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International
Law Exam 1
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
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Melians'BfourBappealsBtoBAthensB-BAnswerB1)Bneutrality

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3)BILBshouldBbeBrespected

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InternationalBsystemBattemptedBtoBrestrainBtheBworstBinBstatesBthroughBlaw

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BlindBtrustBinBinstitutionalismBisBatBbestBdangerousBandBatBworstBcatastrophic



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AlwaysBwillBbeBinferiorBtoBdomesticBlaw



GeorgeBKennanB-BAnswerBNationalBinterestBshouldBformBpolicy,BnotBlaw

PowerBrelationshipsBdetermineBoutcomesB(agreesBwithBThucydides)

DoesBnotBmatterBifBstatesBcomply,BonlyBpowerBmatters

BlamesBconceptBofB"totalBvictory"B-
BitBhasBgivenBriseBtoB"totalBwar"B(whyBmoralityBisBbadBinBIR)

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USABdoesBthingsBforBgood,BhumanitarianB

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WoodrowBWilson

CanBregulateBtheBworstBofBstatesBthroughBregulations

MorgenthauBcallsBthisBcomparableBtoB"fascism"



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StatesBmakeBbadBdecisionBbecauseBpeopleBmakeBbadBdecisions

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BAnswerBAssumptions:BstatesBwantBpowerBforBnationalBsecurity,BgoalBisBsurvival,Boutc
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sumB(myBlossBisByourBgain,BviceBversa)

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tionsBaboutBsignificanceBofBpower,Banarchy,BandBstate-
centrism,BbutBhadBidealistBviewBofBlaws,Brules,BandBinstitutions

StatesBcanBmakeBbetterBdecisionsBwithBmoreBinformation

StatesBassumeBtheBworstBbecauseBofBtheBuncertaintyBcausedBbyBlackBofBinformationB
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ActBasBanBinterveningBvariableBonBbadBstateBbehavior



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TwoBclaims:B1)BmaterialBfactsBonlyBhaveBmeaningBwhenByouBaddBideasBandBidentity,
BandB2)BtheBinternationalBsystemBisBoneBofBmutualBconstitutionalism



OnBILB-BlegitimacyBexertsBaB"complianceBpull"BonBstates



ILBsetsBstructureBforBstates,BevenBifBthat'sBbroken,BitBstillBaffectsBstateBidentityBandBt
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StatesBareBtaughtBhowBtoBbehaveBbecauseBofBlaw,BnotBjustBbyBpower

StatesBconstructBrulesBthroughBtheirBmutualBinteractions

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