) Diplomatic Protection means a protection and security granted

(a) to a diplomat by UNO
(b) by a state to its national abroad
(c) by a State to a person seeking asylum
(d) None of these

(13) Kellog Briand Pact or Paris Peace Treaty was signed in

(a) 1945
(b) 1928
(c) 1919
(d) None of these

(14) Recognition of new States is a matter of

(a) International law
(b) Constitutional law
(c) Policy of the State
(d) None of these

(15) Grant of extra-territorial asylum in a legation:

(a) is a part of customary international law
(b) is a part of Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961
(c) depends on circumstances
(d) None of these

(16) To get asylum in a foreign state by an individual

(a) is his basic right
(b) is not his right
(c) depends on circumstances
(d) None of these

(17) Diplomatic envoys in the receiving state are given immunity from
(a) Civil jurisdiction
(b) Criminal jurisdiction
(c) Both criminal and civil jurisdiction
(d) None of these

(18) Territorial sea of a State is under

(a) its total control
(b) its control, but subject to certain international obligations
(c) its control, only for exploration of mineral resources
(d) None of these

(19) Genocide Convention was adopted by the UN General Assembly in:

(a) 1945
(b) 1950
(c) 1960
(d) None of these

(20) Bynkershock principle is related to:

(a) Measurement of maritime belt
(b) Contiguous zone
(c) Extradition of criminals
(d) None of these

IIN BPS 17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2004

INTERNATIONAL LAW

NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including question no. 8 which is compulsory.
All questions carry equal marks.

Q1. Fully explain the duties of a Sovereign State with special reference to:

(a) Not to interfere in the domestic affairs of another state

(b) To refrain from use of threat of use force against another state

Q2. Explain how the problem of Hijacking has been dealt with under the International Law?

Q3. Define Blockade. What are the essentials of real and binding Blockade? What does it
terminate? Refer to leading cases

Q4. Describe various methods of peaceful and amicable settlement of international

disputes.

Q5.How are Prisoners of war to be treated under International Law? Explain with reference
to various conventions.

Q6. The frequent Interventions have challenged the validity of some of fundamental
principles of International Law. What are those principles? Discuss in the light of
interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq by the super-powers.

Q7.Enamurate the principles of International Law involved in the decision of Corfu Channel
Case. Assess the impact that decision on the growth and development of International Law.

(1) The term of judges of International Court of Justice is

(a) Three years
(b) Five years
(c) Six years
(d) Nine years
(e) None of these

(2) When was the Charter of Human Rights adopted?

(a) 1945
(b) 1948
(c) 1951
(d) None of these

(3) Tobar Doctrine is related to

(a) The recognition of a state
(b) The recognition of a government
(c) The recognition of insurgents
(d) None of these

(4) Conference of Bogota was held in

(a) 1920
(b) 1936
(c) 1948
(d) None of these

(5) Vienna Conference of 1961 is related to

(a) Diplomatic inter course and immunities
(b) Prisoners-of-war
(c) Recognition of states
(d) None of these

(6) Who is called the father of International Law?

(a) Hago Grotius
(b) Oppenhein
(c) Suerez
(d) None of these

(7) Foreign warships have

(a) The right of free passage in the territorial waters
(b) The right of innocent passage in the territorial waters
(c) To stay in the territorial waters
(d) None of these

(8) A landlocked state is

(a) Surrounded by water from all sides
(b) Surrounded by enemy states from all sides
(c) Surrounded by land from all sides
(d) None of these

(9) Contiguous Zone is limited to a maximum of

(a) 25 miles
(b) 50 miles
(c) 12 miles
(d) None of these

(10) The Alabama Claims Arbitration case was decided in

(a) 1872
(b) 1854
(c) 1890
(d) None of these
(11) The Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer was done on
(a) March 22, 1985
(b) March 23, 1986
(c) March 24, 1987
(d) None of these

(12) Culvo Clause means

(a) A state can intervene on behalf of its nationals
(b) A state cant intervene on behalf of its nationals
(c) An alien agrees not to seek the diplomatic protection of his own state
(d) None of these

(13) Diplomatic relations are established by

(a) Mutual consent
(b) A unilateral decision
(c) A decision of a regional organization
(d) None of these

(14) Eruption of war terminates

(a) All treaties
(b) No treaty
(c) Only political treaties
(d) None of these

(15) Foreign ships sailing and anchoring in the coastal waters of another state are
(a) Subject to the law of Flag State
(b) Subject to the law of Costal State
(c) Subject to the law of both the States
(d) None of these

(16) Piracy is an offence within the jurisdiction of the

(a) Flag State
(b) Offenders State
(c) All the States
(d) None of these

(17) Territorial Waters are

(a) Water outside the territorial limits of a state
(b) Waters dividing territory of Two or more states
(c) Waters Adjacent to the contiguous Zone
(d) None of these

(18) Non-Permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period of
(a) 7 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 2 years
(d) None of these
 (19) The Montreal Convention for the safety of Civil Aviation was signed in
(a) 1975
(b) 1974
(c) 1971
(d) None of these

(20) Diplomatic staff enjoys complete immunity from

(a) Civil Jurisdiction
(b) Criminal Jurisdiction
(c) Both
(d) None of these
(2) IIN BPS 17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2003
INTERNATIONAL LAW
(3)
NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including question no. 8 which is compulsory. All
questions carry equal marks.

Q1. State the various kinds and classes of diplomatic agents and mention their
privileges and immunities.

Q2. Discuss the term State jurisdiction with reference to

(a) Maritime belt

(b) Port
(c) Foreigners
(d) Floating island

Q3. Write short notes

(a) Double nationality

(b) De facto recognition
(c) International boundaries
(d) Extradition
(e) Neutrality

Q4. Describe the legal nature of recognition of states, with particular reference to
difference between defacto and Dejure recognition.

Q5. Describe international rivers. State the principles of law, regulating the use of
water and navigation in international rivers.

Q6. What is veto? How, when and by whom is used?

Q7. State and discuss in brief the various steps mentioned by starke in the creation
of legal obligation by a treaty.
(4) COMPULSORY QUESTION
(5) Q8. Write only correct answer in the Answer book. Dont reproduce the questions.

(1) A State has the right to exploit in the Continental Shelf:

(a) Living resources
(b) Non-living resources
(c) Both living and non-living resources
(d) None of these

(2) The principle of rebus sie steatibus means

(a) A state cannot use force
(b) There is no crime without a law
(c) Fundamental change of circumstances
(d) None of these

(3) The Schooner Exchange case dealt with the principle of

(a) A State has sovereign right over its neutral resources
(b) A States Courts have to accept the validity of a foreign States acts.
(c) A States right of reprisals in case of violation of rights
(d) None of these

(4) Hague Convention of 1970 dealt in properly with the crimes relating to:
(a) Refugees
(b) Prisoners of wars
(c) Hijacking
(d) None of these

(5) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in:

(a) 1920
(b) 1945
(c) 1948
(d) None of these

(6) Contiguous Zone in Pakistan is adjacent to and beyond the territorial waters and
extending seawards to a line:
(a) 12
(b) 24
(c) 60
(d) None of these

(7) De facto Recognition is

(a) Legal recognition
(b) Recognition in principle
(c) Circumstantial Recognition
(d) None of these

(8) The limit of the Territorial Waters of Pakistan is:

(a) 12 nautical miles
(b) 20 nautical miles
(c) 24 nautical miles; beyond the land territory and internal waters of Pakistan
measured from the base line
(d) None of these
(9) Continental Shelf of Pakistan may extend upto a distance of
(a) 150 nautical miles
(b) 200 nautical miles
(c) 250 nautical miles
(d) None of these

(10) Exclusive Economic Zone of Pakistan is an area beyond and adjacent to the
territorial waters the limit of which is
(a) 12 nautical miles
(b) 100 nautical miles
(c) 200 nautical miles
(d) None of these

(11) According to the Floating island Theory, a floating island is

(a) An island within 3 nautical miles from the coast of a country
(b) An island on the high seas which is not the territory of any particular State
(c) A ship bearing the national flag of a State
(d) None of these

(12) In procedural matters the decisions of the Security Council are made by an
affirmative votes of any
(a) 5 members
(b) 9 members
(c) 15 members
(d) None of these

(13) Extradition is normally granted

(a) In all cases
(b) In civil cases
(c) In criminal cases
(d) None of these

(14) What is Contrabands?

(a) All narcotics
(b) Articles banned by a Government
(c) All smuggles goods
(d) Goods which may assist an enemy in the conduct of war
(e) None of these

(15) A state has the right to use force in case of

(a) To obtain war material
(b) Armed attack
(c) To ensure the protection of human rights
(d) None of these

(16) Diplomatic Asylum means

(a) A diplomatic agent seeking asylum in the receiving State
(b) Asylum provided by a diplomatic mission
(c) Asylum provided to a particular leader by a foreign State
 (d) None of these

(17) The International Law Commission is a body to

(a) Investigate situation which may threats international peace and security
(b) Codify International Law
(c) Conciliate between/among the disputing States
(d) None of these

(18) The width of the maritime belt is generally recognize to be

(a) 3 miles
(b) 5 miles
(c) 10 miles
(d) None of these

(19) Foreign ships

(a) Are not allowed to navigate in the territorial waters
(b) Have the right of innocent passage in the territorial waters
(c) Have the right of free passage in the territorial waters
(d) None of these

(20) The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was adopted in

(a) 1945
(b) 1961
(c) 1971
(d) None of these
(6) IIN BPS 17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2002
INTERNATIONAL LAW
(7)
NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including question no. 8 which is compulsory. All
questions carry equal marks.

Q1. Explain the various modes of acquiring and losing nationality. What is double
Nationality and Statelessness?

Q2. Write short notes on any four of the following.

(a) Kellogg Briand Pact 1928
(b) The Geneva Convention 1929
(c) Pacta Sunt Servanda
(d) Protectorate
(e) State servitude

Q3. Coercion against a state renders a treaty invalid. Discuss main features of the
principle. Also elaborate two other methods of rendering invalid the consent of a
state to be bound by a treaty.

Q4. State immunity has become a mere fiction which the law can do with out. The
principle is gradually withering away, a process already under way and constantly
gaining momentum. Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Q5. Write short note on any four.
(a) Territorial waters
(b) Monroes doctrine
(c) Equality of states
(d) Doctrine of Postliminium
(e) Prize courts
(f) Continuous voyage

Q6. What do you understand by international institutions? Discuss their status and
functions as subject of international law.

Q7. What are amicable means of settlement of international disputes?

(1) In Pakistan the limit of the territorial waters is:

(a) 24
(b) 12
(c) 36
(d) None of these

(2) A diplomatic agent is immune from local jurisdiction:

(a) In all cases
(b) In criminal cases
(c) In cases involving personal property
(d) None of these

(3) Haronon Doctrine means

(a) A state cannot interfere in the internal affairs of other States
(b) A state is not bound to recognize a government installed by a foreign power
(c) A State has the right to use force for the protection of its nationals.
(d) None of these

(4) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in:

(a) 1917
(b) 1945
(c) 1948
(d) None of these

(5) Contiguous Zone in Pakistan is adjacent to and beyond the territorial waters
and extending seawards to a time
(a) 12
(b) 24
(c) 48
(d) None of these

(6)The width of the partition belt is generally recognized to be

(a) 3 miles
(b) 5 miles
(c) 10 miles
(d) None of these
(7) The Estrada Doctrine relates to:
(a) Delimitation of boundaries
(b) Recognition of a government
(c) Recognition of a State
(d) None of these

(8) The term of judges of the International Court of Justice is:

(a) 3 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 9 years
(d) None of these

(9) Extradition is normally granted:

(a) In all cases
(b) In criminal cases
(c) In civil cases
(d) None of these

(10) Foreign ships

(a) are not allowed to navigate in the Territorial Waters
(b) have the right of innocent passage in the Territorial Waters
(c) have the right of free passage in the Territorial Waters
(d) None of these

(11) A State has the right to use force for

(a) Obtaining raw materials
(b) Creating the protection of human rights
(c) Armed attack
(d) None of these

(12) International Court of Justice was established in:

(a) 1945
(b) 1952
(c) 1956
(d) None of these

(13) The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was adopted in:

(a) 1945
(b) 1961
(c) 1962
(d) None of these

(14) The father of International Law is considered to be:

(a) Saurez
(b) Oppeahoin
(c) Hage Grotius
(d) None of these
 (15) A State has complete immunity from the jurisdiction of foreign courts in:
(a) All cases
(b) Public acts
(c) Private cases
(d) None of these

(16) International Law Commission is a body to:

(a) Investigate situations which may threaten international peace and security
(b) Codify International Law
(c) Conciliate between the disputing States
(d) None of these

(17) The first case taken up by the International Court of Justice was:
(a) Asylum case
(b) Nationality decree in Tunis
(c) Corfu Channel
(d) None of these

(18) A state
(a) Cannot nationalize foreign property
(b) Can nationalize foreign property without compensation
(c) Can nationalize foreign property after paying compensation
(d) None of these

(19) Diplomatic Asylum means

(a) A diplomatic agent seeking asylum in the receiving State
(b) Asylum provided by a diplomatic mission
(c) Asylum provided to a political leader by a foreign State
(d) None of these

(20) Minister Resident are

(a) Higher in rank than that of the Minister Plenipotentiary
(b) Lower in rank than that of the Minister Plenipotentiary
(c) Equal in rank to the Minister Plenipotentiary
(d) None of these

IIN BPS 17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2001

INTERNATIONAL LAW

NOTE: Attempt five questions in all, including question no. 8 which is compulsory. All
questions carry equal marks.

Q1. Explain in detail the object, purpose and basis of international law.

Q2. Enumerates with short explanation the main principles discussed in any two of the
following cases.

1. Lotus case
2. Clarence Thomas and Anita hill case
3. American diplomat case
Q3. The jurisdiction of international court of justice depends on the consent of the parties
concerned. Discuss.

Q4. Write a comprehensive note on international rivers and international canal.

Q5. Write short notes on any three of the following in the light of convention on the law of
sea 1982 and our maritime zone act of 1976. You must discuss the nature of jurisdiction,
right and duties.
(a) Internal Waters
(b) Continental Shelf
(c) Territorial Waters
(d) Land-locked State
(e) EEZ

Q6. Discuss Kashmir dispute in the light of

Right of self determination

UN Security Council resolution
Non interference in internal affairs
legal status of election in Kashmir
Simla agreement

Q7. Define nationality. What are neutral and neutralized states?

(1) Subject of International Law are:
(a) States
(b) Individuals
(c) Both
(d) None of these

(2) The General Assembly is:

(a) The Principle Organ of UNO
(b) An ordinary Organ of UNO
(c) A check on the Security Council
(d) None of these

(3) League of Nations was not joined by:

(a) USA
(b) France
(c) UK
(d) None of these

(4) Judges of the ICJ are:

(a) Elected by the Security Council
(b) Elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council
(c) Appointed by the Secretary General in consultation with the five
permanent members of the Security Council.
(d) None of these

(5) Under the Convention of the Law of the Sea, the breadth of the
Territorial Sea is:
(a) 6 nautical miles
(b) 8 nautical miles
(c) 12 nautical miles
(d) None of these

(6) A state can use force:

(a) In its own defence
(b) By entering into a treaty with another state
(c) At its own discretion
(d) None of these

(7) Diplomatic relations are established by:

(a) Mutual agreement
(b) Unilateral action
(c) Decision of neighbouring States
(d) None of these

(8) Rights of hand-locked states are governed by

(a) Rules of customary international law
(b) Convention on the Law of Sea
(c) Mutual Consent
(d) None of these

(9) Vienna Congress took place in:

(a) 1815
(b) 1919
(c) 1945
(d) None of these

(10) Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in:

(a) 1966
(b) 1968
(c) 1948
(d) None of these

(11) The United Nation is:

(a) A Supra-State organization
(b) A creation of Member States
(c) Has no link with States after its establishment
(d) None of these

(12) Territorial asylum is:

(a) An exercise of territorial sovereignty
(b) An impingement of territorial Sovereignty
(c) Granted by mutual consent
(d) None of these

(13) A state is
(a) Bound to recognize a new state
(b) Not bound to do so
(c) Requited to enter into dialog with the new state for recognition

(14) Minquires and Ecrehos case was decided by

(a) ICJ
(b) PCIJ
(c) Europe Court of Human Rights
(d) None of these

(15) The eruption of war termination:

(a) All treaties
(b) Only political treaties
(c) No treaty

(16) International Law can:

(a) Compel a state to settle a dispute
(b) Provide moral support to an issue in dispute
(c) Furnish legal substance to an issue in dispute
(d) None of these

(17) The concept of State immunity is:

(a) An attitude of territorial sovereignty
(b) A derogation-form the sovereignty of state
(c) Not concerned with territorial sovereignty
(d) None of these

(18) The Continuity of states use International Legal Persons is:

(a) Affected by change of government
(b) Not affected by change of government
(c) Depends of the recognition of new government
(d) None of these

(19) Harmon Doctrine is:

(a) Part of International Law
(b) Was renounced before it could take roots in International Law
(c) Is attempting to earn general acceptance
(d) None of these

(20) Vital change of circumstances

(a) Renders a treaty invalid
(b) Terminates the treaty
(c) Has no affect on the treaty
(d) None of these
International Law 2000

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including Question No.8 which is
Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Explain the rules which govern the application of International Law by
Municipal Courts. Give your answer in the light of the court practice with
special reference to the British and American Courts.

2. What do you understand by 'Recognition of States' and 'Recognition of

Governments? Explain fully the distinction between Recognition Dejure and
Recognition Defacto.

3. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:

(a) High Seas (b) Nationality

(c) High jacking (d) Intervention
(e) Chorzow Factory case, Germany V. Poland (1928) , P.C.I.J. Rep. Ser. A,
No.17

4. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:

(a) Human Rights (b) Exclusive Economic Zone

(c) Calvo Clause (d) Blockade
(e) Corfu Channel Case, U.K.V. Albania(1948), I.C.J. Rep. 1949.

5. Define a Treaty. State how are they concluded and terminated?- Explain
it in the light of Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969.

6. Critically examine the powers and the voting procedure of the U.N.
Security Council .

7. Write a detailed note on the International-court of Justice with particular

reference to its powers to exercise jurisdiction over disputant states.
(1) Provisions of Municipal Law:-

(a) are enforceable in international relations without any qualification

(b) are enforceable in international -relations if they are not in conflict with
international law

(c) are not at all enforceable in international relations.

(2) Select one of the following: -

(a) Public International Organizations are subjects of International Law;

(b) both Public and Private International organizations are subjects

of International Law

(c) None of the above is subject of International Law.

(3) Foreign diplomatic envoys enjoy absolute immunity from local jurisdiction
in;
(a) Civil matters; (b) Criminal matters; (c) both civil and criminal
matters.

(4) The Right of innocent passage is available to:

(a) Foreign Aircrafts; (b) Foreign ships; (c) all foreign vehicles.

(5) Non-permanent members of the U.N. Security Council are elected for a
period of:

(a) five years; (b) three years; (c) two years.

(6) A successor state is legally bound to:

(a) fulfill all the obligations of its predecessor state; (b) only selected
obligations;

(c) No obligation at all..,

(7) A lower riparian state:

(a) Has no right to share water resources of an International River;

(b) Has exclusive right (c) Has right to share water on an equitable basis.

(8) The Charter of the U.N. was drawn up by:-

(a) London Declaration 1943.; (b) Moscow and Tehran Conference1943;

(c) San Francisco Conference 1945.

(9) Universal Declaration on Human Rights was adopted in:

(a) 1978 (b) 1958 (c) 1948

(10) The judges of the I.C.J. are elected by:

(a) the U.N. Security Council (b) the U.N. General Assembly (c) both

(11) Territorial Waters are:

(a) Waters within the territorial limits of a state;

(b) Waters dividing the territory of two or more states;

(c) None of the above.

(12) A state is admitted to the membership of the U.N. by:

(a) the Security Council; (b) the General Assembly; (c) Both

(13) Advisory opinion from the I.C.J. can be sought by:

(a) the U.N. (ii) the States (c) Both

(14) A state is exempted from the jurisdiction of the local courts in another
state:

(a) if an agreement has been made to that effect; (b) by virtue of its
sovereign status; (c) if such an exemption is granted by the local
authorities.

(i5) The offence of piracy is subject to the jurisdiction of:

(a) the flag state; (b) the offenders state (c) all the states.

(16) A Continental Shelf is situated beneath the sea level at the approximate
depth of:

(a) 200 meters (b) 300 meters (c) 500 meters

(17) Foreign sovereign ships sailing/anchoring in the coastal waters of

another state are:

(a) subject to the law of the flag state; (b) subject to the law of the
coastal state;

(c) subject to the law of both states.

(18) In case an alien is injured in a foreign state, it is the right of the:

(a) injured alien to bring a claim against the wrongdoer state before arrival
international forum; (b) state of the nationality of the injured alien; (c)
none of the two has aright to do so.

(19) Extradition is the process of: -

(a) providing asylum to the person who needs it; (b) handing over a
person accused or convict of a crime by a state to the demanding
state; (c) None of the two.

(20) The Economic and Social Council is:

(a) a specialized agency of the U.N. (b) an organ of the U.N. (c) N.G.O. for
the uplift of economic and social standards of the people of the world.